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Why Some People Resist Advice on How to Behave in the Pandemic

Why Some People Resist Advice on How to Behave in the Pandemic

4 years ago
Anonymous $9CO2RSACsf

https://blogs.scientificamerican.com/observations/why-some-people-resist-advice-on-how-to-behave-in-the-pandemic/

Right now, there’s an academic couple living in a fully stocked cabin house, drinking wine, teaching an online class they’ve taught before and reading their favorite books. They are cozy, generally enjoying social distancing.

In contrast, there are also poor, elderly, extroverted, and young Americans stuck in cities and rural locations lacking in resources. They are afraid and are generally having an extremely unpleasant experience with social distancing.