Tuesday, January 05, 2021

The gathering storm

 

It's going to get worse. Axios CEO Jim VandeHei offers a few things everyone can do to stay safe and sane in coming months:

  1. Wear masks. Hopefully this dumb debate is ending and we can all agree masks help slow the spread.
  2. Avoid crowds. This, too, is a no-brainer, even if hard practically and emotionally. Listen to scientists: They're not infallible, but are motivated to help us make fact-based calculations. 
  3. Take a cautious eye to social media and in conversation. Don't share stories, memes, random B.S. about the virus unless you can authenticate it. Can we all agree misinformation is bad?
  4. Order food. Restaurants are getting crushed, and it's worse with outdoor seating gone. Help keep these small businesses alive.
  5. Virtually visit family, friends and strangers — especially those in nursing homes, where the virus makes a tough situation intolerable for too many older folk. 

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