Granted. But, if the goal is guaranteed safety, the “easing-in” phase will never end. We’ll all be the jackasses chasing the carrot at the end of the stick
My “easing in” intent would be very defined - open up restaurants and retail stores, no ball games, for 3-4 weeks, then take a look at the data and decide if it’d be appropriate to begin larger gatherings.
My issue is that there’s still variables we don’t know and the only example of letting everything be ‘normal’ (ignoring the problem entirely) is Wuhan. So having a couple of defined steps is prudent imo. We’ve all gone through this pain and there’s a real possibility of wasting it. So let’s put one foot in to test the water before just diving in.