I remember being really bent out of shape when Newsome basically made it illegal for my to continue to operate my business. And this endless enforced “lockdown”, in which HEALTHY people are quarantined — an approach never before tried in all of human history has wormed its way into so many people’s brains.
Now, my company is in the midst of trying to navigate the rocky shoals involved in re-opening. What’s interesting to me is that the Boomers, men and women over 60 are champing at the bit.
The mmost paralized by fear? Young millenial women in their 20’s.
There is no rational basis for most people’s reaction to the ChiCom Bioweapon.
I went on a 6 mile vigorous hike today. There were probably three or four times the normal number of hikers out on that trail today.
The millennials seemed to be the most frightened of all. Here we are out in brilliant sunshine, temp in the mid 70s, lots of fresh air, pleasant breeze and I’m passing one or a few people every 300 yards. They seem to be hunkered down and petrified, wearing masks in the great outdoors.
Many of them stop and move yards off the trail to let me go by. One young Chinese-American mom was hiking with her 3 or 4 year old son and she told him to “face the imaginary wall” away from the trail as I passed by. Probably 10% of the people I passed did that.
I was maskless which probably scared them out of their wits. I had an allergy sneeze once, but nobody was around. If that had happened near somebody, they would have jumped out of their skin!
The young folks in their 20s to 40s seem most afraid, but they have the smallest chance of getting hit badly.
The social isolation is ruining peoples’ outlooks — Maybe 10% of the people smile and say “Hi” now. Most cast their gazes down as if looking at a stranger will infect them.
The whole thing is surreal and totally bizarre. People have gone completely nuts. It’s going to take a long time for all these neuroses to pass.