People who say 'We've got to learn to live with it'

[Mixmeup]

People say this when they mean, 'I think we should ignore Covid, crack on, never mention it again and tough shit to the vulnerable'.

Before anyone asks, yes I absolutely believe we've got to learn to live with it. But my version of 'We've got to learn to live with it' means we've got to find a way to open up society, live our lives and deal with Covid better at the same time. Not just attempt to go back to exactly how everything was before and stick our fingers in our ears. I'm talking about continuing to work on improving treatments, rolling out vaccinations and looking at improving them, funding the NHS much, much better, improving ventilation in schools, working on reducing crowding in schools, encouraging hybrid working - etc etc. Why does 'learning to live with Covid' mean throwing all the restrictions out of the window rather than actually finding ways forward?

@DumplingsAndStew

Is there an indication of what the new changes are called, or when they will come into play? Am thinking something I can google.

I just looked and got no real solid answer. Some conditions are no longer needing face-to-face assessments, so it could be that. PIP is being replaced by something else next year.

Regardless of the negative impact the restrictions are having?
Yea, regardless of the negative impact. The blackout wasn’t exactly a walk in the park. Neither was rationing. Or being conscripted into the army. Just because people are sick of a situation and it’s having a negative effect, that doesn’t mean we can pretend it isn’t happening. Imagine if people started pretending the Blitz wasn’t happening because they didn’t fancy sitting in air raid shelters any more! The world doesn’t work like that.

@PRabbit

Regardless of the negative impact the restrictions are having? Yea, regardless of the negative impact. The blackout wasn’t exactly a walk in the park. Neither was rationing. Or being conscripted into the army. Just because people are sick of a situation and it’s having a negative effect, that doesn’t mean we can pretend it isn’t happening. Imagine if people started pretending the Blitz wasn’t happening because they didn’t fancy sitting in air raid shelters any more! The world doesn’t work like that.

A lot of the people who are happy with lockdowns are those whose incomes haven't been hit, i.e. workers who can work from home, those on furlough, pensioners, etc. What about those whose incomes have been slashed because of the lockdowns and those who've lost their savings, their businesses, for some, their homes, etc?