On scale of 1-5 - where are your views on COVID?

[SonicBroom]

So it’s nearly two years and none of us want things to be the way they are. However, it still feels like people are pretty polarised in their views looking across threads and conversations, so I was wondering quite HOW polarised people are?

Please therefore indulge my highly unscientific mini-survey to see roughly where people sit. If I have nothing better to do then I might even add up all the numbers at the end and make a pretty graph .

Please just reply with 1 to 5 in respect of how you feel about what we know at the moment (which is largely that omicron is more transmissible, no certainty over severity yet but even if less severe could result in higher impact due to greater numbers).

1 - I’m worried about what COVID will mean for me / my / family / society and willing to take any precautions necessary including full lockdown with school closures

2 - I’m worried about what it will mean and I’m willing to take precautions including restrictions on social gatherings but want to be able to mix between households and prefer schools to stay open, although I know transmission among kids will be high.

3 - I’m on the fence, I don’t mind a few restrictions but I’m not that worried and really don’t want anything that curtails my life too much. I’ll go along with whatever I’m asked to do though.

4 - I’ve had enough, I don’t think we’re at much risk and don’t want any major restrictions or disruption to my life / social life. I’ll do what I absolutely have to on the face of things but otherwise will quietly get on with doing things my own way.

5 - I’m completely over it, it’s utterly ridiculous how worked up everyone is getting we just need to get on with our lives and accept that some people just won’t make it. I’m not going to bother paying any attention if I’m asked to do something I don’t want to.

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Piechart was definitely way to go why didn't I think of that
Up to & including tootiredtospeak.

Largely fed up bunch of viperidae

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4 approaching a hard 5.

DH just got a cab home from the station after work. Taxi driver has been waiting to bring his wife and child into the UK but needs to show proof of a minimum level of income. Thanks to this work from home order he won’t make it this year. No commuters and no one on the late trains after work Christmas parties: no cab fares at what should be a busy time of year.

Lockdown has real world effects on real world people and Covid isn’t the only risk out there.

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@lljkk

Piechart was definitely way to go why didn't I think of that Up to & including tootiredtospeak.

Largely fed up bunch of viperidae

Great pie chart, very illuminating, thanks for putting it together..

@lljkk

Piechart was definitely way to go why didn't I think of that Up to & including tootiredtospeak.

Largely fed up bunch of viperidae

Love the pie chart thank you! Very interesting and reassuring

5 and I've pretty much been there since day one.

4, some days a 5. Would love to see the pie chart on one of Chris Whitty's slides.

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