I wonder how many of those students grandparents are going to die now? How many will lose a parent, or even orphan themselves? How many will end up with permanent lung damage? How many aspiring to athletic scholarships will have to give up on that dream because of some disability?
Unfortunately, not enough. The majority of the students will be unaffected. Just like the overall population, this is all happening to "other people". People we don't know or care about on any real level.
Half the population and more are conservative in their beliefs and actions, they are ruled by fear. Fear of the unknown, fear of black men, fear of socialism, afraid to go in the water, afraid to try something new.
This pandemic is not deadly enough to ignite their visceral fear of dying.
