Thread by @AlexJohnLondon, Friends, have you been thinking about these various proposals? The challenge seems [...]

Friends, have you been thinking about these various proposals? The challenge seems to be to find something both feasible and ethically acceptable. https://www.vox.com/2020/4/10/21215494/coronavirus-plans-social-distancing-economy-recession-depression-unemployment

There is no plan to return to normal.

Here are some important lessons from history regarding immunity status as a key to liberties. https://www.nytimes.com/2020/04/12/opinion/coronavirus-immunity-passports.html

We’ve seen what happens when people with immunity to a deadly disease are given special treatment. It isn’t pretty.

Immunity certificates are being touted as a way to restart the economy by getting some people back to work soon. We need to think them through first.

It’s also important to recognize that while many Americans are sheltering at home, many simply cannot. We cannot literally shut EVERYTHING down; this alone creates social inequality and the longer we shelter in place the worse these inequalities will be. https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2020/04/12/grocery-worker-fear-death-coronavirus/

At least 41 grocery workers have died from covid-19, and thousands more have tested positive for the novel coronavirus in recent weeks.

There are good reasons to be wary of any measures that further empower the digital surveillance state, but can phones be used for contact tracing in a way that is decentralized and empowering to individuals? https://twitter.com/francoisebaylis/status/1249631670778691585?s=21 https://twitter.com/francoisebaylis/status/1249631670778691585

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