So I came up with a Corona analogy that helped persuade a friend to rethink things, so I'll share. (thread)
Imagine there was a massive explosion all over the world, and especially in cities, that left the ground COVERED in shards of toxic broken glass. Literally everywhere.

So ppl say "I'm okay. I have shoes." But this shit isn't beer bottles, it's SHARP ASS SHIT that posion's your blood. And we're all wearing flip flops at most.
So the Govt says, "Hey everybody, we need you all to stay home while we figure out how to clean up all the glass."

Because we don't want THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE IN THE HOSPITAL bc they WALKED ON BROKEN GLASS and cut the shit out of their feet.
"But hey! I'm smart! I'll AVOID the broken glass! Or I'll wear boots and then TRACK PIECES OF GLASS EVERYWHERE I GO that might hurt OTHER people."

Then they say, "Why hasn't the Govt fixed this GLOBAL GLASS CRISIS yet?"
I mean, we've never imagined it would happen, we're trying to figure out how best to do the clean up, glass disposal is hazardous, and people are filling the hospitals already leading to a medical shortage.

Then they say "To hell with the broken glass! I want to go walk in it and if I die or cause other people to get cut up or die then that's JUST LIFE. OKAY! WE LIVE IN BROKEN GLASS WORLD NOW! AND I'M GOING TO ROLL IN IT! THEN GET A HAIR CUT!"

Because the fact that REAL people are REALLY DYING and REAL HOSPITALS are overflowing with REAL PATIENTS is not enough to convince them that 1) This is a DANGEROUS SITUATION. and 2) It's not a 'conspiracy' by the Govt when they say "Stay home or at least wear protective gear."

The saddest thing about this analogy is that we live in an era where conspiracy nuts and libertarians probably WOULD go roll in radioactive broken glass just bc the Govt asked them NOT TO.
Broken glass gets EVERYWHERE, and it cuts you when you don't even SEE it.
COVID does too.