Sunday, March 15, 2020

The Moral Dilemma of Coronavirus Quarantines

https://time.com/5800379/coronavirus-quarantine-morality/


The novel coronavirus, of course, ticks both the contagion and scarcity boxes, which is one reason people are behaving badly. And when they do behave badly—like breaking quarantine—there’s a social reason too for the tongue-clucking and finger-wagging that follow. “There is a certain amount of social glory that comes from being the punisher,” says Pinker.
 

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