I was never all that fearful of contracting the virus nor was I stuck at home for months. Diamond Princess statistics were available back in early March and didn’t support a high fatality rate.

We’ll likely see an 0.5 to 1.0% infection fatality rate in NYC (all ages, all health status, but heavily skewed towards older and sicker patients) when all is said and done.

I took reasonable hygienic precautions e.g. mask use, handwashing, etc, but was otherwise out and about outdoors.

I’m more fearful of the way the virus is being exploited, how it may affect people whom I like, etc than catching the virus directly. My concern is that 40 million people have likely already been exposed, and at current rates, we’ll have another 40-60 million exposed by election time, so 25-30% immunity.

At that point, especially with improved mask use, viral spread will dramatically slow. If there’s a rush-job vaccine “ready for release” by late October, Trump will take credit for stopping the virus, and there’s no shortage of cultists willing to vote for him.

What will that get us? Another four years of dismantling and weakening government services like Dept of Ed, USPS, CDC, Amtrak, FDA, etc. But, yay, at least we’ll have a Space Force! Bully for us!