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Originally Posted by Strange Brew
I don't know what "need the money means"? Do my kids need to go to college? Do my kids need to play sports? Do my parents need me to help pay for some of their living expenses so they can enjoy retirement? Do I need a computer or home internet so I can post on CP?
You sure make it sound black and white. And for many, work is important beyond the financial rewards.
We live with risk everyday and it never stays constant. Are doctors, paramedics, policemen, food workers all staying home now? Should they?
No one tells anybody they have to go to work. Does an NHL player subject his family to increased health risk by going off to play in a tournament? I'm sure it's above zero. Of course so is letting your kids learn to drive or a great many other things.
Perhaps some data would be helpful. Is there any data to estimate the likelihood of a false negative test, layered with some quarantine protocol, still resulting in a person being infectious?
We all have different views of risk I guess. I just have a hard time seeing how the money fits in to it. I don't care how much money they make.
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I’m not sure why you’re hung up on the money thing. It’s super simple. You need the money, or you don’t. If you need the money to put your kids through college, then you need the money, if you don’t need the money for anything you listed, then maybe you don’t. This is not a complex scenario we’re talking about here. How do you not know what it means to need or not need money?
The money fits into it because it can be a deciding factor. Needing money is one of the things that make people assume more risk. Should someone go work at a grocery store if they don’t need the money? No, that would be ####ing stupid. Does Hamonic need 20K when he’s made $29M? Obviously not, but who knows, maybe a month of work is worth it. At $70k if someone said “I’ll give you $150 after tax for a month of work that might increase the risk of your family getting coronavirus, but you don’t have to say yes” and I have a family member I’m specifically worried about, why would I say yes? Would you?
Sure, we all assume some amounts of risk every day. We weigh those risks all the time. People teach kids how to drive because the benefit of driving is high enough that it’s worth the risks involved. People work dangerous jobs because the financial benefits is worth the risk to them.
The idea is to put yourself in Hamonic’s shoes. Keep it real simple and ask yourself: you don’t need the money (and the money itself isn’t much), your family has close and recent experience with respiratory illness and you almost lost your daughter, you know this will increase your chances of carrying the disease but you don’t know by how much, your boss says you don’t have to come into work... do you go in anyway? And why?