So despite the fact a local Conference got a Covid 19 outbreak, which was entirely expected and everyone is being manipulated to blame individuals instead of shit policy because we are all expected to Live With Covid these days, NORWAC will still make their Con Mask Optional, because fuck you, that’s why.
These decisions are institutional and a choice, and if you pay for these in person Cons you are enabling them, and if you are responsible for allowing these Cons to be in person instead of online only you are the enabler of these outbreaks.
ETA: Oh God, this is naive, to put it politely.
”They did the ethical thing of assuming good faith on the part of attendees.”
Covid 19 is an airborne virus, in the States in the US that had at least partial Lockdowns and Masking Requirements until they were very prematurely lifted-Washington State being one of them-they definitely slowed down transmission and lowered death and disabling rates.
The people running Norwescon are either ignorant of that fact or just do not care because they miss Cons, but it doesn’t matter, they counted on everyone to make the right choice and of course it would fail. Public Health is not a matter of individualist choices, regardless of intent of policy makers, Government or SF/F fans.
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