It just might be a case of failing the Marshmallow Test.
April 13th 2021
Oh, Canada, you failed the marshmallow test
https://www.nationalobserver.com/2021/04/13/opinion/canada-failing-covid-19-marshmallow-test
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In 1972, a team of psychologists led by Stanford University’s Walter Mischel turned a bag of marshmallows into one of the most influential pieces of social science research in American history. The experiment was simple: they put a single marshmallow in front of a child, told them they could have a second one if they waited 15 minutes before eating the first and left the room. Over time, their research showed that kids who were able to delay their gratification had better outcomes in life on everything from SAT scores to their body mass index.
After more than a year of dealing with the COVID-19 pandemic, it’s become increasingly clear many Canadians are failing their own version of the marshmallow test...........
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We can have all the laws on the book we want, but if people don't follow them, not only do we not get a second marshmallow, we might get Covid-19 and die.
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When this pandemic is over, we ought to make time for a reckoning with our inability to wait for that second metaphorical marshmallow. The refusal of large numbers of people to trade long-term benefits for short-term conveniences doesn’t augur well for our shared future. Neither does their susceptibility to lies being peddled by those who put their own freedoms ahead of the safety and security of others.
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I found this information below on actual compliance with Covid-19 precautions including lock-downs, the whole USA gets a failing grade, except the state of Vermont.
https://www.unacast.com/covid19/social-distancing-scoreboard
In the past there has been some discussion on how some states report their statistics verses others, and how when the data gets imputed into the system it may create an artificial dip and or peak/spike. The latest article I found on it was out of date, but showed a lot of differences. I'm not sure if a national standard is being followed, if not then it's an apples to oranges comparison.