A bit more than human nature, but yes, I’m sure human nature and lockdown/quarantine/mask/Covid fatigue is playing into it.

But there is more to it:

This video shot in Italy pretty much explains why the current surge is far different (far more benign) than the first surge that severely crippled Italy. It basically surmises that due to the widespread availability of testing now vs. the spring, the case count is much higher though many of those positive cases are in people with very mild symptoms or are asymptomatic.

During the first wave, there were only enough test kits to test the very sick. So therefore, in the early days of Covid, a high amount of cases meant a high amount of icu patients and deaths. With this surge, that is no longer the case.

I think the same holds true here. In the first days of the pandemic, there was no chance of getting a test unless you were violently ill. Now there are 3 testing facilities within 3 miles of my house where I can have results within 24 hours.

The video is from CNN, so before anyone gets triggered, I guarantee that it’s not agenda based, liberal, “fake news”, whatever you want call it. Just a good 2 minute watch.

https://www.cnn.com/videos/world/202...tl-ldn-vpx.cnn