COVID-19 Warning:
\nI thought both readings were very interesting and relevant to what is going on in the world currently. In the Dorner reading, a central theme is how taking action to alleviate short term issues can lead to greater issues long term. When elected officials make these decisions, the decision can ripple into other areas that were not expected. In the reading, an interesting example that stuck out to me is the example of changing the speed limit and placing speed bumps in a downtown district to limit pollution and make the area safer for pedestrians. While this may seem logical, pollution rose because cars were in second gear instead of third gear which causes more pollution, and people ended up going to nearby malls instead to avoid new traffic and congestion issues. While this plan was supposed to help downtown businesses, some businesses ended up going out of business in the long term. I think if the elected officials did trials before enacting this change and considered more long term changes, they could have prevented this from happening and found a more effective way to limit traffic while keeping businesses busy.<\/p>\n
I think the examples made in this reading can serve as an allegory to all of the preventative measures being passed due to COVID-19. When the virus was spreading in China and factories, communities, and cities with millions of people were being shut down, the United States spectated as an outsider, and did not take preventive measures at that time to alleviate the inevitable\u00a0spread of the virus. Now that the virus is in all fifty states and case rates are growing daily, the measures local governments and businesses make cannot keep up with the virus, which will have serious long term implications on society on a micro and macro basis, as employment patterns will change and certain industries will likely not be able to recover. This serves as a reminder to show how critical it is to take threats seriously and consider the long term ramifications for not considering the different outcomes.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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