# Am I missing something here? (re: reopening of bars, etc... now)

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**Category:** The Quarantine Zone\
**Tags:** covid-quarantine\
**Created:** [October 6, 2020, 5:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/am-i-missing-something-here-re-reopening-of-bars-etc-now/922356 "2020-10-06T17:27:43Z")\
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**Author:** ![SayTwo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e56c9b/32.png) [@SayTwo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SayTwo)\
**Post date:** [December 5, 2020, 8:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/am-i-missing-something-here-re-reopening-of-bars-etc-now/922356/865 "2020-12-05T08:00:06Z")

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> [@Joey\_P](#):
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> So you’ll say it’s seasonal without evidence, while also saying that we can’t know if mitigation measures make a difference, despite evidence to the contrary.
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> Science, you should look into it.

Do you know what a ‘take’ is, as in ‘here’s my take on it’? Boy, you guys are a tough crowd sometimes. No, I’m not trying to do science here on this discussion board. Nor are you. And no, I don’t need a weatherman to know which way the wind blows.

But sure, if it makes you feel better, let’s go ahead and assume there is no seasonality here. I’m not sure that helps us one damn bit, as for one thing it means we’re not at any more risk in the winter than we are the summer, but if it makes you feel better to make the case that it hasn’t been demonstrably proven, then you go right ahead. I never said otherwise.

It might be obvious, though, that there’s every bit – _every bit_ – as much scientific reason to believe that it’s seasonal than there is to believe that curfews and closing gyms are powerful epidemiological tools.

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