I never knew massage therapy could have "hot button" issues. But open vs. closed has been called a war, a schism, the great divide, all sorts of hyperbolic bullshit terms. I hate US vs. THEM thinking.
It's not productive and it chews up valuable resources. We need to get information to people so THEY can make the best decision possible.
No one has the whole picture. You cannot have the whole picture right now. The pieces of the puzzle are still being dumped out of the box.
And each of us is in a different city, with different stories, and different circumstances to factor in.
This is the time to encourage critical thinking. It's time to really dig into how you actually feel. This is also the time to make sure you staying closed or opening for the right reasons.
It's a choice, it has repercussions, but it's not like your pushing the big red button to destroy the world.
If you are being flippant about the virus then that is bad. Opening does not mean everything is going to snap back to normal. It's going to take time.
As you move forward remember...
It's not the end of the world, but it is a serious issue with serious consequences.
What I want is to layout the landscape as I see it. Knowing full well that my vantage point is NOT YOUR VANTAGE point. That doesn't make you wrong and me right. Or vice versa.
Our circumstances are different. Topeka, Kansas looks a lot different than New York city and Sydney, Australia looks different than Seoul, South Korea.
And that's why some are comfortable going back to work. Some are putting it off a couple more weeks. And still others have circumstances that make returning to work impossible for months.
So let's dive in.
Did I leave something out? Want me to go into detail on one point? Tell me in the comments.
As always if this helped you, please share it on your local massage forum. Or simply pass it along to a friend.
If you need to rant or call me an asshole, that's okay too. Let the darkness flow through you.
A great Video on Case Fatality Rate vs Infectious Fatality Rate. It also covers HOW WE NEED TO REOPEN.
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