D&D and the rising pandemic

[Umbran]

So it doesn't take any more time, it just takes a conscience.

It takes a conscience, some forethought, and some bravery and willingness to tell entitled folks to please wait their turn.

 

[Umbran]

Alphabetically is fair...

As was noted - "fair" is not equivalent to "equitable". Or even "smart".

 

[Zardnaar]

Nobody's asking for perfection.

And, not being able to reach perfection is no excuse for not trying to be better. Using an arbitrary assignment scheme, when some folks are demonstrably at significantly higher risk, is shabby.



Please go back and read again - we are talking about vaccinating school faculty and staff, not the students.

I would argue everyone being somewhat happy with a certain amount of buy in is required.

At the end if the day you need someone saying here's what we're doing and how we're doing it in a way people will understand and not get to salty about.

 

[Zardnaar]

As was noted - "fair" is not equivalent to "equitable". Or even "smart".

It's smart because people will understand it.

 

[BookTenTiger]

I've already seen arguements on other forums if people complaining about who gets what and when.

Alphabetically is fair in terms of who gets what and when without anyone getting to salty about it.

Unless your name start with Z but who cares about them.?

Cool.

So I'm not just someone on a forum, I am a teacher in a school working with students from low income households in a county that is debating how to distribute its vaccines to the teachers and staff members of the schools.

I hope you weigh my experience in this discussion a little more strongly than some people complaining on other forums.

Fair is not the same thing as equitable. If two houses are on fire, and one has a family trapped inside, which one should firefighters approach first?

If two schools need to vaccinate their staff, and one school has a larger portion of low-income families more at risk of the virus, which school should receive vaccines first?

 

[Zardnaar]

Cool.

So I'm not just someone on a forum, I am a teacher in a school working with students from low income households in a county that is debating how to distribute its vaccines to the teachers and staff members of the schools.

I hope you weigh my experience in this discussion a little more strongly than some people complaining on other forums.

Fair is not the same thing as equitable. If two houses are on fire, and one has a family trapped inside, which one should firefighters approach first?

If two schools need to vaccinate their staff, and one school has a larger portion of low-income families more at risk of the virus, which school should receive vaccines first?

In America?

Isn't a lot of problems there over who gets what and how?

This sidesteps that, it's not a country big on equitable it seems.

Ideal world you are right, lmk next time you wake up in an ideal world.

 

[BookTenTiger]

In America?

Isn't a lot of problems there over who gets what and how?

This sidesteps that, it's not a country big on equitable it seems.

Ideal world you are right, lmk next time you wake up in an ideal world.

Yes and I am pointing out a situation in which my co-workers are attempting to make the world a little more equitable and ideal.

Dude, I don't know what point you are trying to make here, but this really seems like the time when you should be listening and asking questions instead of asserting your opinion on a situation you are obviously not familiar with.

 

[Zardnaar]

Yes and I am pointing out a situation in which my co-workers are attempting to make the world a little more equitable and ideal.

Dude, I don't know what point you are trying to make here, but this really seems like the time when you should be listening and asking questions instead of asserting your opinion on a situation you are obviously not familiar with.

I thought alphabetically was a brilliant system relative to how they've been doing things so far.

I'm surprised they're not charging to line up, the line runs past a cheeseburger stand and they have rules saying you can't line up and/or they make it hard to line up.

Not cynical at all with the USA just when you think they can't do any worse they manage to surprise you.

 

[Thomas Shey]

Man I've just got to disagree with you very strongly. You are prioritizing "not angering people" over helping people who need it most. In any policy discussion, equity means helping those who need the most help first.

That may be, but if you cook up resentment enough that those resenting how you're doing it throw blocks into process, you can end up just meaning even less of the people who need it get it.

 

[Zardnaar]

That may be, but if you cook up resentment enough that those resenting how you're doing it throw blocks into process, you can end up just meaning even less of the people who need it get it.

Better way of saying what I was thinking.