I think it's possible that people are experiencing "boy who cried wolf" syndrome. I don't want to downplay the severity of people's experiences with the virus, but I think it's important to acknowledge how the severity/effects of the virus were drastically overstated in March/April, to help understand the effects that it's having with compliance now.
I liken it to the Dare effect. https://priceonomics.com/dare-the-anti-drug-program-that-nev... Where the risks of Marijuana are exaggerated to kids, and when the kids find out that the DARE program misled (cried wolf to) them, they tend disregard EVERYTHING they heard from DARE and underestimate risks associated with drugs in the future.
I liken it to the Dare effect. https://priceonomics.com/dare-the-anti-drug-program-that-nev... Where the risks of Marijuana are exaggerated to kids, and when the kids find out that the DARE program misled (cried wolf to) them, they tend disregard EVERYTHING they heard from DARE and underestimate risks associated with drugs in the future.