5.6.20: Yay, sports?
The NFL announces its schedule will be released on Thursday.
May 6, 2020.
Good Wednesday Morning. We made it. Early May can be brutal: the overdone *NSYNC memes, the lazy Star Wars memes, the horrible Cinco de Mayo memes. One right after the other right after the other. But now we’re on the other side. Good team work, everyone.
Many of you also shared that you enjoyed reading the comments from other users. It’s a testament to the thoughtful people we’re lucky enough to have here, and as always, I’m so grateful for your participation.
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Results from May 5, 2020
Question 1: Did you break any social distancing guidelines over the weekend?
There are some rule breakers, but folks offered some elaborations and explanations like this one:
We went to a friend's house and hung out in their backyard, and maintained distance as best as possible while we were there. But at the end of the day, we took a calculated and minor risk for the sake of our own mental health.
This next one doesn’t even sound like a rule break:
I volunteer for multiple organizations to bring food and supplies to other orgs and people in need. This means I am often in close proximity to others, and though I do wear a mask, I probably am closer to others than 6ft at times and don't always correct myself immediately.
Thank you to this person — and to everyone out there who’s helping out friends, family members and the community.
Question 2: With how many other people are you quarantining?
Question 3: The NFL is set to announce its 2020 schedule this week. Based on the information you have right now, do you think you would you attend a live sporting event this fall?
Though we’ve got a lot of sports fans amongst our users, there isn’t a ton of interest in attending live sporting events this fall.
Except:
I'd like to say that I would refrain from attending live sporting events for my health but if the tickets were cheaper I might reconsider...
Question 4: Assuming it could be done safely, would you support professional sports resuming play, even if it meant empty stadiums and arenas?
Question 5: Assuming it could be done safely, would you support professional sports resuming play, even if it meant unfair circumstances, like teams who could not play home games?
Fan-less sports are slightly more popular than potentially-unfair sports, but broadly speaking, sports fans just want sports back. Even Knicks fans, who already have masks.
There were, however, a fair number of you who commented that you don’t really care about sports — or you only care about some sports.
I am not a big sports fan, so saying I miss them isn't really accurate. However, I do support them coming back without spectators. I think it will help the economy. If people can watch from home, maybe they'll order pizza and wings, advertisers can plug products during commercials, etc.
I don’t care about sports but I’d support it if they were following the guidelines and keeping everyone healthy! That doesn’t mean I want them hogging all the tests though....
Everyone is worried about sporting events but I'm concerned about the performing arts! I don't think I will be able to attend any live events for a long time.
Question 6: During the quarantine, have you had *more* trouble than usual falling asleep at night?
One of our users also shared:
I am confused. When I have to get up at 5AM for work it is nearly impossible... yet I have been able to get up at 5AM easily every day without an alarm during quarantine. Something's up lol
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