Also, reverse-quarantining doesn’t just benefit you, it also benefits the people who you might infect if you get the disease, and the person whose hospital bed you might be taking if you get the disease. I don’t know what these numbers are but they should probably figure into your calculation.
I wanted to start with something very simple to avoid decision paralysis, but you’re right that there are flow-through / flatten-the-curve benefits. I’ve added a note clarifying that while this consideration matters, I haven’t counted it.
I wanted to start with something very simple to avoid decision paralysis, but you’re right that there are flow-through / flatten-the-curve benefits. I’ve added a note clarifying that while this consideration matters, I haven’t counted it.