Student: *raises hand* when will we know our midterm mark?
Prof: The TA and I will be grading exams through this weekend, so they will be out next week
Student: Is it possible to get our mark earlier?
Prof: Why?
Student: The deadline to drop a course is tomorrow
The Caps Lock light on my MacBook keyboard was wrong while trying to login with my password this morning, and the soap dispenser in the bathroom only worked when I removed my hand. I think I'm being pranked.
We employed similar tactics in the UK and Canada, which have similar rates of Facebook usage to the US, and those countries have achieved more than 70% vaccination of eligible populations. This all suggests there’s more than Facebook to the outcome in the US.