The elites feel comfortable pushing greater restrictions because they are only inconvenienced, not devastated. They do not have to worry about the businesses they sank their life savings into going bankrupt, or figure out how to keep the kids at home for remote learning while their jobs require them to be somewhere else, or fear being laid off and losing their health insurance in the middle of a pandemic. The pajama class didn’t mind when ‘15 days to slow the spread’ turned into ‘indefinite period of time until everyone is vaccinated’. They complain about their ‘sacrifices’, and sneer at people who break social distancing or travel restrictions to retain a semblance of a normal life, or to put food on the table.