This is not a Murphy power trip, people are dying that have no business dying. The man is just trying to save lives.
COVID-19 doesn't care about your yellow "Don't tread on me" flag.
I am a nurse, my wife is a nurse. Things are bad, we don't have the equipment we need to fight this thing. Do you know what it's like to go to work everyday and fully expect to get sick? We have 4 children that we can possibly infect or leave orphaned. I personally have said good bye to 4 coworkers already, it's gotten fucking real. Hospitals are fucking war-zones, nothing but death all around you. Just think about the opening scenes to Saving Private Ryan, death happening all around you and there is nothing you can do but keep going forward. Healthcare workers are stressed out, overworked, exhausted, and feel absolutely helpless.
I understand that people may feel like certain rights/privileges have been stripped away from them, yea I get it. But this is war, and in war we make sacrifice. It's not about you, its about us. And for us, you need to stay home. People often don't understand the gravity of a situation until it hits closer to home, I get that, but please learn the lesson without experiencing the death of a loved one.
Sure, I'll miss the trails too. I haven't been in the woods for my "therapy" in over a month, and yes I too feel like I'm going crazy. But I would prefer to still be around to enjoy them later, and to enjoy them with you guys. We are all adults, with brains capable of adapting to difficulties. So for now, stay home and ride the trainer, run up some stairs, start or renew an old hobby, whatever helps, but stay safe and alive.
Finally, please don't thank me for my "front-line service". I would do this for free if I had no need for money.
The healthcare team is not the front-line, the general population is. The fight is out there in the community, and you could stop its spread by staying home.