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[โ€“] [email protected] 4 points 5 days ago (1 children)

Then why not write >= 1.5m? Check mate atheist

[โ€“] [email protected] 2 points 5 days ago* (last edited 4 days ago)

Because it's implied...? The graphic is based on health experts' advice that people stay at least 1.5 meters apart, not that they stay exactly 1.5 meters apart with weird synchronized movements.

Sorry, I'm doubling-down on my argument! But the real reason is probably because not everyone knows what > and < mean...