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Comment author: [deleted] 18 January 2015 10:24:15PM *  10 points [-]

The situations are hardly comparable. The original poster is talking about giving people the option to isolate themselves in situations where it is not socially acceptable today, quarantine tends to mean forced separation. This is very important qualitative difference.