common >> @AAQ, how about I was in Lakewood and saw it first hand the purim went on as normal
I did not use google to tell me what happens in Lakewood on Purim. I used it to find Rabonim asking for precautions. It would be sad if you are right and all these youngeles did not hear or did not listen … I wish they were able to go to a yeshiva that teaches them to respect their elders.
I am still thinking that things are not as bad as you are saying. It is a matter of perception – we see people out and about and do not see those who are sitting at home. When I read YWN article about Ponevezh Rosh Yeshiva having a first public shiur in a year, and only to vaccinated students, I thought I never saw mentioned that he was not in public. Probably, there are other like that. So, I acknowledge your personal observation but refuse to believe lashon hara that noone listens to Rabbis at Lakewood.