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I got a lot of flack for cancelling plans with my family, this honestly is a god send in terms of relationship management.

by werber 6y ago

ncallaway 6y ago
I really think this is the aspect people are missing. This helps a lot with people who already wanted to cancel plans, but didn't have "permission" to. Now, people can say: "Oh, I really really wish I could attend, but I'm following the CDC guidance. I'll really miss you, and I'll definitely be back next year."
- syshum 6y ago
  this makes me sad, and is a clear indication that American's are losing their independent spirit. I neither need or desire the government to give me permission to go, or cancel my plans with family. if you do not want to attend a family gathering due to COVID or anything else, just tell them you do not want to attend. Hiding behind Uncle Sam or big daddy government as in excuse is pure cowardice
  - PsylentKnight 6y ago
    Yes, I don't understand this. If you don't care enough about your family to spend time with them during the holidays, then why care what they think about your nonattendance?
    - usrusr 6y ago
      If you don't care enough about them to consider the risk that you might carry the virus to them, why would you even consider going?
      - PsylentKnight 6y ago
        Maybe I misunderstood GP. I thought by "people who already wanted to cancel plans" he meant people that didn't want to visit for reasons unrelated to the virus.
        ncallaway 6y ago
        You did misunderstand me. I meant people who were already concerned about the virus, but also concerned about the social opprobrium that might come from canceling a Thanksgiving dinner. This tips the scale—by lessening the negative social consequences for deciding to cancel—so more people may cancel their plans now.
    - stronglikedan 6y ago
      Holidays are usually more stressful family events for myriad reasons. I'm more comfortable spending considerable quality time with a few different family members throughout the year (not this year obvs), than I am spending a small amount of time with all of them at once. I love my family, but despise family gatherings. Although, admittedly, I'm a happily introverted hermit most of the time.
  - ncallaway 6y ago
    Oh no! Someone might use the recommendations of a scientist to lessen the social consequences in order to do the same thing they were already planning on doing. THE HORROR!
- stjohnswarts 6y ago
  The families who are ignoring covid are quite likely to be the ones who think covid is a government conspiracy to take away their right to not wear a mask. It would be pointless. The best thing to do is just take a stand and say you're doing this to protect yourself and that's the end of the discussion. The evidence is overwhelming that covid is deadly and to be avoided whenever humanly possible. What good is an in-person Thanksgiving if you wipe out half the old folks in your family and know it wouldn't have happened if you had skipped it this year. A lot of people won't be seeing loved ones next year because they willy-nilly killed them this year because "muh rights" or because they let their emotions overrule their logic. I can't believe people want blood on their hands like that.

I got a lot of flack for cancelling plans with my family, this honestly is a god send in terms of relationship management.

by werber 6y ago

I got a lot of flack for cancelling plans with my family, this honestly is a god send in terms of relationship management.

ncallaway 6y ago

I really think this is the aspect people are missing. This helps a lot with people who already wanted to cancel plans, but didn't have "permission" to. Now, people can say: "Oh, I really really wish I could attend, but I'm following the CDC guidance. I'll really miss you, and I'll definitely be back next year."

syshum 6y ago
this makes me sad, and is a clear indication that American's are losing their independent spirit. I neither need or desire the government to give me permission to go, or cancel my plans with family. if you do not want to attend a family gathering due to COVID or anything else, just tell them you do not want to attend. Hiding behind Uncle Sam or big daddy government as in excuse is pure cowardice
- PsylentKnight 6y ago
  Yes, I don't understand this. If you don't care enough about your family to spend time with them during the holidays, then why care what they think about your nonattendance?
  - usrusr 6y ago
    If you don't care enough about them to consider the risk that you might carry the virus to them, why would you even consider going?
    - PsylentKnight 6y ago
      Maybe I misunderstood GP. I thought by "people who already wanted to cancel plans" he meant people that didn't want to visit for reasons unrelated to the virus.
      - ncallaway 6y ago
        You did misunderstand me. I meant people who were already concerned about the virus, but also concerned about the social opprobrium that might come from canceling a Thanksgiving dinner. This tips the scale—by lessening the negative social consequences for deciding to cancel—so more people may cancel their plans now.
  - stronglikedan 6y ago
    Holidays are usually more stressful family events for myriad reasons. I'm more comfortable spending considerable quality time with a few different family members throughout the year (not this year obvs), than I am spending a small amount of time with all of them at once. I love my family, but despise family gatherings. Although, admittedly, I'm a happily introverted hermit most of the time.
- ncallaway 6y ago
  Oh no! Someone might use the recommendations of a scientist to lessen the social consequences in order to do the same thing they were already planning on doing. THE HORROR!
stjohnswarts 6y ago
The families who are ignoring covid are quite likely to be the ones who think covid is a government conspiracy to take away their right to not wear a mask. It would be pointless. The best thing to do is just take a stand and say you're doing this to protect yourself and that's the end of the discussion. The evidence is overwhelming that covid is deadly and to be avoided whenever humanly possible. What good is an in-person Thanksgiving if you wipe out half the old folks in your family and know it wouldn't have happened if you had skipped it this year. A lot of people won't be seeing loved ones next year because they willy-nilly killed them this year because "muh rights" or because they let their emotions overrule their logic. I can't believe people want blood on their hands like that.