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Harmful to your circumstances. I don't live with someone who is immunocompromised and I did my part by receiving the vaccine and wearing a mask in areas of hig

Harmful to your circumstances. I don't live with someone who is immunocompromised and I did my part by receiving the vaccine and wearing a mask in areas of high density. As a result, I'm going back to as normal a life as possible because I enjoy living. And again, I acknowledge the risks, I lived a few blocks from Mt. Sinai West where a literal semi-trailer was used to contain dead bodies. > This is an extremely narrow-minded and potentially harmful view. One could argue the same of your response. > I have the vaccine but I'm still scared to go out without a mask on because I don't want to get it from somebody who isn't wearing a mask and spread it to her, so I'm not even able to "resume living normally". Please explain how this is my problem or why I should be concerned for your irrational fear. This is a statement that appears to both highly entitled and rooted in emotion - not reason or evidence. I wish the best for you and your wife. To be clear, I'm not a political person and don't intend any of my arguments here to be perceived as such.

crooked-v 5y ago
> Please explain how this is my problem or why I should be concerned for your irrational fear. Put simply, it's not irrational.
- 71a54xd 5y ago
  TranquilMarmot given your circumstances, have you considered moving to a remote location where you are highly unlikely to ever encounter humans again? If you're looking for a solution, that's one potential option. However, emotionally charged arguments tend to lack any trace of an actual solution. Imparting the challenges of your life on others unfortunately probably isn't going to have effective outcomes. I'm going to sleep now.
  - crooked-v 5y ago
    You may want to look at usernames before responding.
  - TranquilMarmot 5y ago
    It's been considered and would be ideal for us, yes. But that isn't a very feasible solution at the moment due to financial constraints, needs to be near medical facilities, etc.
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TranquilMarmot 5y ago
Yes, my response is definitely narrow-minded because of course I am prioritizing the well being of those close to me. I say this sincerely, not sarcastically! My partner and I also enjoy living, it's just a huge bummer that you seem to be of a mindset that even if your actions negatively affect others you don't seem to care. As somebody else said, this is not an irrational fear in any way (it comes from an understanding that has been reached through research and data) and calling it that shows your complete lack of empathy. There is no such thing as being "not a political person". All of your actions have consequences, even if those consequences affect people you don't know.

crooked-v 5y ago

> Please explain how this is my problem or why I should be concerned for your irrational fear. Put simply, it's not irrational.

71a54xd 5y ago
TranquilMarmot given your circumstances, have you considered moving to a remote location where you are highly unlikely to ever encounter humans again? If you're looking for a solution, that's one potential option. However, emotionally charged arguments tend to lack any trace of an actual solution. Imparting the challenges of your life on others unfortunately probably isn't going to have effective outcomes. I'm going to sleep now.
- crooked-v 5y ago
  You may want to look at usernames before responding.
- TranquilMarmot 5y ago
  It's been considered and would be ideal for us, yes. But that isn't a very feasible solution at the moment due to financial constraints, needs to be near medical facilities, etc.

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TranquilMarmot 5y ago

Yes, my response is definitely narrow-minded because of course I am prioritizing the well being of those close to me. I say this sincerely, not sarcastically! My partner and I also enjoy living, it's just a huge bummer that you seem to be of a mindset that even if your actions negatively affect others you don't seem to care. As somebody else said, this is not an irrational fear in any way (it comes from an understanding that has been reached through research and data) and calling it that shows your complete lack of empathy. There is no such thing as being "not a political person". All of your actions have consequences, even if those consequences affect people you don't know.