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Nice attitude. Time flies whether you like it or not.

bequanna 5y ago
Our perception of time seems to be related to the number of new experiences we have. If every day is exactly like ever other, you quite literally are losing a portion of your life.
- birdyrooster 5y ago
  Again another false dichotomy. Wearing a mask and social distancing doesn’t preclude you from new experiences. One could argue living to have more masked experiences is more experiences. Having more people living to share those experiences with, is more experiences.
  - JohnWhigham 5y ago
    I don't understand how some of you seem perfectly content to want to wear a mask everywhere for the rest of your existence.
    - jasonladuke0311 5y ago
      It’s completely insane. I suspect a lot of people that share this view live their entire lives through a computer/phone/TV screen.
      - birdyrooster 5y ago
        I go outdoors and hike beautiful coasts and mountains, enjoy properly socially distanced dining outdoors, and follow the guidelines given by CDC. I go out a lot but I manage the risk accordingly. There are lots of people that don’t want to take a single precaution. It’s like saying “I don’t want to wear a condom having casual sex”, eventually that person is going to get herpes or hpv. I guess I realize now why those diseases are so common is because many people fail to take precautions so they can have “more experiences”.
    - birdyrooster 5y ago
      It’s just until the big waves of infection and death stop. That will happen when people take the threat seriously and take precautions. Maybe it will take another mutation that causes a great disturbance in public health to get Floridamen on board, but we will have to wait for them before we can call this over because the virus isn’t going to burn out on its own.
  - rkk3 5y ago
    > Wearing a mask and social distancing doesn’t preclude you from new experiences. You really can't think of any activity that is diminished by wearing a mask ? 210 Million people (64%) have already been vaccinated in the US, and children aren't even eligible. At some point there is an acceptable level of risk. When do these 'temporary safety precautions' stop?
    - birdyrooster 5y ago
      We are patiently waiting for Floridamen to start participating in public health. Until then we will continue the precautions. Eventually enough people will die and they will come around.
      - rkk3 5y ago
        Seems like you buy into the media narratives more than data... For most of Covid Florida's performance has been middle of the pack in the US despite having a large elderly population. They've slipped recently but still are only the 12th highest state deaths per population [1]. Plenty of other red or blue states that have done worse. [1] https://www.statista.com/statistics/1109011/coronavirus-covid19-death-rates-us-by-state/ https://www.statista.com/statistics/1109011/coronavirus-covi...
        birdyrooster 5y ago
        It’s just a symbol, it doesn’t need to be taken literally. After all the reason Floridamen exist as a meme is because of public disclosures of crimes by the state police.
  - bequanna 5y ago
    Limiting the amount of new experiences people are able to have reduces their quality of life, period.
birdyrooster 5y ago
I’m getting tired of rural and trailer park America being the tail that wags the dog. It’s asymmetric warfare and these people do it for a political end. Terrorists.

Our perception of time seems to be related to the number of new experiences we have. If every day is exactly like ever other, you quite literally are losing a portion of your life.

birdyrooster 5y ago
Again another false dichotomy. Wearing a mask and social distancing doesn’t preclude you from new experiences. One could argue living to have more masked experiences is more experiences. Having more people living to share those experiences with, is more experiences.
- JohnWhigham 5y ago
  I don't understand how some of you seem perfectly content to want to wear a mask everywhere for the rest of your existence.
  - jasonladuke0311 5y ago
    It’s completely insane. I suspect a lot of people that share this view live their entire lives through a computer/phone/TV screen.
    - birdyrooster 5y ago
      I go outdoors and hike beautiful coasts and mountains, enjoy properly socially distanced dining outdoors, and follow the guidelines given by CDC. I go out a lot but I manage the risk accordingly. There are lots of people that don’t want to take a single precaution. It’s like saying “I don’t want to wear a condom having casual sex”, eventually that person is going to get herpes or hpv. I guess I realize now why those diseases are so common is because many people fail to take precautions so they can have “more experiences”.
  - birdyrooster 5y ago
    It’s just until the big waves of infection and death stop. That will happen when people take the threat seriously and take precautions. Maybe it will take another mutation that causes a great disturbance in public health to get Floridamen on board, but we will have to wait for them before we can call this over because the virus isn’t going to burn out on its own.
- rkk3 5y ago
  > Wearing a mask and social distancing doesn’t preclude you from new experiences. You really can't think of any activity that is diminished by wearing a mask ? 210 Million people (64%) have already been vaccinated in the US, and children aren't even eligible. At some point there is an acceptable level of risk. When do these 'temporary safety precautions' stop?
  - birdyrooster 5y ago
    We are patiently waiting for Floridamen to start participating in public health. Until then we will continue the precautions. Eventually enough people will die and they will come around.
    - rkk3 5y ago
      Seems like you buy into the media narratives more than data... For most of Covid Florida's performance has been middle of the pack in the US despite having a large elderly population. They've slipped recently but still are only the 12th highest state deaths per population [1]. Plenty of other red or blue states that have done worse. [1] https://www.statista.com/statistics/1109011/coronavirus-covid19-death-rates-us-by-state/ https://www.statista.com/statistics/1109011/coronavirus-covi...
      - birdyrooster 5y ago
        It’s just a symbol, it doesn’t need to be taken literally. After all the reason Floridamen exist as a meme is because of public disclosures of crimes by the state police.
- bequanna 5y ago
  Limiting the amount of new experiences people are able to have reduces their quality of life, period.

birdyrooster 5y ago

I’m getting tired of rural and trailer park America being the tail that wags the dog. It’s asymmetric warfare and these people do it for a political end. Terrorists.