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That's a fair point. It seems to me like the government is pressuring people into taking a vaccine that isn't being properly administered en masse, and all the

That's a fair point. It seems to me like the government is pressuring people into taking a vaccine that isn't being properly administered en masse, and all the parties involved are both protected from liability and aren't being transparent about it, all to mitigate a trivial amount of risk. I just saw an article yesterday talking about Pfizer making $36 billion on vaccines this year.

ddingus 5y ago
I see it that way too. We do not have absolutes to work with here. The damn Covid is novel, meaning we get our education together, the hard way and that sucks. And that means being smart about probabilities and potential cost and risk outcomes matters a lot! Doing that is harder than necessary too. A small investment in proper injection can seriously reduce vaccine risks, for example. That is real news as far as I am concerned and that should be acted on STAT. And you just gotta know the optics on all that complicate and likely bias action away from optimal too. My own first injection was not done properly. (By that I mean the person doing it did not do a blood vessel check.) I made sure the second one was done properly. I very seriously oppose the blanket immunity myself for similar reasons. The profit drive on this is pretty ugly too, and it is a complicated discussion. Very generally, I must say the problem is global and allowing profit to drive policy is not doing humanity any favors. There is a whole lot to be said... but, maybe another day.
ddingus 5y ago
Really sorry about what happened too. Sucks :( Sure hope he improves and can get past it.
ddingus 5y ago
Frankly, our current body politic is very seriously ill. Trust is low. Because of all that, I personally am paying close attention to how I handle my part in it and am reluctant to judge anyone else. I am usually reluctant anyway, because what I feel should be obvious reasons! But yeah, extra care is indicated right now. Best move, in my view as a normie out there wanting to be a good human, is to try and understand one another better, avoid judgement and the usual fear, blame and shame, talk more and hopefully more of us make smarter choices and see lower risks and better outcomes more of the time as this all plays out. Pretty sure that is as good as it all gets right now.

ddingus 5y ago

I see it that way too. We do not have absolutes to work with here. The damn Covid is novel, meaning we get our education together, the hard way and that sucks. And that means being smart about probabilities and potential cost and risk outcomes matters a lot! Doing that is harder than necessary too. A small investment in proper injection can seriously reduce vaccine risks, for example. That is real news as far as I am concerned and that should be acted on STAT. And you just gotta know the optics on all that complicate and likely bias action away from optimal too. My own first injection was not done properly. (By that I mean the person doing it did not do a blood vessel check.) I made sure the second one was done properly. I very seriously oppose the blanket immunity myself for similar reasons. The profit drive on this is pretty ugly too, and it is a complicated discussion. Very generally, I must say the problem is global and allowing profit to drive policy is not doing humanity any favors. There is a whole lot to be said... but, maybe another day.

ddingus 5y ago

Really sorry about what happened too. Sucks :( Sure hope he improves and can get past it.

ddingus 5y ago

Frankly, our current body politic is very seriously ill. Trust is low. Because of all that, I personally am paying close attention to how I handle my part in it and am reluctant to judge anyone else. I am usually reluctant anyway, because what I feel should be obvious reasons! But yeah, extra care is indicated right now. Best move, in my view as a normie out there wanting to be a good human, is to try and understand one another better, avoid judgement and the usual fear, blame and shame, talk more and hopefully more of us make smarter choices and see lower risks and better outcomes more of the time as this all plays out. Pretty sure that is as good as it all gets right now.