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There was an excellent post/thread on 4chan where they discussed the symptoms (tired, muscle aches) and how easily this variant spread. It was determined that t

There was an excellent post/thread on 4chan where they discussed the symptoms (tired, muscle aches) and how easily this variant spread. It was determined that this might be "the one", where the virus has mutated for maximum survival and this variant becomes no more serious than a bad cold for young/healthy folks. Of course the old/morbidly obese/metabolically broken, type II diabetes/high BP and heart problems still need to be worried but that's true for even the Flu or any nasty virus. I look at it this way, there is no escape. We will all get it eventually. I'm vaccinated and healthy for whatever that is worth.

sneak 5y ago
https://pluralistic.net/2021/11/28/somos-cuba/#omishambles https://pluralistic.net/2021/11/28/somos-cuba/#omishambles
davorak 5y ago
> where the virus has mutated for maximum survival and this variant becomes no more serious than a bad cold for young/healthy folks. I think this idea is overly optimistic and can be misleading. Maximum survivability of the virus does not necessarily coincide with with it being no 'more serious than a bad cold'. It often means the virus can not have traits which make spreading harder. Like killing the infected too quickly or having noticeable symptoms the lead the infected to be isolated. I can imagine many long term side effects that do not effect the virus's survival in the short term and therefore will not be weeded through natural selection in a reasonable timeframe. Any side effect which is not detectable for a long time like early onset of cognitive decline in old age or shorting life span by 1-5 years would seem to fit. There is no guarantee the final form of the virus will end up similar common cold.