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I am so tired of this bullshit, it's so damn tiring. Everything feels, just so very useless, its just sad to see how much this thing has effected everyone, ever

I am so tired of this bullshit, it's so damn tiring. Everything feels, just so very useless, its just sad to see how much this thing has effected everyone, everyone I love, every stranger I see, we are all getting pushed to the limits, people are depressed some people are suffering in silence while governments and organizations like the WHO are not telling us exactly what's going on, they change the narrative everyday, apparently its a lab leak, apparently its not, sometimes its bats that caused this, sometimes its some poor nobody at a wet market who caused all this, you listen to ten experts and you hear 20 different stories. I don't know what to believe in anymore, no matter how much I follow the rules, wear masks, take care to social distance myself from others this things doesn't seem to go away. The media says its the fault of the people who are not social distancing, they are saying the vaccine will work, just two shots they said, then it became 3, and now apparently we might need to keep taking this vaccine longer. Oh no what? there's another version and the vaccine I took are no longer useful? Apparently the people concerned about governments using this opportunity to grab more power to keep us all in order are crazy antivaxers, the moment you step out of line you become a "non believer" in science, the moment someone questions science they become an idiot a hillbilly a tinfoil wearing lunatic. Apparently we should all fall in line and listen or else we are the problem. Reasonable people I knew in my life are now getting more and more agitated, many people are angry, many people are lost and suffering in silence. The rich are getting richer, the powerful are getting away even after they were caught abusing children just because their mother is a powerful person. Somethings gotta give, we are at our limits now.

periheli0n 5y ago
Understandable reaction. Although the underlying problem seems to be the uncertainty of not knowing for certain, and the confusing and contradictory information, and the question of culpability. Fact is: - It is quite clear how to protect oneself. Wear masks, get vaccinated, try to reduce contact, keep distance. - Governments need to balance safety concerns with concerns for the economy and the health system. Not an easy tasks and it's different everywhere. - The only context in which it is important where the virus came from is science, and perhaps the development of better vaccines and preventing future pandemics. For the individual it is irrelevant. - The question whose "fault" it is is totally useless. The virus is here and we will all get it. The only question is how we get through this.
dpark 5y ago
> I am so tired of this bullshit, it's so damn tiring. Everything feels, just so very useless, its just sad to see how much this thing has effected everyone… I agree. Regardless of your beliefs about the pandemic and how it’s been handled, everyone is sick of this shit. > governments and organizations like the WHO are not telling us exactly what's going on, they change the narrative everyday, apparently its a lab leak This is because they don’t know. Maybe the Chinese government knows the truth. And maybe they’re telling the truth. But no one else actually knows and so it’s all educated (at best) guesswork and the media prints anything sensational for clicks. > Apparently the people concerned about governments using this opportunity to grab more power to keep us all in order are crazy antivaxers, the moment you step out of line you become a "non believer" in science I remain unclear what exact power governments are getting from this. They’re spending hundreds of billions on vaccines and tests. What are they actually gaining? My impression is that governments are for the most part doing the best they can against a disease we don’t have good tools to fight. The best bet was social distancing until everyone could get vaccinated. Then it turned out that 1) tons of people are refusing the vaccines, and 2) no one ever really addressed the fact that the entire world needs the vaccine, not just wealthy nations. This is why we are stuck in this shitty state of bouncing between open and locked down to the constant drumbeat of “please get vaccinated”. No one knows what else to do because the alternative of “fuck it” is also not a solution, at least not if you care about minimizing the death toll from this thing.
disambiguation 5y ago
a lot of people feel this way. the only scrap of solace i've personally found in all this is that at least in historical terms, this isn't too bad as far as generational trials go. if once upon a time we made it through great wars, then we can make it through this.
- corinroyal 5y ago
  Thank you. There are so many whiners on this site who act like following the recommended precautions is worse than dying. Sometimes it seems like entitlement is the pandemic.

periheli0n 5y ago

Understandable reaction. Although the underlying problem seems to be the uncertainty of not knowing for certain, and the confusing and contradictory information, and the question of culpability. Fact is: - It is quite clear how to protect oneself. Wear masks, get vaccinated, try to reduce contact, keep distance. - Governments need to balance safety concerns with concerns for the economy and the health system. Not an easy tasks and it's different everywhere. - The only context in which it is important where the virus came from is science, and perhaps the development of better vaccines and preventing future pandemics. For the individual it is irrelevant. - The question whose "fault" it is is totally useless. The virus is here and we will all get it. The only question is how we get through this.

dpark 5y ago

> I am so tired of this bullshit, it's so damn tiring. Everything feels, just so very useless, its just sad to see how much this thing has effected everyone… I agree. Regardless of your beliefs about the pandemic and how it’s been handled, everyone is sick of this shit. > governments and organizations like the WHO are not telling us exactly what's going on, they change the narrative everyday, apparently its a lab leak This is because they don’t know. Maybe the Chinese government knows the truth. And maybe they’re telling the truth. But no one else actually knows and so it’s all educated (at best) guesswork and the media prints anything sensational for clicks. > Apparently the people concerned about governments using this opportunity to grab more power to keep us all in order are crazy antivaxers, the moment you step out of line you become a "non believer" in science I remain unclear what exact power governments are getting from this. They’re spending hundreds of billions on vaccines and tests. What are they actually gaining? My impression is that governments are for the most part doing the best they can against a disease we don’t have good tools to fight. The best bet was social distancing until everyone could get vaccinated. Then it turned out that 1) tons of people are refusing the vaccines, and 2) no one ever really addressed the fact that the entire world needs the vaccine, not just wealthy nations. This is why we are stuck in this shitty state of bouncing between open and locked down to the constant drumbeat of “please get vaccinated”. No one knows what else to do because the alternative of “fuck it” is also not a solution, at least not if you care about minimizing the death toll from this thing.

disambiguation 5y ago

a lot of people feel this way. the only scrap of solace i've personally found in all this is that at least in historical terms, this isn't too bad as far as generational trials go. if once upon a time we made it through great wars, then we can make it through this.

corinroyal 5y ago
Thank you. There are so many whiners on this site who act like following the recommended precautions is worse than dying. Sometimes it seems like entitlement is the pandemic.