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Covid is not over and probably won’t be over for the next decade. We can’t just pretend it doesn’t exist, because it infects and kills people anyways. But we a

Covid is not over and probably won’t be over for the next decade. We can’t just pretend it doesn’t exist, because it infects and kills people anyways. But we also can’t just cancel things because it‘s here for a while and vaccination is very effective at preventing severe cases. For me, this means getting the vaccines and boosters and wearing masks in essential places e.g. stores and doctor’s offices. I don’t think it’s unreasonable to ask people to do these things even if it’s for the long-term. I do think it’s unreasonable to ask people to avoid holiday celebrations and weddings and bars everywhere long-term. I especially think half-assed measures like wearing masks in restaurants “except when eating” and putting carefully-planned events online last-minute is unreasonable.

FranksTV 5y ago
Wearing masks when not eating is there to stop people from exploiting loopholes. Like having a bar where everyone is just mingling, but they have some store bought croissants so they are a "restaurant."
- armchairhacker 5y ago
  this is a bit more controversial but i don’t think people need to wear masks at bars either. Especially if there’s a vaccine passport. 20-30 year olds hanging out are not the ones causing the spread or hospitalizations. And businesses skirt the rules anyways. Like I remember many places converted their restaurants to “open”, and did other things to get around covid restrictions
  - yucky 5y ago
    > 20-30 year olds hanging out are not the ones causing the spread or hospitalizations. They're not? Logic would dictate that the cohort which is most sociable and least likely to be symptomatic, would be the most likely to cause spread.
mostertoaster 5y ago
He didn’t deny this - my other favorite quote from the article “I don’t mean to deny COVID’s continuing presence. (For the purposes of this piece, I looked up the COVID data for my county and found that the seven-day average for positive tests is as high as it has ever been, and that 136 deaths have been attributed to the virus since June 2020.) What I wish to convey is that the virus simply does not factor into my calculations or those of my neighbors, who have been forgoing masks, tests (unless work imposes them, in which case they are shrugged off as the usual BS from human resources), and other tangible markers of COVID-19’s existence for months—perhaps even longer.“

FranksTV 5y ago

Wearing masks when not eating is there to stop people from exploiting loopholes. Like having a bar where everyone is just mingling, but they have some store bought croissants so they are a "restaurant."

armchairhacker 5y ago
this is a bit more controversial but i don’t think people need to wear masks at bars either. Especially if there’s a vaccine passport. 20-30 year olds hanging out are not the ones causing the spread or hospitalizations. And businesses skirt the rules anyways. Like I remember many places converted their restaurants to “open”, and did other things to get around covid restrictions
- yucky 5y ago
  > 20-30 year olds hanging out are not the ones causing the spread or hospitalizations. They're not? Logic would dictate that the cohort which is most sociable and least likely to be symptomatic, would be the most likely to cause spread.

mostertoaster 5y ago

He didn’t deny this - my other favorite quote from the article “I don’t mean to deny COVID’s continuing presence. (For the purposes of this piece, I looked up the COVID data for my county and found that the seven-day average for positive tests is as high as it has ever been, and that 136 deaths have been attributed to the virus since June 2020.) What I wish to convey is that the virus simply does not factor into my calculations or those of my neighbors, who have been forgoing masks, tests (unless work imposes them, in which case they are shrugged off as the usual BS from human resources), and other tangible markers of COVID-19’s existence for months—perhaps even longer.“