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Seems to me that the school is unnecessarily scaring kids more than doing anything else. These teens have almost nothing to fear from covid. Most of the rest of

Seems to me that the school is unnecessarily scaring kids more than doing anything else. These teens have almost nothing to fear from covid. Most of the rest of the country (outside major cities) almost ignores covid exists. Good article on the subject: https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2021/12/where-i-live-no-one-cares-about-covid/620958/ https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2021/12/where-i-li...

The5thElephant 5y ago
Hate to tell you this, but this is not a good article on the subject. It was as performative as the mask wearing it complains about, and is oddly disconnected from reality considering how many deaths of people the author's age have happened in Michigan (Where he lives). Sure the teens might be fine with Omicron (earlier variants had much higher chances of lasting health impact it appears), but not necessarily their parents or family back home. Sure some fears and actions are overblown, but not to the degree being implied here.
- mlindner 5y ago
  My parents are from Michigan and I'm visiting them here. People get covid all over the place but people just don't care about it. That's really how it is here.
  - justin66 5y ago
    > People get covid all over the place but people just don't care about it. One would like to believe they, at a minimum, responsibly dispose of the remains of the departed.
    - mlindner 5y ago
      It's like car accident deaths. They happen all the time to random people but it's not like that stops people from driving.
- ars 5y ago
  > considering how many deaths of people the author's age have happened in Michigan (Where he lives). They ignore COVID there - and are there more deaths as a result or not? Should be easy to find out.
ars 5y ago
The divide in this country is just getting larger and lager. You have those who just no longer care about COVID, and those (like the kid in the article) who treat COVID as the most important control in their life. Are COVID deaths higher in the places that ignore? Not that I could see. There's going to be such a divide as these kids grow up. Personally? It's time to move on. Get vaccinated (no boosters), and then ignore COVID. Every time you get exposed is like another booster to the immune system. By getting vaccinated first you cut disk of death to almost nothing. It's time for the world to move on.
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- nemo44x 5y ago
  I agree it’s the only way at this point. Get some protection and get on with it.
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- jakeinspace 5y ago
  If you control for population density and age then yes, death rates are higher in places with lower vaccination rates (which I presume qualifies as a form of not caring).
  - ceras 5y ago
    No longer caring about Covid isn't the same as being against vaccines. Many people no longer care about it because vaccines are widely available to anyone who wants the - except for young kids, who are much lower risk from Covid anyway. I would even bet most anti-mandate folks in the US are in fact vaccinated, because the vast majority of US adults are vaccinated, including in states like Florida that are particularly anti-mandate. Stats on how much mandates help given a vaccination rate would be very interesting.
  - ars 5y ago
    As ceras said (and I thought I made explicit), I'm not talking about those not vaccinated, but rather those who did get vaccinated. Get vaccinated and move on - the data shows that you are safe after being vaccinated. Masks and lockdowns are no longer accomplishing anything.
PragmaticPulp 5y ago
Are we reading the same post? They are trying to ignore COVID and carry on as usual. The issues come from having so many teachers out sick. Can’t run a school without teachers. Doesn’t make sense to force kids to come in just to pack them into overcrowded auditoriums because so many teachers are sick. I don’t understand how people think schools are only a place for kids, who never interact with teachers or go home to their older adult parents.
- mlindner 5y ago
  > They are trying to ignore COVID and carry on as usual. Seems like aren't really ignoring it at all. Everyone is freaked out and their behavior doesn't match the state of "ignoring" at all.

The5thElephant 5y ago

Hate to tell you this, but this is not a good article on the subject. It was as performative as the mask wearing it complains about, and is oddly disconnected from reality considering how many deaths of people the author's age have happened in Michigan (Where he lives). Sure the teens might be fine with Omicron (earlier variants had much higher chances of lasting health impact it appears), but not necessarily their parents or family back home. Sure some fears and actions are overblown, but not to the degree being implied here.

mlindner 5y ago
My parents are from Michigan and I'm visiting them here. People get covid all over the place but people just don't care about it. That's really how it is here.
- justin66 5y ago
  > People get covid all over the place but people just don't care about it. One would like to believe they, at a minimum, responsibly dispose of the remains of the departed.
  - mlindner 5y ago
    It's like car accident deaths. They happen all the time to random people but it's not like that stops people from driving.
ars 5y ago
> considering how many deaths of people the author's age have happened in Michigan (Where he lives). They ignore COVID there - and are there more deaths as a result or not? Should be easy to find out.

ars 5y ago

The divide in this country is just getting larger and lager. You have those who just no longer care about COVID, and those (like the kid in the article) who treat COVID as the most important control in their life. Are COVID deaths higher in the places that ignore? Not that I could see. There's going to be such a divide as these kids grow up. Personally? It's time to move on. Get vaccinated (no boosters), and then ignore COVID. Every time you get exposed is like another booster to the immune system. By getting vaccinated first you cut disk of death to almost nothing. It's time for the world to move on.

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nemo44x 5y ago
I agree it’s the only way at this point. Get some protection and get on with it.
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jakeinspace 5y ago
If you control for population density and age then yes, death rates are higher in places with lower vaccination rates (which I presume qualifies as a form of not caring).
- ceras 5y ago
  No longer caring about Covid isn't the same as being against vaccines. Many people no longer care about it because vaccines are widely available to anyone who wants the - except for young kids, who are much lower risk from Covid anyway. I would even bet most anti-mandate folks in the US are in fact vaccinated, because the vast majority of US adults are vaccinated, including in states like Florida that are particularly anti-mandate. Stats on how much mandates help given a vaccination rate would be very interesting.
- ars 5y ago
  As ceras said (and I thought I made explicit), I'm not talking about those not vaccinated, but rather those who did get vaccinated. Get vaccinated and move on - the data shows that you are safe after being vaccinated. Masks and lockdowns are no longer accomplishing anything.

PragmaticPulp 5y ago

Are we reading the same post? They are trying to ignore COVID and carry on as usual. The issues come from having so many teachers out sick. Can’t run a school without teachers. Doesn’t make sense to force kids to come in just to pack them into overcrowded auditoriums because so many teachers are sick. I don’t understand how people think schools are only a place for kids, who never interact with teachers or go home to their older adult parents.

mlindner 5y ago
> They are trying to ignore COVID and carry on as usual. Seems like aren't really ignoring it at all. Everyone is freaked out and their behavior doesn't match the state of "ignoring" at all.