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And yet people look at me like I have two heads when I explain that I’m still actively making every effort to avoid getting Covid. The long term brain damage i

And yet people look at me like I have two heads when I explain that I’m still actively making every effort to avoid getting Covid. The long term brain damage is going to be a massive impact on companies who are forcing RTO and causing their employees to deal with repeat exposures to Covid from co-workers.

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- SamoyedFurFluff 4y ago
  Why are you demanding empathy when you yourself deprive empathy for the people you’re demanding from (calling them “acting like a punch of anxious and feaf pansies”)? This looks like plain hypocrisy.
  - user8501 4y ago
    Where did they demand empathy?
    - SamoyedFurFluff 4y ago
      Asking “what about <all these other people>” is inherently asking you to provide some level of consideration for those people, but calling other people pansies is clearly not embodying the consideration being asked of. I don’t really feel strong about the actual topic being discussed, I just think the hypocrisy is disgusting.
      - user8501 4y ago
        I agree that name calling is always unhelpful, but I’m not seeing any hypocrisy in the comment. It seems to be a comment about how there are a plethora of reasons that the population may be experiencing cognitive issues.
        SamoyedFurFluff 4y ago
        Commenting that there are alternative experiences that others have inherently asks you to consider the experiences of others. Insulting people inherently does not consider the experiences of the people being insulted.
- chaostheory 4y ago
  Just wear an n95 mask. All of that is still possible with masks. They even have clear ones now. If you don’t want to wear a mask, just do all of that outdoors, or keep an indoor space very well ventilated with fresh air from outdoors
- causi 4y ago
  what is largely a cold for 99% of the population Firstly, as of January, 11% of people infected with covid still have symptoms. I'm one of them. Personally I wish I'd been more paranoid, maybe I'd still be able to drink a coke without wanting to vomit from the taste or fuel my car without the smell of gasoline making me dry heave. Secondly, that value is derived from reality, i.e., a world where people did "act like anxious and nervous pansies". They tried to avoid being infected. They tried to avoid infecting other people, especially vulnerable people. Covid killed a million people in the US. How many would it have killed if we hadn't acted like pansies? How many vulnerable people would have died before we could vaccinate them? How many dangerous variants would have evolved with an infection pool twice as large?
  - slaw 4y ago
    I wish I'd been more paranoid too. I got side effects from vaccination that I was forced to take and that I didn't need at all because I had covid before.
    - causi 4y ago
      How is this related to people "acting like pansies" to avoid catching covid?
- snozolli 4y ago
  What about the long term brain damage of isolating everyone for years straight Sounds like you need to learn to be more adaptable. I've had no problem meeting with friends to walk outdoors, maintaining friendships throughout the pandemic, all without ever catching COVID. a large sector of the population acting like a bunch of anxious cowards Are you a coward for wearing a seatbelt in a car? How about a helmet when riding a motorcycle?
  - mjr00 4y ago
    > Sounds like you need to learn to be more adaptable. I've had no problem meeting with friends to walk outdoors, maintaining friendships throughout the pandemic, all without ever catching COVID. Let this be a lesson: this is what privilege sounds like. It's very easy to say "just be more adaptable" when your well-paying job is to sit at home, posting on reddit and occasionally resolving a bug ticket. Meanwhile, tens or hundreds of millions of people worldwide who work in hospitality, music/theatre/other live performances, conferences and events, tourism, etc. had their livelihoods absolutely crushed by COVID restrictions. They got government handouts and still barely survived. But yeah, nobody cares about those people; they don't matter since they're not FAANG employees. They should just adapt and learn how to code red-black trees on a whiteboard to get a job at Meta.
    - snozolli 4y ago
      this is what privilege sounds like. Are you suggesting that other people don't have access to the outside, or communication technology? Aside from very few places, there was never any actual lockdown. Everyone in America had the right to walk in a park with friends while social distancing. when your well-paying job is to sit at home, posting on reddit and occasionally resolving a bug ticket That's quite some projection. nobody cares about those people I guess that's why I always wear a mask when in an enclosed area...? Why I always respected personal space of workers and always had patience with them, knowing what they're going through. Yep, I'm just a privileged meanie. Can't possibly be that I behaved like a responsible, caring adult, using methods available to all Americans.
  - poszlem 4y ago
poszlem 4y ago
It's probable that people are unable to comprehend why someone would willingly undergo the same experiences we have all undergone for the past three years. I used to be firmly in the "I will do everything possible to avoid getting COVID-19" camp. However, I eventually contracted it and endured a challenging two-week sickness. After recovering, I decided that I am no longer willing to halt my life out of fear of catching it again because it is not worthwhile. Unless you have a compromised immune system or significant underlying health conditions, you will probably come to the same conclusion at some point. And then you will be looking at yourself from the past and wondering "what the hell was I thinking". As I do now.
- QuantumGood 4y ago
  People always seem to play the "live my life" card, and leave out the "I want people to like me" embarrassment of wearing a mask when others don't. You can mostly live your life while wearing a well-fit N95 mask, taking it off to eat and drink. Never wearing a mask for convenience reasons seems not logical, if wearing a well-fit N95 mask helps. But not doing something due to social and self-esteem pressure is more understandable, if still not optimal. But few want to say peer pressure is a main driver of their behavior.

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SamoyedFurFluff 4y ago
Why are you demanding empathy when you yourself deprive empathy for the people you’re demanding from (calling them “acting like a punch of anxious and feaf pansies”)? This looks like plain hypocrisy.
- user8501 4y ago
  Where did they demand empathy?
  - SamoyedFurFluff 4y ago
    Asking “what about <all these other people>” is inherently asking you to provide some level of consideration for those people, but calling other people pansies is clearly not embodying the consideration being asked of. I don’t really feel strong about the actual topic being discussed, I just think the hypocrisy is disgusting.
    - user8501 4y ago
      I agree that name calling is always unhelpful, but I’m not seeing any hypocrisy in the comment. It seems to be a comment about how there are a plethora of reasons that the population may be experiencing cognitive issues.
      - SamoyedFurFluff 4y ago
        Commenting that there are alternative experiences that others have inherently asks you to consider the experiences of others. Insulting people inherently does not consider the experiences of the people being insulted.
chaostheory 4y ago
Just wear an n95 mask. All of that is still possible with masks. They even have clear ones now. If you don’t want to wear a mask, just do all of that outdoors, or keep an indoor space very well ventilated with fresh air from outdoors
causi 4y ago
what is largely a cold for 99% of the population Firstly, as of January, 11% of people infected with covid still have symptoms. I'm one of them. Personally I wish I'd been more paranoid, maybe I'd still be able to drink a coke without wanting to vomit from the taste or fuel my car without the smell of gasoline making me dry heave. Secondly, that value is derived from reality, i.e., a world where people did "act like anxious and nervous pansies". They tried to avoid being infected. They tried to avoid infecting other people, especially vulnerable people. Covid killed a million people in the US. How many would it have killed if we hadn't acted like pansies? How many vulnerable people would have died before we could vaccinate them? How many dangerous variants would have evolved with an infection pool twice as large?
- slaw 4y ago
  I wish I'd been more paranoid too. I got side effects from vaccination that I was forced to take and that I didn't need at all because I had covid before.
  - causi 4y ago
    How is this related to people "acting like pansies" to avoid catching covid?
snozolli 4y ago
What about the long term brain damage of isolating everyone for years straight Sounds like you need to learn to be more adaptable. I've had no problem meeting with friends to walk outdoors, maintaining friendships throughout the pandemic, all without ever catching COVID. a large sector of the population acting like a bunch of anxious cowards Are you a coward for wearing a seatbelt in a car? How about a helmet when riding a motorcycle?
- mjr00 4y ago
  > Sounds like you need to learn to be more adaptable. I've had no problem meeting with friends to walk outdoors, maintaining friendships throughout the pandemic, all without ever catching COVID. Let this be a lesson: this is what privilege sounds like. It's very easy to say "just be more adaptable" when your well-paying job is to sit at home, posting on reddit and occasionally resolving a bug ticket. Meanwhile, tens or hundreds of millions of people worldwide who work in hospitality, music/theatre/other live performances, conferences and events, tourism, etc. had their livelihoods absolutely crushed by COVID restrictions. They got government handouts and still barely survived. But yeah, nobody cares about those people; they don't matter since they're not FAANG employees. They should just adapt and learn how to code red-black trees on a whiteboard to get a job at Meta.
  - snozolli 4y ago
    this is what privilege sounds like. Are you suggesting that other people don't have access to the outside, or communication technology? Aside from very few places, there was never any actual lockdown. Everyone in America had the right to walk in a park with friends while social distancing. when your well-paying job is to sit at home, posting on reddit and occasionally resolving a bug ticket That's quite some projection. nobody cares about those people I guess that's why I always wear a mask when in an enclosed area...? Why I always respected personal space of workers and always had patience with them, knowing what they're going through. Yep, I'm just a privileged meanie. Can't possibly be that I behaved like a responsible, caring adult, using methods available to all Americans.
- poszlem 4y ago

poszlem 4y ago

It's probable that people are unable to comprehend why someone would willingly undergo the same experiences we have all undergone for the past three years. I used to be firmly in the "I will do everything possible to avoid getting COVID-19" camp. However, I eventually contracted it and endured a challenging two-week sickness. After recovering, I decided that I am no longer willing to halt my life out of fear of catching it again because it is not worthwhile. Unless you have a compromised immune system or significant underlying health conditions, you will probably come to the same conclusion at some point. And then you will be looking at yourself from the past and wondering "what the hell was I thinking". As I do now.

QuantumGood 4y ago
People always seem to play the "live my life" card, and leave out the "I want people to like me" embarrassment of wearing a mask when others don't. You can mostly live your life while wearing a well-fit N95 mask, taking it off to eat and drink. Never wearing a mask for convenience reasons seems not logical, if wearing a well-fit N95 mask helps. But not doing something due to social and self-esteem pressure is more understandable, if still not optimal. But few want to say peer pressure is a main driver of their behavior.