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No the biggest justifiable reason is still covid lol. High risk due to disabilities and age is super common; even in tech not nearly everyone is young and healt

No the biggest justifiable reason is still covid lol. High risk due to disabilities and age is super common; even in tech not nearly everyone is young and healthy.

ramraj07 4y ago
You must be past retirement age for Covid to be a risk factor more than flu is (especially well vaccinated), so it might not be the strongest argument anymore. I myself strictly mask up in cases where folks have traveled and have never tested positive, but I don’t think it’ll be easy to convince others that they should take this as seriously as I do.
- sneak 4y ago
  That's just risk of death. Risk of other neurological sequelae are high even in those who are young and fully vaccinated. I know many people under 50 who were vaccinated who lost smell or taste for most of a year, or had other cognitive dysfunction for weeks afterward.
  - random314 4y ago
    > I know many people under 50 who were vaccinated who lost smell or taste for most of a year, or had other cognitive dysfunction for weeks afterwar I am not going to take your word for this, lol. Personally, I know many people who weren't vaccinated who have cognitive dysfunction - and unvaccinated people who also experienced death.
    - sneak 4y ago
      Oops, I meant people who were vaccinated and then got covid. I just realized that wasn't clear. It wasn't about the vaccine, as much as it was about the fact that covid is still very dangerous, even to the vaccinated.
- gedy 4y ago
  Even without death, COVID is a serious illness. I haven't been that sick with the flu in like 15-20 years. (This was 2 months ago)
  - Mistletoe 4y ago
    Were you vaccinated?
    - bombolo 4y ago
      (different person) I was seriously ill with covid. And yes I am vaccinated.
    - gedy 4y ago
      Yes multiple times! (40s, good health)
lockhouse 4y ago
Strong disagree here. Unless you and all of the occupants of your domicile are still maintaining strict isolation protocols, office work is no more of a risk factor for COVID than going grocery shopping, visiting family, or your children going to school or playing with their friends. No one is stopping you from wearing a mask at work and frequently sanitizing everything.
- giraffe_lady 4y ago
  "If you can't do everything you should do nothing" never was a reasonable guideline and still isn't. Risk isn't binary, reducing one risk vector even if you can't remove all others is still valuable.
- theshrike79 4y ago
  I trust the people in the office to not come in if they're sick. I don't trust all the people I meet in the train and subway to do the same. A mask does mitigate it, but not to the levels when everyone was wearing one.

No the biggest justifiable reason is still covid lol. High risk due to disabilities and age is super common; even in tech not nearly everyone is young and healthy.

ramraj07 4y ago

You must be past retirement age for Covid to be a risk factor more than flu is (especially well vaccinated), so it might not be the strongest argument anymore. I myself strictly mask up in cases where folks have traveled and have never tested positive, but I don’t think it’ll be easy to convince others that they should take this as seriously as I do.

sneak 4y ago
That's just risk of death. Risk of other neurological sequelae are high even in those who are young and fully vaccinated. I know many people under 50 who were vaccinated who lost smell or taste for most of a year, or had other cognitive dysfunction for weeks afterward.
- random314 4y ago
  > I know many people under 50 who were vaccinated who lost smell or taste for most of a year, or had other cognitive dysfunction for weeks afterwar I am not going to take your word for this, lol. Personally, I know many people who weren't vaccinated who have cognitive dysfunction - and unvaccinated people who also experienced death.
  - sneak 4y ago
    Oops, I meant people who were vaccinated and then got covid. I just realized that wasn't clear. It wasn't about the vaccine, as much as it was about the fact that covid is still very dangerous, even to the vaccinated.
gedy 4y ago
Even without death, COVID is a serious illness. I haven't been that sick with the flu in like 15-20 years. (This was 2 months ago)
- Mistletoe 4y ago
  Were you vaccinated?
  - bombolo 4y ago
    (different person) I was seriously ill with covid. And yes I am vaccinated.
  - gedy 4y ago
    Yes multiple times! (40s, good health)

lockhouse 4y ago

Strong disagree here. Unless you and all of the occupants of your domicile are still maintaining strict isolation protocols, office work is no more of a risk factor for COVID than going grocery shopping, visiting family, or your children going to school or playing with their friends. No one is stopping you from wearing a mask at work and frequently sanitizing everything.

giraffe_lady 4y ago
"If you can't do everything you should do nothing" never was a reasonable guideline and still isn't. Risk isn't binary, reducing one risk vector even if you can't remove all others is still valuable.
theshrike79 4y ago
I trust the people in the office to not come in if they're sick. I don't trust all the people I meet in the train and subway to do the same. A mask does mitigate it, but not to the levels when everyone was wearing one.