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Is it? Why? There are a lot of things for people to think about.

AnEro 2y ago
Because most know someone that has had covid. Then still its not public knowledge it can be as debilitating as it is, even IQ loss and brain fog effect should be better understood by the public as well. Plus its not well researched so we should at least be trying to get the symptoms that are proven out there so we can get more information on it
- s1artibartfast 2y ago
  Why is it important to know if someone you know has IQ loss or brain fog from COVID? Should that change how you treat them?
  - AnEro 2y ago
    Well I don't think someone adapting to new disabilities or impairments should be punished for it. So if someone is getting PIP'd a few months after returning from covid and aren't performing, I think theres a lot of moral failings as a manager/owner/employer you can have if you don't take it into account. Also, why is it wrong to want to provide grace to those dealing with it? Like suddenly losing IQ or getting a cognitive impairment is a huge part of someone's life, there are non-invasive and non-condescending ways to support them
everfree 2y ago
I think it's important because a lot of people still don't know what it entails. For example, you say "cancer" and everyone has an idea of what that is. As of the 2000s/2010s, awareness has been rising about mental health and what it actually means to have mental illness. But if you say "long covid", most people still don't know what that really means to a sufferer of it. With its relative commonness compared to other, rarer yet more well-known illnesses (like DID), I'd say it deserves more attention than it gets. If we think of public disease messaging as having limited "bandwidth", it makes sense to message about the most common, newest, and least understood diseases, wouldn't you agree? The more the public understands what having an illness means for its sufferer, the more understanding the public will be of that person's needs and limitations, and thus the fuller a life that person will be able to live as their limitations are accommodated.
- s1artibartfast 2y ago
  I think learning the specific names and details is a waste of time. That is important information for the patient and their doctor, but not the general public. It doesnt add any value over the alternative of people having an unspecified chronic disease and requesting X accommodation, especially as accommodations needed or desired vary wildly To your point, people know the word "cancer" but have no clue what it entails or what accommodations a specific person needs or wants. People can march around raising cancer awareness, but it is also a pointless performative act for the benefit of the performer. If you have a sick person in your life and want to be compassionate, figure out what accommodation they actually want or need.

Because most know someone that has had covid. Then still its not public knowledge it can be as debilitating as it is, even IQ loss and brain fog effect should be better understood by the public as well. Plus its not well researched so we should at least be trying to get the symptoms that are proven out there so we can get more information on it

s1artibartfast 2y ago
Why is it important to know if someone you know has IQ loss or brain fog from COVID? Should that change how you treat them?
- AnEro 2y ago
  Well I don't think someone adapting to new disabilities or impairments should be punished for it. So if someone is getting PIP'd a few months after returning from covid and aren't performing, I think theres a lot of moral failings as a manager/owner/employer you can have if you don't take it into account. Also, why is it wrong to want to provide grace to those dealing with it? Like suddenly losing IQ or getting a cognitive impairment is a huge part of someone's life, there are non-invasive and non-condescending ways to support them

everfree 2y ago

I think it's important because a lot of people still don't know what it entails. For example, you say "cancer" and everyone has an idea of what that is. As of the 2000s/2010s, awareness has been rising about mental health and what it actually means to have mental illness. But if you say "long covid", most people still don't know what that really means to a sufferer of it. With its relative commonness compared to other, rarer yet more well-known illnesses (like DID), I'd say it deserves more attention than it gets. If we think of public disease messaging as having limited "bandwidth", it makes sense to message about the most common, newest, and least understood diseases, wouldn't you agree? The more the public understands what having an illness means for its sufferer, the more understanding the public will be of that person's needs and limitations, and thus the fuller a life that person will be able to live as their limitations are accommodated.

s1artibartfast 2y ago
I think learning the specific names and details is a waste of time. That is important information for the patient and their doctor, but not the general public. It doesnt add any value over the alternative of people having an unspecified chronic disease and requesting X accommodation, especially as accommodations needed or desired vary wildly To your point, people know the word "cancer" but have no clue what it entails or what accommodations a specific person needs or wants. People can march around raising cancer awareness, but it is also a pointless performative act for the benefit of the performer. If you have a sick person in your life and want to be compassionate, figure out what accommodation they actually want or need.