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I'm surprised there are people here who are skeptical that long covid is real, as I know plenty of people in my community and social network who have been deali

I'm surprised there are people here who are skeptical that long covid is real, as I know plenty of people in my community and social network who have been dealing with it. There is national-level health guidance about long covid — I don't think it is very plausible that it is a simply "imaginary" problem: https://www.cdc.gov/covid/long-term-effects/index.html https://www.cdc.gov/covid/long-term-effects/index.html

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ljsprague 2y ago
Am I allowed to be skeptical if I don't know anyone that claims to have it?
swed420 2y ago
> I'm surprised there are people here who are skeptical that long covid is real I'm not surprised at all, considering there's been a consistent drive to move past COVID in the name of our poorly designed consumption-based economy and political expediency: https://www.thegauntlet.news/p/how-the-press-manufactured-consent https://www.thegauntlet.news/p/how-the-press-manufactured-co... https://www.thegauntlet.news/p/media-celebrated-long-covid-awareness https://www.thegauntlet.news/p/media-celebrated-long-covid-a... https://web.archive.org/web/20240802024326/https://docs.house.gov/meetings/VC/VC00/20220302/114453/HHRG-117-VC00-20220302-SD009.pdf https://web.archive.org/web/20240802024326/https://docs.hous...
- red-iron-pine 2y ago
  thegauntlet.news does not seem to be an especially credible source, and OP's account is just over 1 year old with only 68 karma. most of the posts appear to be a handful of sites like the jacobin or thegauntlet, and all happen to have socio-political axes to grind. and a couple of basic posts about jellyfin to look legit. color me skeptical.
  - swed420 2y ago
    The blog includes original sources. Readers can draw their own conclusions, which was always the only sane option anyway in a media landscape captured by capital. Why does consistent criticism of capitalism read as "fake" to you? Is it surprising that socialist/communist media outlets are few in number and struggle to thrive in an environment programmed with capitalist default assumptions? Also, I lurked HN for almost a decade before creating an account. Sue me.
- JambalayaJimbo 2y ago
  These articles are astonishing to me considering my lived reality; that people in my municipality were readily willing to move past COVID (and yes, accept it’s Rick’s), in hopes of gaining back their mental health and livelihoods. Much, much sooner than media and government institutions let them.

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ljsprague 2y ago

Am I allowed to be skeptical if I don't know anyone that claims to have it?

swed420 2y ago

> I'm surprised there are people here who are skeptical that long covid is real I'm not surprised at all, considering there's been a consistent drive to move past COVID in the name of our poorly designed consumption-based economy and political expediency: https://www.thegauntlet.news/p/how-the-press-manufactured-consent https://www.thegauntlet.news/p/how-the-press-manufactured-co... https://www.thegauntlet.news/p/media-celebrated-long-covid-awareness https://www.thegauntlet.news/p/media-celebrated-long-covid-a... https://web.archive.org/web/20240802024326/https://docs.house.gov/meetings/VC/VC00/20220302/114453/HHRG-117-VC00-20220302-SD009.pdf https://web.archive.org/web/20240802024326/https://docs.hous...

red-iron-pine 2y ago
thegauntlet.news does not seem to be an especially credible source, and OP's account is just over 1 year old with only 68 karma. most of the posts appear to be a handful of sites like the jacobin or thegauntlet, and all happen to have socio-political axes to grind. and a couple of basic posts about jellyfin to look legit. color me skeptical.
- swed420 2y ago
  The blog includes original sources. Readers can draw their own conclusions, which was always the only sane option anyway in a media landscape captured by capital. Why does consistent criticism of capitalism read as "fake" to you? Is it surprising that socialist/communist media outlets are few in number and struggle to thrive in an environment programmed with capitalist default assumptions? Also, I lurked HN for almost a decade before creating an account. Sue me.
JambalayaJimbo 2y ago
These articles are astonishing to me considering my lived reality; that people in my municipality were readily willing to move past COVID (and yes, accept it’s Rick’s), in hopes of gaining back their mental health and livelihoods. Much, much sooner than media and government institutions let them.