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by swed420 3y ago
We were also lied to by capitalist mass media and both political parties of capital, which helped people double down in their cognitive dissonance to their own detriment: https://www.thegauntlet.news/p/how-the-press-man
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Both parties of capital have handled this pandemic terribly: https://www.thegauntlet.news/p/how-the-press-manufactured-co...
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> Essentially we're in an absurd situation as humans where we have brains that want to find purpose and meaning in a universe that seems to be devoid of meaning (in a universal sense). But the silver lining on that is that it means
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Seems to be a complex combination of things in my experience probing people on what they do and don't know about risks and precautions. Would be easier if capitalist media didn't lie to people to prop up its archaic consumption ba
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More died of COVID in Jan 2024 than total flu deaths of 2023. COVID also leaves far more people disabled from post acute sequelae. That's not living your life imo.
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Most seem to have tricked themselves into believing otherwise, but unfortunately COVID and its risks are far from over. https://www.thegauntlet.news/p/how-the-press-manufactured-co... https://whn.global&#x2F
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by swed420 3y ago
That was the gp that insisted that. I'm mostly just amazed at how many people don't even know enough to be making that informed decision. But yes, certainly just forcing the decision on them will backfire.
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by swed420 3y ago
If you personally are well informed on the extent of the risks of endless reinfections, then you're in a minority but I agree that ought to be your choice to make, ideally. But most people don't even know that N95s offer excellent
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Definitely concerning to see how many have given up on avoiding a virus whose reinfections continue to disable and kill daily. Seems like boozing takes precedence over all else at this event. Edit for the unaware: https://www.the
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Why not focus on reengineering our political and economic systems and their inefficient built in contradictions, like optimizing for consumption? Things used to be built to last. Planned obsolescence coupled with a human drive to consume ne
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> I never felt comfortable putting my partner on the same vlan that it was serving DNS requests for fear that something would break for them when I was out of town One potential workaround, if your hardware supports it, is to broadcast t
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It seems common for people to be unaware of important things like THC:CBD ratios, and this ignorance often stems from unfortunate market based incentives to prioritize high THC ratios above all else. Modern growing techniques drive this eve
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> The realization that Marxist and Anarchist philosophies are stupid leaves people wondering how they can actually help others instead of wanking over their ideology Speak for yourself. That's a terminally online response, and lumpi
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You speak as if capitalism isn't overflowing with its own increasingly untenable contradictions.
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True, and the Biden administration failed miserably from a public health perspective. https://www.thegauntlet.news/p/how-the-press-manufactured-co... Very disappointing.
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Covid-19 and Immune Dysregulation, a Summary and Resource(whn.global)
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A good starting point is using current data. Your study is from 2020 and is an apples-oranges comparison to my original point. By now the research (as interpreted by experts, not internet randos) have coelesced around the fact that a proper
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by swed420 3y ago
Denialism manifests in many ways, and your comment serves as an example. It's easy for people to falsely reassure themselves that it's safe to follow capital's "back to normal" messaging, especially since it's
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> Zero Covid was a pipe dream all along More recently, "Zero COVID" has come to mean something completely different from the original notion of "strict lockdowns" - https://old.reddit.com/r/ZeroCo
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Studies confirm that N95s effectively protect the individual from SARS-CoV-2 transmission (contrary to all of the misinformation saying otherwise). If you can afford something fancier, great. My above comment was to differentiate N95s from
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Exactly, but you sure wouldn't know it in most areas these days. Only in niche corners like r/ZeroCovidCommunity can you find actually useful information about this ongoing public health disaster. The only sure protection availabl
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Determined: A Science of Life Without Free Will by Robert Sapolsky It picks up where "Behave" left off.
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Don't forget chocolate: https://www.consumerreports.org/health/food-safety/lead-and-... And applesauce: https://www.npr.org/2023/10/31/1209685022/wanabana-fruit-pou...
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by swed420 3y ago
Hopefully the top organizers of the reddit strike consider arranging a "delete day" where all subs temporarily go public again for this purpose