When this all kicked off, 1 million deaths seemed crazily unlikely. Now it feels like 2 million is a given.
To the extent that our Covid footprint impacts society and individuals, Iām all for taking precautions. Otherwise, Iām just not that into telling others how to live. I would never attempt to free solo El Capitan. That seems insane. But if you or others want to have a crack at it, knock yourselves out. Same with wearing a mask, getting vaccinated, smoking, drinking, eating fast food, etc. Obviously, Iām immoral or something
Lol, bud, you didnāt say any of that. You said āwhy should we have sympathy for them or care that they are dead.ā The fact that thereās a million dead and basically we donāt care is not a good sign for society going forward. Not getting into one of your usual martyr cosplays.
Iām just saying how sorry can you feel for someone who made a choice? I mean, when someone perishes base jumping, I feel bad, think it was a shame, and preferred they didnāt die, but Iām not gonna wring my hands over it. They utilized their freedom to do what they wanted and died doing it. If anything, that seems a good thing.
Maybe Iām just not eloquent enough to explain my takes, which while in the minority, I feel are reasonable. Iām not trying to be a martyr, but the pattern of pretty much every one of the arguments I get into on here is that I donāt feel the same level of sympathy for those who make a choice and suffer the consequence of that choice as everyone else does
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A better analogy would be someone who was convinced by internet misinformation that parachutes actually kill people that jump out of airplanes, so they refused to use one when jumping out of an airplane. Itās stupid on the part of Deplorable Plane Jumper Man, but still the assholes that told him that parachutes are a hoax are still assholes, and Deplorable Plane Jumper Manās death isnāt a Fulfillment of Personal Freedom to celebrate.
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The world is just not nearly this black and white.
Iāll concede this point. I donāt feel like arguing. I guess Iām just apathetic to certain things. I mean Iād feel sorry for an old person who got swindled or didnāt have an understanding of something. But an under 60 Trumper who suffers a consequence due to stubborn or willful abject stupidity? Canāt do it. But then, neither would I feel sorry for someone like myself whoās early bravado about Covid just not being that dangerous to younger healthy people. If that got me killed, then āoh wellā is what you guys should be saying. Cactus fucked around and found out
And to be clear, I very much care and think itās tragic all the elderly and those with comorbidities that got sick or died due to some moron relative not taking covid seriously enough to adequately protect them. Itās the moron relative (who died or not) that I have a difficult time feeling sorry for
Even crazier given what the real peak number likely was.
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Bulgarian mask usage continues to be very low.
Was low when I was there last summer (exception being Sofia). No enforcement at all. Just open disdain for both the vaccine and mask mandates. Having the second highest covid deaths per million isnāt gonna change their mindset.
Thereās a reason itās the least vaccinated country in the EU. Even if you include the rest of Europe, only Bosnia and Moldova have lower rates.
Up next: Deltacron
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COVIDās releasing Greatest Hits collections, itās definitely over.
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You know that ālast tour everā is always a lie. Covid is the rolling stones of disease.
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More shocking evidence that kids spread covid really well, but a lot less when they wear masks
https://twitter.com/roby_bhatt/status/1502244997764157442?t=BnNA6Gr_xmOs0ICuKhCqnw&s=19
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Shocking, totally shocking.
You can order another 4 tests from the feds, total of 8. Just worked for me.
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NOW Thatās what I call COVID Volume 5.
Serious question. Why is everyone online so concerned about having these test kits? My only guess is to find out ASAP if you have Covid so you can do the responsible thing and quarantine. Other than that, I donāt see the point. Is that it? For quarantine purposes and should I order one?
Yes you got it exactly. You use a covid test to find out if you have covid.
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I guess you didnāt get it. The question was, why should I care if I have Covid?