https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/barge-slams-galveston-bridge-texas-causing-partial-collapse-shutdown-rcna152425

  • JoeByeThen [he/him, they/them]
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    2 months ago

    Totally unrelated, I'm sure, but I think about the Covid brain damage thing a lot. Like once a year would put people at 4 or 5 infections by now. Not to mention, there's definitely poor bastards up in the double digits already.

    • laziestflagellant [they/them]
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      2 months ago

      I keep waiting for new car accident/fatality rate data to see if it has kept trending upwards since 2022 tbh

      • booty [he/him]
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        2 months ago

        You know I've seen people say that people's driving got like significantly worse since the pandemic began / whatever extent to which lockdowns happened in their area. I only learned to drive this year so I can't say for sure, but I do frequently see people just straight up trying to die in their cars. Like an eighth of the people I glance at in their cars are driving along with a phone in their hand. The other day somebody zoomed past me at like 55mph in a 35 over double yellow lines on a blind corner. I was certain I was about to watch some people die.

    • nothx [any]
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      2 months ago

      My wife and I point to this all the time…