How often do you receive pushback from friends over still taking the pandemic seriously? Is anyone who pushes back worth keeping as a friend? What exactly does your kind of socializing look like during this pandemic (i.e. virtual and/or outdoors and/or in indoor private settings)?

I'm trying to get back out there because I've been in a bad spot mentally and have found it hard to trust people more broadly, but the way I'm currently living is probably not healthy for me, and I feel like I do need some kind of support system beyond my family and the one friend actually still taking the pandemic as seriously as me. But as I try to get out of my house more, I need to figure out the kind of boundaries I want to set, the kinds of activities that I feel comfortable with (definitely a preference for outdoor stuff), etc.

  • MF_BROOM [he/him]
    ·
    2 years ago

    Honestly, I feel more isolated by the complete lack of concern for long term survival among the people I care about than anything else.

    This describes me perfectly, too. As the vast majority of libs are now in complete lockstep with Team Blue saying the pandemic is over and eschewing any kind of precaution, I've never felt more isolated during any point of the pandemic than I do now.

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

      :meow-hug:

      I know it's a small consolation, but just remember that propaganda works and these people, the people we care about, that we see doing absolutely dumb shit are swimming in a sea of lies 24/7 that are encouraging their disregard for themselves and others. It's a small miracle you and i were even lucky enough to make it here. The chains of Capitalism may be more mental than physical in our society, but we're gonna free them one way or another.:fidel-salute: