like there are legit covid sceptics on this site saying shit like "lol just touch grass" and "you need to go out" while we are currently heading to another peak (https://biobot.io/data/). and most claim to not be "covid sceptics" with weak defenses of their treats like "i cant just put my whole life on hold" and "im not just gonna live in fear" :yea:

while these ppls presence on this site is enough justification for this post, i wanna add that i woke up this morning w a sore throat and had a slight cough yesterday thats getting worse. gonna take a triple test today (covid, RSV, flu), but im p sure its covid bc my gf's mom tested positive 2 days ago and she still doesnt wear a mask around the house. i cant skip work bc i have bills to pay (living alone, gf lives w parents), but im lucky and dont see many ppl at my job so i can distance and mask while working. ive never gone "back to normal": go out only when necessary, drive thru theatre is big for us bc of safety, always wear mask even tho NOBODY else here does and me and my gf get strange looks and sometimes these fucking crackers around here COUGH IN OUR DIRECTION. i sacrificed my social life for 3 years and bc everyone else is too selfish to do the same, i have to face a 1 in 6 chance of disability and a chance of hospitalization/death. i hate this country so damn much

so despite everything i got the :covid-cool: . from now on were taking covid seriously. n95 + cloth mask EVERYWHERE. even at her house bc we obv cant trust her parents. im not letting us take off our masks unless we're alone, no exceptions. UGGGHHHH it sucks, ive avoided this disease for 3 years and now im so afraid that ill lose some neurological function, get GI problems, liver problems, sensory disability, etc. its so horrifying and stressful. guys pls take this seriously. nobody else is but i expected more empathy from ppl on this site

  • ZoomeristLeninist [comrade/them, she/her]M
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    2 years ago

    well they were skeptical of taking covid precautions. "'climate sceptic' isnt the right word, im not denying climate change doesnt exist, theres just arguments on how we're going to deal with it. for example, by doing nothing"

      • ZoomeristLeninist [comrade/them, she/her]M
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        2 years ago

        if someone's "acceptable precautions" include going to crowded indoor areas (which ive seen defended a lot here) i call them covid skeptics. even if ur masked w n95 it contributes to the "back to normal" culture. i understand needing to socialize, but does it have to be at concerts/clubs/restaurants?

        • aaaaaaadjsf [he/him, comrade/them]
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          2 years ago

          if someone’s “acceptable precautions” include going to crowded indoor areas

          I mean this is pretty much every supermarket, where no one wears masks. Or most people's jobs. It's not like we have a choice here.

          Obviously people going clubbing and stuff is different

          • macabrett
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            2 years ago

            you should be doing what you can to protect disabled people and your line should at least reflect that

            • aaaaaaadjsf [he/him, comrade/them]
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              2 years ago

              What does this even mean? I see plenty of disabled people in public not wearing masks. There isn't some sort of unified position over here amongst disabled folks. Hell, I was even told I could remove my mask by a physiotherapist, in a setting with lots of disabled people present.

              If you mean immunocompromised people, yeah I agree we should do as much as possible to protect them from COVID. And I'm disappointed that most people are prepared to "throw them under the bus", so to speak.

              • macabrett
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                2 years ago

                just an fyi, we've known for years that covid is worse for people with comorbidities, which is every disabled person by definition

                but yes if you want me to say immunocompromised, I also mean them, because they are also disabled

                • aaaaaaadjsf [he/him, comrade/them]
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                  2 years ago

                  This is true, but disabled people aren't a monolith or can do no wrong, we're more than capable of making selfish and dumb decisions and hurting each other, as evidenced by all the disabled people not taking appropriate precautions with regards to COVID.

                  • macabrett
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                    2 years ago

                    EDIT: erasing this post for being unnecessarily hostile

                    • ella [any]A
                      ·
                      2 years ago

                      Please stop being hostile towards others in this thread, it's going to make the entire thread more toxic and hostile

                      • macabrett
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                        2 years ago

                        Apologies. It's easy to get worked up about this, because it affects my life deeply. I will refrain.

                        • ella [any]A
                          ·
                          2 years ago

                          Thank you comrade :heart-sickle:

                      • macabrett
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                        2 years ago

                        I am also a disabled person. Coincidentally, my spine is also fused together (AS buddies maybe?). Maybe that paints me differently in your eyes. I would rather have solidarity from my comrades. I would rather not be a doomer.

                        • aaaaaaadjsf [he/him, comrade/them]
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                          2 years ago

                          It's just very hard not to be a "doomer" when I haven't seen a mask in public since March last year and the rehab centre literally said it was fine if I took my mask off. I've just moved on to the acceptance phase now that the world is moving on without us, yet again, and there is nothing I can do about it.

                          I know it's depressing and not being a good socialist but options are non existent. The most I can do is, ironically, wear a mask.

                          • macabrett
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                            2 years ago

                            I get it, but I haven't given up on myself. I will also add that my (admittedly) angry response is deeply rooted in my extended family using other disabled people to convince me to give in to the risk. You struck a chord you didn't know existed and I apologize for being rude.

                              • macabrett
                                ·
                                2 years ago

                                just a mixture of structural kyphosis, scoliosis and muscle disorders.

                                I'm sorry you're going through that. I'm sure we share a lot of pain even if it isn't the same disorder. Spine shit sucks and its hard for others to truly comprehend what it's like dealing with every day.

                                • aaaaaaadjsf [he/him, comrade/them]
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                                  2 years ago

                                  I just try to focus on doing pull ups and back exercises in some convoluted hope that it will make the pain go away if my back gets stronger. That along with physio. I don't think it's working, but I am stronger at least.

                                  Sorry for being such a "doomer", but it's very difficult when literally no one I see or know cares about stuff like COVID. I've just had to accept interacting with hundreds of unmasked people just to buy food and work.

          • ZoomeristLeninist [comrade/them, she/her]M
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            2 years ago

            shouldnt we at least be against voluntarily socializing in crowded indoor areas, not wearing a mask, not testing as frequently as possible, and shaming people for not doing these things?