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 [they/them, she/her]M
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      2 years ago

      yeah, most ppl here are good. im mostly frustrated at irl stuff and begging this community to not use conservative talking points like "im not putting my whole life on hold". nobody is asking anyone to put their whole life on hold. just to not be a plague rat, which includes putting some of ur life on hold

    • commenter [none/use name]
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      2 years ago

      I'm a hypocrite for flying and going out to eat with family during the busiest season with highest transmission. I took the risk and did what I could while still participating, but I still caught covid. It's social pressure 100%, if it were up to me we would all socially isolate for 5 days, test before getting together, and then eat at home.

        • commenter [none/use name]
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          2 years ago

          Yeah the few people I had been still seeing stopped caring. Worrying about covid makes someone a social outsider. My friends were all based around hobbies, and none are still on board with being cautious, they want to go out to bars.