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

  • FoolishFool [she/her]
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    2 years ago

    The amount of outrage that one post has generated here is insane. lol Y'all are still pissing and moaning about that shit days later.

    I feel like people are going out of their way to interpret what was essentially a "touch grass" post as uncharitably as possible.

    Could he have emphasized covid more? Sure. But I don't believe he was literally advocating spitting into eachother's mouths like some people here are acting.

    Socializing offline and being covid-conscious are not mutually exclusive. It is possible.

    • supdog [e/em/eir,ey/em]
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      2 years ago

      Yeah this site is PHENOMENALY COVID conscious.

      I've never seen a single anti-masker here which is what you'd think they were talking about from the tone of it all. I'd expect an actual anti-masker to be banned on the spot.

      If there's not a struggle session hexbear will FORCE there to be one because it's the only time we got more than 11 posts per day.

      ...this site sometimes

      • macabrett
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        2 years ago

        My struggle session post yesterday (which I posted in /c/covid because I didn't want a struggle session) was in response MOSTLY to some comments on a post about opening a window being a covid mitigation strategy (its not really and pretending it is just makes the world more dangerous for people like me). Some of it was informed by the "go out" discourse, but not the post itself. It was people dismissing and shaming those that are still attempting to stay safe from covid.

        I'm immunocompromised and it sucks to come here and see the same shit I've been hearing from chuds for three years and libs for one and a half years. It's likely I won't be getting anything close to normal in my life again. Please keep this perspective in mind before dismissing concerns.

    • macabrett
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      2 years ago

      Look, I made the struggle session post yesterday. I was sad and disheartened. I posted it in /c/covid because I thought we could all just commiserate together in there, but some people came in to shame, downplay covid, and discourage mitigation strategies. My post was not about the dumb "go out" discourse, but the response towards people who said "I can't because of covid". I'm sure this post right here is a response to what ultimately happened in my struggle session, in which a few users made me have a very bad day (which I shouldn't let happen, but it does).

      It's hard being forgotten in this pandemic, ya know? I'm immunocompromised. I don't really have hope that I'll get back my life from before. Having people spread misinformation on this site, like claiming opening a window is more effective than masks, makes the world a worse place for people like me. Just try to keep this perspective in mind and don't dismiss us outright.

      • FoolishFool [she/her]
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        2 years ago

        I sympathize, and my comment isn't necessarily specifically aimed at you, or even OP for that matter. More just a general statement of frustration.

    • Grandpa_garbagio [he/him]
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      2 years ago

      Socializing offline and being covid-conscious are not mutually exclusive. It is possible.

      That's literally the argument being made in this thread but the issue is people keep taking it as meaning locking yourself inside forever

      • supdog [e/em/eir,ey/em]
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        2 years ago

        It's funny to me because everybody is on the same page. There's literally zero disagreement in this thread.

        First they said go but be responsible. The response is nonono BE RESPONSIBLE when you go out.

        • Grandpa_garbagio [he/him]
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          2 years ago

          There's a few posts that seem to be a lot more "just give up it doesn't matter" but otherwise yeah, there seems to be a lot of miscommunication.

          I think it's probably due to the mainstream gaslighting we've been subjected to over the past year about it. Combining with a going on 3 years of this bullshit we're all just pissed.