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

      • 2Password2Remember [he/him]
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        2 years ago

        this is hilarious because the original thread which started this shit storm was not at all abrasive and all the combativeness came from the people who want everyone to be hermits

        Death to America

      • Spectre_of_Z_poster [they/them]
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        2 years ago

        Lol this is among the most abrasive and hostile communities I’ve seen online, especially when it comes to criticizing others. Now that a couple people apparently hit a raw nerve here it’s suddenly a problem? Guarantee I can find some very pious and rude comments in your history with a little browsing

        • AntiOutsideAktion [he/him]
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          2 years ago

          Lol this is among the most abrasive and hostile communities I’ve seen online, especially when it comes to criticizing others

          https://hexbear.net/u/Spectre_of_Z_poster

                  • Spectre_of_Z_poster [they/them]
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                    2 years ago

                    I’m not the original Z. They were a Syrian refugee, I’m just some American who used to be a chauvinist radlib until some of their comments shook me out of it

                    They are the inspiration I build my online persona around though now, because they ruled

                      • FuckYourselfEndless [ze/hir]
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                        2 years ago

                        The fact that the actions you want people take -- praxis -- is the same as imperialcore liberals should be revealing what your actual politics are. I'm trying to take every harm seriously and you just want to post dumb shit like "all AES (literally just China) has given up on COVID mitigation so you should too."

                        • Spectre_of_Z_poster [they/them]
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                          2 years ago

                          Demanding individuals be pure (and ignoring the systemic inability of the government or economy to deal with the issue) is individualistic liberalism

                          It is radlibs who demand individual purity

                • AntiOutsideAktion [he/him]
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                  2 years ago

                  If that's happening to you, you should report it to the moderators instead of using it as an excuse for picking fights and never scrutinizing your behavior.