There was a big narrative, especially around the holidays, trying to hang college kids with the blame for spreading covid. The news wouldn't shut up about kids bringing covid home to their families. It made me irate because what did they want these kids to do? They were doing their best, they had to go back to school. They couldn't take a year off, they're massively in debt that they need to start paying off asap by graduating and getting a job.
So I am hesitant to entertain criticism of college kids because it has been being used to shift blame on them when they weren't given any other option. A convenient deflection for all the businesses that are actually doing the spread.
On the other hand there is a frat house a few houses up the street from me and they never stopped having giant parties, no mask ofc. Oh and they blast the shittiest country rap music I have ever heard... So yeah idk how to feel
Yes fuck this happened in many places, young people in general were targeted because it's an easy scapegoat and boomers will lap it up. Here there was a bunch of shit measures like banning selling alcohol after dusk because evil young people are buying alcohol and going to parks and getting drunk and they are responsible for covid, or something. Meanwhile all shops, restaurants and schools were open and people were using public transit en masse to go to their jobs lmao
I struggle with this so much. All the way up to being happy to hear people I know weren't following guidelines get covid. I don't want it to hurt them tho! I just really enjoy seeing someone actually face consequences for their faults. I feel really bad about it tho...
asterisk for people in charge of shit: I am 100% glad at every member of government not fighting tooth-and-nail for us to get it and die. fucking reap your sowing
radio country is for sure, but there are still good country songs out there. there was a pretty good citations needed episode about how country was hijacked by the right to push propaganda
There was a big narrative, especially around the holidays, trying to hang college kids with the blame for spreading covid. The news wouldn't shut up about kids bringing covid home to their families. It made me irate because what did they want these kids to do? They were doing their best, they had to go back to school. They couldn't take a year off, they're massively in debt that they need to start paying off asap by graduating and getting a job.
So I am hesitant to entertain criticism of college kids because it has been being used to shift blame on them when they weren't given any other option. A convenient deflection for all the businesses that are actually doing the spread.
On the other hand there is a frat house a few houses up the street from me and they never stopped having giant parties, no mask ofc. Oh and they blast the shittiest country rap music I have ever heard... So yeah idk how to feel
Critique of general college kids about this is usually bad, but critique of frats/sororities is good because they suck.
Good point. There is a distinction to be made there.
Yes fuck this happened in many places, young people in general were targeted because it's an easy scapegoat and boomers will lap it up. Here there was a bunch of shit measures like banning selling alcohol after dusk because evil young people are buying alcohol and going to parks and getting drunk and they are responsible for covid, or something. Meanwhile all shops, restaurants and schools were open and people were using public transit en masse to go to their jobs lmao
This exactly. Boomers pack the bob evans every night but it's definitely those darn college kids to blame.
i feel this so hard
it's really hard to keep up sympathy for folk knowingly endangering themselves and others but we gotta try
I struggle with this so much. All the way up to being happy to hear people I know weren't following guidelines get covid. I don't want it to hurt them tho! I just really enjoy seeing someone actually face consequences for their faults. I feel really bad about it tho...
asterisk for people in charge of shit: I am 100% glad at every member of government not fighting tooth-and-nail for us to get it and die. fucking reap your sowing
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bro country is worst music genre of allllll time
radio country is for sure, but there are still good country songs out there. there was a pretty good citations needed episode about how country was hijacked by the right to push propaganda
Agreed. I meant "bro country" not "bro, country..." lol
ah, can never tell with the commas online