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Case ([personal profile] case) wrote in [community profile] fandomsecrets2024-10-11 05:38 pm

[ SECRET POST #6489 ]


⌈ Secret Post #6489 ⌋

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[NSFW; Eldrea: Sex Saga by Taboo Tales]



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Re: Ever feel like people have gotten weird about illness since the pandemic?

(Anonymous) 2024-10-12 05:00 pm (UTC)(link)
Getting sick from common illnesses is a part of life. Covid was largely a novel virus, and unlike other diseases which have existing treatments, medicines and vaccines, we didn't have any defenses against it when it first came to our shores (even though it's related to SARS, they still had to develop a specific vaccine for it). It's just goddamn stupid and reckless to take your chances with a disease you have little to no information about.

Also, I can't speak for ayrt but for me, what really pissed me off was the knowledge that there are inconsiderate and selfish people out there who prioritize things like *their* comfort and having a good time over the health and well-being of others. And then they ragged on us for being cautious because that meant now they couldn't have *fun*. Bunch of goddamn children, only worse, because you can't ground other adults.

Were there always people like this before the pandemic? Of course there were. It's just that when the pandemic hit, we found out those people were also our friends, coworkers and family members. And maybe some of them had enough sense to wash their hands after wiping their ass, but it didn't matter because they didn't take the disease as seriously, or just became flat-out Covid deniers. And much of this was due to, and made worse by, the fact that conservatives were politicizing the shit out of Covid, further stoking skepticism.

tl;dr no, it wasn't the same as "those other infections" you get in life.