wopazoo [he/him]

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Cake day: August 2nd, 2022

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  • I am not asking you to wear a mask when you’re outside taking a jog, but wearing a mask in high-risk situations (crowded or poor ventilation) such as schools, public transit, and concerts can significantly reduce your risk of infection, and you should consider doing it.

    Not getting sick protects your friends and family from getting sick. It is a social responsibility that other societies practice but our own society has forsaken since 2022.

    I do not think there is a psychological cost to fearing COVID, because the fear is rational and justified (especially for in immunocompromised people). Fear is an emotion that keeps you away from danger. One way to keep yourself away from danger is to wear a mask and to avoid high risk situations whenever possible.

    Personally, I will not stop wearing a mask until COVID is eradicated in my area. The long-term risks of COVID infection are simply too high.









  • Liberals don’t actually have beliefs. To them, belief is about signaling group affiliation, not actual intellectual belief.

    When a liberal says that they believe in freedom and democracy, they don’t mean that they think that freedom and democracy are the best ways to organize a society, they are merely saying that they belong to WEIRD (western, educated, industrialized, rich, and democratic) society.

    Of course it’s incomprehensible for a group of people who are profoundly nihilistic that someone would actually be willing to die for what they think is right.

    I’m reminded of the tale of the liberal who says big words about climate change but cannot not be arsed to give up their gas-guzzling SUV. To them, “I believe that climate change is real” is merely a statement of group affiliation (i.e. “I’m with the cool kids”), not a factual statement that implies the need for urgent action.









  • Maybe we should operate more like c/vegan where everything from omnivore apologia to overt antiveganism (analogous to the above anti-precaution/anti-max/anti-vax-apologia) is forbidden, and posting/commenting as much gets you a ban?

    I agree with this. We should have at least one place where COVID can be discussed without people coming in to scold people for not kissing strangers on New Year’s Eve.