I have virus fatigue. Anyone else have such thoughts?
Are we going to shut down society every time some new virus is identified? Isn’t it a fact that new bacteria and viruses are discovered all the time? Are we going to shut down for a year as we wait for a vaccine? Is this the new normal? Why didn’t we shut down for the Hong Kong flu back in the 60s, which took over 100,000 American lives then?
And another thought that comes to me, is, did we overreact to this virus? Is the cure worse than the disease, considering that this virus is not deadly to the vast majority of us, even if we do get the virus?
“Are we going to shut down society every time some new virus is identified?”
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That’s why they will make the next one more lethal.
Visible skin lesions and and disfigurement would also be a bonus in a narcissistic culture.
It’s got to be difficult to hit the sweet spot with these pandemics.
“I have virus fatigue. Anyone else have such thoughts?”
Well yeah, rational people are sick of this crap. But, Americans aren’t rational. Look at cable tv sometime. What people will watch is jaw dropping. And it’s those people who wallow in the fear porn, and vote Biden.
I am older, and my attitude is, no one gets out alive. Let me make my choices, and I’ll deal with what my decisions bring.
A little story that illustrates my negativity about people. I walk in the park every day. Yesterday, I came upon a neighbor. This woman is about my age and a conservative. Her brother got covid, and her next door neighbor had just recovered from covid. It was clear she was very afraid. I told her, there are lots of things that get you. Here we are in a wooded park, with LOTS of deer ticks. We could get lyme disease and in many cases that’s worse than covid. She looked at me blankly for a second while she processed that, and then said: “Oh yeah.” It was as if it never occurred to her that there was anything as bad as covid.
“Isn’t it a fact that new bacteria and viruses are discovered all the time?”
Bacteria = CHEESE! Glorious CHEESE!
When Cheese is outlawed, only Outlaws will have Cheese!