It’s just super frustrating seeing people who are supposedly my brothers and sisters, who I’ve been there to the hilt, who know that my partner is struggling, who know that I’m terrified. We’ve gone through the science and racial and class inequalities together and they’ve voiced how they should mask a hundred times. And then they come to meet me IRL totally fucking unmasked, without even a fucking apology.
Well, if you’re “back to normal”, I’ll sit and watch you eat outside, but I’m not taking my mask off in front of you. I’ll wait till you finish your meal, and I’ll head home early. If I’ve complained about no masking two times already, you heard it enough, I’m not going to complain again.
Am I overreacting?
Edit: for those of griping that you’re not allowed to do COVID minimisation in this comm. These would be valid answer:
- Maybe your friend forgot
- Maybe your friend was tired
- Maybe your friend was hung over
- Your friend made a mistake but you should forgive him
- I’m not yet fully covid conscious, but I’m trying
- We can’t all be perfect. Hopefully they do better next time.
Not acceptable:
- Oh here’s a tidbit about masks that’s been disproven in the science literature 10x already
- Oh the chuds and libs aren’t masking, and I feel peer pressured
Do the immunocompromised around you matter? What about those that don’t want long COVID?
“most people [in Amerika] stopped doing something”, is not a justification. I accept real answers, but silly answers deserve a proper response.
You are cool too, and I like you for the same reason, but also because we’re pfp buddies
Anyone out there who has gone “back to normal” when:
- Covid obviously isn’t over and researchers are out there pointing out we’re heading towards disaster.
- We watched them sociologically end the pandemic in real time at the request of businesses, completely at odds with science.
- Immunocompromised folks are literally out there begging people to mask and not abandon them the way the government has.
Is a Full Stop.
Thanks for your response. And obviously I agree with you. It’s just harder when I see leftists (MLs, Trots, Anarchists, etc) pull this. I just have much higher standards for them.
I’ll see if I can find you some actual studies when I’m at my desktop, but pretty much every legit article on long covid ends with a researcher trying to get people to wake up to the fact that everyone is going to get long covid and we’re heading towards a future of healthcare collapse.
Even Bloomberg, while still in denial about the cause, can’t hide that mass immune disregulation is happening.
From the Guardian Last March
‘Alarming’ rise in Americans with long Covid symptoms
Some 6.8% of American adults are currently experiencing long Covid symptoms, according to a new survey from the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), revealing an “alarming” increase in recent months even as the health agency relaxes Covid isolation recommendations, experts say.
That means an estimated 17.6 million Americans could now be living with long Covid.
“This should be setting off alarms for many people,” said David Putrino, the Nash Family Director of the Cohen Center for Recovery From Complex Chronic Illness at Mount Sinai. “We’re really starting to see issues emerging faster than I expected.”
Most people are eventually going to get brain damage from Covid
Covid, long term, seems to pretty much attack whatever weakness you’ve got. Cancers, Heart Issues, whateer, even stuff like Parkinson’s.
Kids can get Long Covid
Study: Kids with long COVID have impaired exercise capacity | CIDRAP
Dogs (and probably other pets) can get Long Covid and if you check Google News, there’s been a mysterious respiratory virus going around amongst dogs that if it wasn’t covid related was probably immune disregulation related from covid.
Neurologic Effects of SARS-CoV-2 Transmitted among Dogs - Volume 29, Number 11—November 2023 - Emerging Infectious Diseases journal - CDC (cw: animal testing)
yikes mask off
Honestly, if its people that know your situation and you’ve pointed it out multiple time and they still go meet you unmasked, then no. Its not weird to be disappointed.
is a psychological cost to not letting go of the fear of Covid
That’s a really clever way to blame those with legitimate fears, including serious health problems.
in so far as those precautions are unlikely to really save anyone
If you had an asymptomatic infection, and mask, you’d be saving those around you and those who live with those around you.
You’re asked to put a mask on in crowded conditions. All that is irrelevant.
I fear for my health and safety, and my families health, when someone comes near me, indoors, unmasked. I’ve given up so many activities since the unmasked people started joining even when we had mask mandates. So if you’re cool with terrifying and threatening others, go on. I guess I can’t force empathy on you.
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.
