Upon careful deliberation, I hereby announce that I am leaving team reality and joining team apocalypse. Below I list my reasons to do so, which, after you all read, should convince you that it is for the best to leave team reality. (1/x)
First, I will no longer need to scrutinize studies, analyze data, question the messaging, and request evidence of whether a measure against COVID actually works. I will just believe in what I am told. Much less cognitive effort. (2/x)
Second, when confronted by a member of team reality, I will not have to actually share evidence of what I claim to be true. I will just throw a few insults and then block. That will save a lot of time! (3/x)
Third, I will only focus on one outcome, which is eradicating COVID and eliminating only COVID deaths. Much more straightforward! I will not have to think about other harm being done in the process, as that harm is happening unseen and will take time to be trendy anyway! (4/x)
If this is not enough justification to convince you that team apocalypse is the obvious choice, I don't know what is and you all are morons! Have fun with your data and your search for evidence! You all are blocked! (5/5)
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I just did a "Team Reality Origin Stories" interview with @erichhartmann , which made me think (and Erich will probably be mad at me for not talking about this in the interview):
My biggest issue with COVID NPIs is that they hurt the poor the most, because I grew up poor. (1/x)
I could immediately empathize with dads who lost their jobs and were unable to provide for their kids. Because my dad never had a well-paying job, and my mom didn't work.
I could immediately empathize with kids who were denied school because I went to a low-means school. (2/x)
I could immediately empathize with kids who were not allowed in playgrounds because I rarely had access to a good one.
I could immediately empathize with families losing access to public libraries because I knew how important they were. (3/x)