Nobody wants to admit that most of the measures we've taken over the past 14 months in the name of 'saving lives' and 'stopping the spread' likely made very little difference.
And possibly led to a worse overall outcome.
The ego is too fragile to even consider this.
If you compare places that locked down businesses for months, mandated stay at home policies, mandated masks, etc. vs those that didn't, then you'll find no clear correlation with these policies and death rates.
Hard truth.
I am absolutely opposed to lockdowns and mask mandates, and was from day one, but the fact that it's hard to prove they even significantly 'worked' is an extra kick in the cojones.
If they did, the evidence would be CLEAR by now.
The key factors that lead to higher death and hospitalisation rates have little to do with governmental policy. And I think honest people have known that for ages...
But people want to FEEL like they're making a difference.
It's more about emotions than facts.
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I find this whole situation very weird... If this were truly a scary, deadly pandemic, then you wouldn't need to push people so hard to take a vaccine for it.
The fact so many are relying on social pressure, shame, and coercion, rather than FACTS and LOGIC raises questions.
I'm seeing people being bullied, insulted, harassed, and even threatened to take this shot...
That's immoral and unprecedented.
For many, it seems to be more about moral grandstanding and telling others what to do, rather than truly caring about their health and free will.
Everybody has a different risk profile and different considerations. Both for the virus AND any medication.
The math for a 75 year old with diabetes is not the same as for a healthy 15, 25, 35, 45, or even 55 year old.
Why are people acting like it's one size fits all?
It's weird how it was just decided on our behalf that Covid-19 is THE MOST IMPORTANT THING in the world.
More important than all other diseases, causes of death, human rights, civil liberties, joy, wellbeing...
Covid is the new, secular god. To question anything is blasphemy.
Seriously, when did we all consent to override all of these other things because of this particular virus, which has a 99.9%+ survival rate in most demographics?
I didn't consent.
I don't consent.
There's more to life and health. It's just a virus with good marketing.
Do you guys remember all those other times we stopped the entire world, put billions of healthy people under house arrest, crushed the whole economy, and sacrificed friendships, family, and mental & physical health, because there was a virus going around?