Thread by @Saltykid41

its so easy to tell immunocompromised people to just stay home if they are rightfully afraid of getting Covid - or the flu, or norovirus, or even just tue common cold (which can kill us), or whatever other germs the eugenicist plaguerates demand the right to spread. 🧵

The pandemic did usher in the age of delivery apps, which does help. But its not a panacea for meeting one's basic needs, especially for follks living on a shoestring budget - which certainly describes most immunocompromised folks who are sheltering at home,

denied the right to participate in society for the plaguerats' normalcy. 🧵

Ironically, the same eugenics-based ideology that tells us to just stay home, then calls us lazy and dismisses our basic human rights to food, medical care, or even the home it wants us to stay in.  Many of us have to resort to #crowdfunding for survival. 🧵

I frequently have to choose between food and medications, and neither can be obtained safely.   For three years I have been chronically ill & homeless, and get no public assistance.  
{shameless plug: gofundme.com/f/lc323}
And I'm far from alone in this. 🧵

There are literally hundreds of folks in the same boat, crowdfunding for survival. A recent thread by @longcovidaidbot (tinyurl.com/yckrcbb4)   is but one example of folks whose lives have already been decimated by SARS-CoV-2, who rightfully NEED to avoid reinfection.  🧵

And no, we can't just have everything delivered, in part because we are trying to survive on a budget far below poverty level.   Why not?  Because it its exponentially more expensive to order delivery, as opposed to being allowed to safely shop for groceries like other human 🧵

First of all, the prices on the delivery apps are higher than that in the store.  Then, the app charges a service fee - not to be confused with the delivery fee, which is not a tip paid to the driver.  🧵

Single folks can also expect to be hit with a small order fee, and many restaurants have taken to charging to-go fees, 🧵

paper fees, or mandatory minimum gratuities on delivery app orders.  Dollar menues dont exist in the brave new world of delivery apps, but if they did, your dollar burger could easily end up costing well over ten or twelve dollars.  🧵

The final insult to injury?  You typically must have double that amount available for the pre-authorization of your credit card, and the hold they place can take up to a week to be released.  And thats assuming you can afford to spend $15 - $20 on a single meal to begin with.

PS as always #longcovid #disabilitytwitter & anyone with any #chronicillness is welcome to drop their fundraising links under the relevant tweets - please ♥️ & 🔁 the thread! @LongCovidAidBot

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