Cognitive dissonance is hitting people hard with the most recent COVID surges.
They were sold a narrative of "just a cold", but the experiences they're having conflict with that spin.
First they notice that they're experiencing the worst "cold" they can remember... in the summer.
Then they start noticing persistent fatigue after they've supposedly recovered. And a chronic cough. And weird moments where they lose their train of thought mid-sentence. It's a disconcerting situation to be in.
Then they get infected again with digestive symptoms, despite having just had it fairly recently (again, in the summer).
Then they look around and notice everyone around them going through the same thing. They notice hospitals masking again. They notice that more coworkers are off sick all of a sudden.
Not everyone is connecting the dots to COVID just yet, but something still seems off, at least.
The common refrain right now is that there's a lot of illness going around. Some may instinctually call it a cold or the flu, but personal experiences are starting to diverge from the informal definitions assigned to those terms in the zeitgeist.
It's unfortunate that people have been so thoroughly coerced and lulled by authorities into suffering long-term consequences from repeated COVID infections. In a few months, the harsh reality of chronic illness and disability will dawn on large waves of people currently dealing with acute infections. For some, the term "long COVID" will enter their lexicon.
All we can do at this point is continue to inform those willing to listen. Prevention is not futile. Prevention is not synonymous with "lockdown", either. Long-term health outcomes still matter. And just like any other noxious substance, less exposure is better than more.
They were sold a narrative of "just a cold", but the experiences they're having conflict with that spin.
First they notice that they're experiencing the worst "cold" they can remember... in the summer.
Then they start noticing persistent fatigue after they've supposedly recovered. And a chronic cough. And weird moments where they lose their train of thought mid-sentence. It's a disconcerting situation to be in.
Then they get infected again with digestive symptoms, despite having just had it fairly recently (again, in the summer).
Then they look around and notice everyone around them going through the same thing. They notice hospitals masking again. They notice that more coworkers are off sick all of a sudden.
Not everyone is connecting the dots to COVID just yet, but something still seems off, at least.
The common refrain right now is that there's a lot of illness going around. Some may instinctually call it a cold or the flu, but personal experiences are starting to diverge from the informal definitions assigned to those terms in the zeitgeist.
It's unfortunate that people have been so thoroughly coerced and lulled by authorities into suffering long-term consequences from repeated COVID infections. In a few months, the harsh reality of chronic illness and disability will dawn on large waves of people currently dealing with acute infections. For some, the term "long COVID" will enter their lexicon.
All we can do at this point is continue to inform those willing to listen. Prevention is not futile. Prevention is not synonymous with "lockdown", either. Long-term health outcomes still matter. And just like any other noxious substance, less exposure is better than more.
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