Thread by @MeetJess

Living in 2025 feels like surviving the apocalypse but everyone else thinks it’s Coachella

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Remember when the world collectively cared for like… two weeks?
Now it’s “COVID’s over” while the ER is a revolving door and your barista’s on their 3rd infection this year.

Wearing a mask now gets you side-eyes like you brought a chainsaw to a baby shower.
Oh I’m sorry Karen, did my precaution ruin your aerosol party?

Healthcare settings?
Still a mask-free buffet for airborne pathogens.
Because nothing says "we care" like infecting patients with vibes.

They told us COVID would become “mild.”
They didn’t say it’d be mildly destroying organs one infection at a time like a chill little horror movie.

“Back to normal” means:
No paid sick days
No clean air
Not a mask in sight

Meanwhile, Long COVID is quietly becoming a mass disabling event.
But shhh. Don’t ruin the fun. Just gaslight yourself into gratitude and cough into the void.

And if you do care?
You're a "fearmonger."
You're "living in the past."
You're "overreacting."
No. I just like breathing and not being a vector of biohazard, thanks.

We aren’t “living with the virus.”
We’re dying with it, pretending it’s networking.

But you know what?
The COVID-conscious crew? We’re resilient as hell.
Masked, filtered, exhausted, informed — and still here.
That’s not fear. That’s strength.

You can laugh at us now.
But one day you’ll wish you'd joined us when the air was still free and the damage wasn't permanent.

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