Also, I kind of object to the characterization of people acting in an obscenely selfish manner is just them “attempting to be human beings.” Not everyone is at high risk of dying from this virus, but everyone can spread it to those who are. By going out and living your life normally, you are essentially saying “Fuck those people.” Americans have no sense of community or social responsibility any more. It’s sad. We suck.
Personally, I'll say that couldn't be further from the truth. I'm adamantly anti lockdown and "New Normal" and care about society and the world around me. What I see is COVID doomerism and government restrictions destroying society, and millions of unintended lives. And the more authoritarian you get the worse it is. So many people are moving out of NYC right now that people have to book moving trucks months in advance. That can't be explained by fear of the virus itself, as it's been many months since NYC was a big hot spot, it's clearly about the lock downs. I've seen videos of 5th avenue completely boarded up for blocks on end, I'm sure thats great for retail. I've heard similar stories from many other cities like San Francisco that have taken the same path.
Does anyone really think society is better off in California or Victoria, Australia right now than it is in Sweden or South Dakota? The lockdowns are destroying both individual rights and the greater good of society by making people mentally ill and unstable. I consider both of these important, and they aren't opposing ideals. A society with a healthy amount of individual rights is more resilient than a more centralized, controlled society. An authoritarian society has all its eggs in one basket, so to speak, the consequences of a failed decision can be more ruinous than a society in which individuals and groups of people can pursue different options and come to find what works best in a more organic way.
Really, I think most of you COVID doomers are either scared or just engaging in tribal behavior, and convincing yourself its for the greater good. The level of fear in our society has been getting more extreme for many years. Social and mainstream media companies now have the ability to blast you in the face during your every waking moment with fear. I think I just see it differently in part because I'm just not that scared of death or this virus, its not a major concern that I even think about. Just like who is president of the US, honestly I could care less, it doesn't effect my daily routine at all really. Anyway, hopefully I have a number of decades of healthy life still ahead of me, being in my 40s, but I know if I manage to live to be old I'll eventually get to a more vulnerable state, but frankly, the thought of dying of COVID or something similar one day is less scary to me than the thought of living in a society that's ever more fearful, authoritarian, polarized and just flat out bat shit crazy. I hope by the time I get old that society has abandoned the idea that the old have to be protected "for their own good" and used as cash cows for the medical industry and instead accepted that death is a natural conclusion to life. I guess thats selfish though...
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