How COVID-19 is affecting society

[Cindy Claveau]

Chile is Counting Its Coronavirus Deaths as 'Recovered' Because They 'No Longer Show Symptoms'

All this time, we thought the movie zombies were a threat. Now we find out they weren't playing.

 

[Romana]

Chile is Counting Its Coronavirus Deaths as 'Recovered' Because They 'No Longer Show Symptoms'

All this time, we thought the movie zombies were a threat. Now we find out they weren't playing.

Frontbutt is probably kicking himself that he didn't think of that.

 

[Noodles]

Trevor Phillips recalls daughter’s funeral to stress anger at Matt Hancock

Sky News presenter refers to rule of 30 and asks why he should listen next time ministers issue guidance

www.theguardian.com

So, I've been playing GTA V recently, and I was confused at first....

Trevor Philips

Trevor Philips is a character in the Grand Theft Auto series, appearing as one of the three protagonists of Grand Theft Auto V, along with Michael De Santa and Franklin Clinton, and a main character in Grand Theft Auto Online. He is voiced by Steven Ogg. Trevor is a career criminal and former...

gta.fandom.com

 

[WolfEyes]

So, I've been playing GTA V recently, and I was confused at first....

Trevor Philips

Trevor Philips is a character in the Grand Theft Auto series, appearing as one of the three protagonists of Grand Theft Auto V, along with Michael De Santa and Franklin Clinton, and a main character in Grand Theft Auto Online. He is voiced by Steven Ogg. Trevor is a career criminal and former...

gta.fandom.com

I'll bet you're one of the ones that always spelled Philip Rosedale's name with 2 L's.

 

[Noodles]

I'll bet you're one of the ones that always spelled Philip Rosedale's name with 2 L's.

I am honestly, absolutely terrible with names.

It's like some sort of weird kryptonite or something because I remember a lot of other stuff, and even remember faces and people, just not names.

 

[WolfEyes]

I am honestly, absolutely terrible with names.

It's like some sort of weird kryptonite or something because I remember a lot of other stuff, and even remember faces and people, just not names.

Yep. I may not remember your name, especially if I don't see you very often, but I will always remember your face, even if I have only met you once.

 

[Argent Stonecutter]

I have marginal prosopagnosia, so I remember names but it takes me a long time to associate them with faces and even then I remember people by context more than faces, "the dry cleaning guy", "the guy in the bookstore", "My neighbor across the back fence". When they call out to me in the grocery store it's always terrible.

 

[Kamilah Hauptmann]

So:

Fed study ties 1918 flu pandemic to Nazi Party gains

The paper examined municipal spending levels and voter extremism in Germany from the time of the initial influenza outbreak until 1933.

www.politico.com

About ten years after the Spanish flu, Nazis were all about killing the drains on society that are people with long Spanish flu.

Today's COVID denialists are tomorrow's eugenicists calling for something to be done about these disabled drains on society.

Life unworthy of life - Wikipedia

en.wikipedia.org

 

[Innula Zenovka]

Evernote link because why not

 

[Innula Zenovka]

Man filmed accosting Chris Whitty loses job as estate agent

Lewis Hughes, 24, apologises for ‘any upset caused’ after video of incident in London went viral

www.theguardian.com

Evernote link because why not

 

[Beebo Brink]

Man filmed accosting Chris Whitty loses job as estate agent

Lewis Hughes, 24, apologises for ‘any upset caused’ after video of incident in London went viral

www.theguardian.com

So who posted the video online? Let me guess....

 

[Innula Zenovka]

 

[Innula Zenovka]

Evernote link because why not

 

[Argent Stonecutter]

 

[WolfEyes]

As of July 1, you no longer have to wear a mask in public in Oregon.

It was nice knowing you all.

 

[Romana]

As of July 1, you no longer have to wear a mask in public in Oregon.

It was nice knowing you all.

You no longer have to, but can't you do so if you want to? It's been lifted her for a while now, and I still see plenty of people with masks. Some people are afraid to let their guard down because of the delta variant (a quite understandable concern) and others like the way they didn't get sick from other things while wearing them.
Or would the anti -mask lunatics get hostile if you wore one?

 

[Innula Zenovka]

You no longer have to, but can't you do so if you want to? It's been lifted her for a while now, and I still see plenty of people with masks. Some people are afraid to let their guard down because of the delta variant (a quite understandable concern) and others like the way they didn't get sick from other things while wearing them.
Or would the anti -mask lunatics get hostile if you wore one?

Masks prevent you from infecting others if you're infected and they're not.

Wolfie's mask protects other Oregonians from her, should she be so unfortunate as to become positive for Covid. They do little to protect her from others, though.

(The main reason everyone masks up in an operating theatre isn't that they're worried they'll catch something from the patient.)

 

[Romana]

Masks prevent you from infecting others if you're infected and they're not.

Wolfie's mask protects other Oregonians from her, should she be so unfortunate as to become positive for Covid. They do little to protect her from others, though.

(The main reason everyone masks up in an operating theatre isn't that they're worried they'll catch something from the patient.)

True, but my brother (the doctor one) says it's better than nothing. And N95s (or KN95s) are better than cloth. (I know a good site to get the latter, if anyone needs them or wants to have some on hand just in case).

 

[Kamilah Hauptmann]

My ex-pharmacist stopped wearing a mask as soon as the mandate dropped. I wonder what else they do only grudgingly and at the barest minimum.

 

[Romana]

On my recent visit to my endocrinologist, I wore a mask going in. There was only one patient (& spouse) besides staff. No one was wearing a mask, including the doctor, because all were vaccinated.
This is the same doctor who advised extreme caution last year. He's not anti -mask now, he just feels the vaccines are effective enough for vaccinated people to behave like things are normal.
My brother doesn't. So it seems to me that opinion varies widely between medical personnel.
My pharmacists still wear masks.. If they didn't, though, it wouldn't be enough to put me off new that I'm vaxxed. If they expressed COVID denialism, that sure would.