When will it be time to admit that we cannot mask our way out of Covid

[Camp]

…or a piano could fall on them.

[Camp]

It’s nothing like the flu.

Except.

We remediate it just like a really bad flu.

[zantax]

@SottoVoce

@zantax

@biggestal99

@zantax

Sorry, the idea that a disease with this low of a mortality rate is going to kill off everyone who doesn’t get the vaccine is just plain nonsense.

Low morality rate. Lol

It’s all great unless you or a loved one is dying of this low mortality rate virus.

Allan

To date, I only know one person who has died from it. Given the state of his health before he got it, he wasn’t going to be around much longer whether he caught it or not. That was before the vaccine came out.

That’ll change. Unfortunately.

Why? Everyone I know above the age of 12 is vaccinated.

[WuWei]

@SottoVoce

@zantax

Clearly they will all die off soon. Oh and let’s pretend they don’t get immunity from having it the first time too. lol

It won’t be soon. Will take years.

How durable is immunity to viral respiratory infections with high mutation rates? If someone gets immunity to influenza one year, does that immunity last for life? Is the yearly influenza vaccine a conspiracy? Do you only get one cold from rhinoviruses and you’re immune for life? Must be nice.

“IT’S NOT THE FLU!!! AAAAAAGGGHHH!!! Snap!”

[Camp]

This is so awesome.

The reactions to the flu comparisons circa March to December 2020 we so priceless in the negative fervor they generated.

If nothing else the vaccine knocked Covid down to flu size.

[Orygun]

Anti maskers- @altair1013 - quick question.

You are unvaccinated and get on a plane for a 4 hour flight. You find out on take off that someone on the plane has covid. If you could choose would you wear a mask or not?

Bonus points for answering the question directly.

[SottoVoce]

@WuWei

@SottoVoce

@zantax

Clearly they will all die off soon. Oh and let’s pretend they don’t get immunity from having it the first time too. lol

It won’t be soon. Will take years.

How durable is immunity to viral respiratory infections with high mutation rates? If someone gets immunity to influenza one year, does that immunity last for life? Is the yearly influenza vaccine a conspiracy? Do you only get one cold from rhinoviruses and you’re immune for life? Must be nice.

“IT’S NOT THE FLU!!! AAAAAAGGGHHH!!! Snap!”

I agree. It’s not the flu. Comparing it to other respiratory viruses does not make it the same. I know some people like to believe that.

[SottoVoce]

@Camp

…or a piano could fall on them.

If 650,000 people died from pianos falling on them in the last 18 months people would probably take added precautions to prevent it. Or not because of freedom or the belief it wasn’t a big deal or something.

[SottoVoce]

@Camp

This is so awesome.

The reactions to the flu comparisons circa March to December 2020 we so priceless in the negative fervor they generated.

If nothing else the vaccine knocked Covid down to flu size.

To who? Maybe the people who continue to diminish the severity of COVID. COVID and the flu both have vaccines and are respiratory infections. True. COVID and the flu have the same reproduction rate and mortality. False.

[Orygun]

Covid has killed more people than soldiers died in the civil war. BUt iTs JUsT LiKE tHe fLu!!!

[fallenturtle]

@thinkingman

@biggestal99

@fallenturtle

They’re kinda annoying… especially if you wear glasses. So if you’re ignorant enough to think they don’t do anything then I can understand why they’d make a big fuss over it.

Meh. I wearglasses and a mask. Not a big deal.

Not sure what the be deal is about wearing masks.

Allan

theyre annoying as hell, and useless little torture devices for kids which block their smiles, impede their breathing

it’s frankly borderline absurd

They’re not useless and my kids are fine with them except for the glasses fogging issue.

[fallenturtle]

@Cratic3947

It makes the compliant people feel safer. That’s all sheeple care about. And when you give govt power, you never get it back

Mask restrictions were loosen temporary until delta hit, once we finish this wave no reason to think they won’t loosen again.

[tnt]

@SottoVoce

If 650,000 people died from pianos falling on them in the last 18 months people would probably take added precautions to prevent it. Or not because of freedom or the belief it wasn’t a big deal or something.

One terrorist tried to light his nike’s on fire and were still taking our shoes off at the airport.

[thinkingman]

@fallenturtle

@thinkingman

@biggestal99

@fallenturtle

They’re kinda annoying… especially if you wear glasses. So if you’re ignorant enough to think they don’t do anything then I can understand why they’d make a big fuss over it.

Meh. I wearglasses and a mask. Not a big deal.

Not sure what the be deal is about wearing masks.

Allan

theyre annoying as hell, and useless little torture devices for kids which block their smiles, impede their breathing

it’s frankly borderline absurd

They’re not useless and my kids are fine with them except for the glasses fogging issue.

you and your kids are not everyone and their kids

not everyone will want to do what you do or not. crazy i know

try to reflect on that a little while.

[thinkingman]

@biggestal99

@thinkingman

i appreciate your atomistic anecdote

to say they “impede nothing” is just pure denial or pure gaslighting

The person in question was not being impeded from breathing.

He was doing quite fine.

Allan

dix you ask him?

[tnt]

@thinkingman

you and your kids are not everyone and their kids

not everyone will want to do what you do or not. crazy i know

try to reflect on that a little while.

Not every kid wants to wear pants to school.

How should we accommodate them?

[fallenturtle]

@thinkingman

@fallenturtle

@thinkingman

@biggestal99

@fallenturtle

They’re kinda annoying… especially if you wear glasses. So if you’re ignorant enough to think they don’t do anything then I can understand why they’d make a big fuss over it.

Meh. I wearglasses and a mask. Not a big deal.

Not sure what the be deal is about wearing masks.

Allan

theyre annoying as hell, and useless little torture devices for kids which block their smiles, impede their breathing

it’s frankly borderline absurd

They’re not useless and my kids are fine with them except for the glasses fogging issue.

you and your kids are not everyone and their kids

not everyone will want to do what you do or not. crazy i know

try to reflect on that a little while.

I’ve reflected… you and your children should wear a mask when around other people.

[thinkingman]

@tnt

@thinkingman

you and your kids are not everyone and their kids

not everyone will want to do what you do or not. crazy i know

try to reflect on that a little while.

Not every kid wants to wear pants to school.

How should we accommodate them?

equating not wearing a mask with going pantsless. glorious.

are you so devoid of any other way to argue this you came up with this?

[Camp]

Risk assessment.

[thinkingman]

@fallenturtle

@thinkingman

@fallenturtle

@thinkingman

@biggestal99

@fallenturtle

They’re kinda annoying… especially if you wear glasses. So if you’re ignorant enough to think they don’t do anything then I can understand why they’d make a big fuss over it.

Meh. I wearglasses and a mask. Not a big deal.

Not sure what the be deal is about wearing masks.

Allan

theyre annoying as hell, and useless little torture devices for kids which block their smiles, impede their breathing

it’s frankly borderline absurd

They’re not useless and my kids are fine with them except for the glasses fogging issue.

you and your kids are not everyone and their kids

not everyone will want to do what you do or not. crazy i know

try to reflect on that a little while.

I’ve reflected… you and your children should wear a mask when around other people.

i already know you think that

thats not what you were supposed to reflect on