rauza
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- Mar 13, 2014
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Everybody abuses the idea of "woke" culture and wanting to feel like they're more "aware" than everybody else is. It feels good for someone to feel like they have an edge over others "GUYS WAKE UP, blip blap blop bloop". Yeah, I normally tune out the rest after those first 3 words.
"nah it's nothing"
"nah, it's a scam - the government is trying to control you"
"nah, economy could run just fine, there's something else at play"
"nah, it's not that dangerous, relax"
"honestly not a big deal, media is just overplaying it"
Cringe, cringe, cringe. IQ nose dive.
Coronavirus IS real and it is dangerous as far as we know. Some friends' families have been affected and a distant family member in my family has also fallen victim to it.
Dangerous? Yes. Absolutely mind numbingly deadly virus? Not really, but it's still bad - the virality factor on it's own is a terrible trait but researchers and doctors are only learning more as the pandemic goes on.
In fact, studies are starting to show that it can bring in many long-term damages to your health even after you get it and you're fine. People are experiencing forms of brain damage, weaker hearts and a less-healthy, more damaged body. The symptoms for lost sense of taste and other sensories? Yeah, that's the brain taking a little beating. How? It's more than just a flu, it is a virus that invokes blood clotting which is only something we recently realized as to why so many of the symptoms are the way they are.
For example the blue toes that some kids get from it and the heart and lungs having to push harder, loss of taste and smell. We still don't really know much and people think it's smart to dismiss a novel virus that we have no idea of and it's potential long-term damages? Cool.
Look around at research papers and do proper due diligence before you dismiss something that has literally caused hundreds of thousands of deaths of people who had families and loved ones who are now mourning them. Hell, look at the gigantic community of people who HAVE HAD covid and are sharing their experiences AFTER contracting the virus and how they're dealing with it.
I'm still going out in small groups with my friends to hang out, go for groceries and doing everything. Only difference is not going to big events, or clubbing, travelling, etc. It's a small sacrifice but at least I know I'm not contributing to the absolute dumbassery of dismissing it and spreading it nonsensically while pushing the idea of not wearing a mask is a right. I mean imagine being that selfish and self-righteous.
This whole event has been absolutely bizarre, it has really brought to light how dumbed down a lot of people are suffering normalcy bias. And when people do try to express the gravity of the situation, they're accused of being "fear mongerers" when all they're trying to do is keep you informed so that you don't have the kind of situation we have now where people are running around saying there's nothing to worry about which is exactly how it even got this bad in the first place. Granted, some people really do fear monger the shit out of it, there is a way to say it right. Yet many people deny anything that shifts any comfort from their sweet little zone of normalcy bias.
Is this post to scare you? No.
The whole idea is so that you don't spread bs misinformation before doing your own due diligence. Having ignorant people spreading misinformation is dangerous as it leads to people downplaying something that is threatening many people's lives.
You can live your life and enjoy your time with your friends and family. Where I live, the restrictions are being slowly lifted as things ease down. Try not to be selfish and it's not a big deal to wear a mask going in for appointments or picking up groceries. Some people need to get over themselves and start being more compassionate and more open-minded.
Jesus Christ, I'm never mentioning this corona-virus topic again because I hate it but it makes my blood boil seeing people write nonsensical statements about something that is very real and hurting people around me and loved ones.
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Source(s) / Links to relevant articles / papers:
https://www.washingtonpost.com/health/2020/04/22/coronavirus-blood-clots/
https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1111/jth.14817
https://www.medrxiv.org/content/10.1101/2020.04.15.20067017v2.full.pdf
https://clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/NCT04356833
https://clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/NCT04366778
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2811560/
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2589933320300410
https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1111/jth.14768
http://www.onlinejacc.org/content/early/2020/04/15/j.jacc.2020.04.031
https://www.thrombosisresearch.com/article/S0049-3848(20)30120-1/pdf [thrombosisresearch.com]
"nah it's nothing"
"nah, it's a scam - the government is trying to control you"
"nah, economy could run just fine, there's something else at play"
"nah, it's not that dangerous, relax"
"honestly not a big deal, media is just overplaying it"
Cringe, cringe, cringe. IQ nose dive.
Coronavirus IS real and it is dangerous as far as we know. Some friends' families have been affected and a distant family member in my family has also fallen victim to it.
Dangerous? Yes. Absolutely mind numbingly deadly virus? Not really, but it's still bad - the virality factor on it's own is a terrible trait but researchers and doctors are only learning more as the pandemic goes on.
In fact, studies are starting to show that it can bring in many long-term damages to your health even after you get it and you're fine. People are experiencing forms of brain damage, weaker hearts and a less-healthy, more damaged body. The symptoms for lost sense of taste and other sensories? Yeah, that's the brain taking a little beating. How? It's more than just a flu, it is a virus that invokes blood clotting which is only something we recently realized as to why so many of the symptoms are the way they are.
For example the blue toes that some kids get from it and the heart and lungs having to push harder, loss of taste and smell. We still don't really know much and people think it's smart to dismiss a novel virus that we have no idea of and it's potential long-term damages? Cool.
Look around at research papers and do proper due diligence before you dismiss something that has literally caused hundreds of thousands of deaths of people who had families and loved ones who are now mourning them. Hell, look at the gigantic community of people who HAVE HAD covid and are sharing their experiences AFTER contracting the virus and how they're dealing with it.
I'm still going out in small groups with my friends to hang out, go for groceries and doing everything. Only difference is not going to big events, or clubbing, travelling, etc. It's a small sacrifice but at least I know I'm not contributing to the absolute dumbassery of dismissing it and spreading it nonsensically while pushing the idea of not wearing a mask is a right. I mean imagine being that selfish and self-righteous.
This whole event has been absolutely bizarre, it has really brought to light how dumbed down a lot of people are suffering normalcy bias. And when people do try to express the gravity of the situation, they're accused of being "fear mongerers" when all they're trying to do is keep you informed so that you don't have the kind of situation we have now where people are running around saying there's nothing to worry about which is exactly how it even got this bad in the first place. Granted, some people really do fear monger the shit out of it, there is a way to say it right. Yet many people deny anything that shifts any comfort from their sweet little zone of normalcy bias.
Is this post to scare you? No.
The whole idea is so that you don't spread bs misinformation before doing your own due diligence. Having ignorant people spreading misinformation is dangerous as it leads to people downplaying something that is threatening many people's lives.
You can live your life and enjoy your time with your friends and family. Where I live, the restrictions are being slowly lifted as things ease down. Try not to be selfish and it's not a big deal to wear a mask going in for appointments or picking up groceries. Some people need to get over themselves and start being more compassionate and more open-minded.
Jesus Christ, I'm never mentioning this corona-virus topic again because I hate it but it makes my blood boil seeing people write nonsensical statements about something that is very real and hurting people around me and loved ones.
=====================================================================================
Source(s) / Links to relevant articles / papers:
https://www.washingtonpost.com/health/2020/04/22/coronavirus-blood-clots/
https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1111/jth.14817
https://www.medrxiv.org/content/10.1101/2020.04.15.20067017v2.full.pdf
https://clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/NCT04356833
https://clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/NCT04366778
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2811560/
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2589933320300410
https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1111/jth.14768
http://www.onlinejacc.org/content/early/2020/04/15/j.jacc.2020.04.031
https://www.thrombosisresearch.com/article/S0049-3848(20)30120-1/pdf [thrombosisresearch.com]
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