DHK wrote:To all of those people abiding the regulations, socially distancing and wearing masks, thank you. Its a collaborative effort and we are all making sacrifices for things to normalize.
To those who are thinking its conspiracy theory, should t be wearing masks because its a breach of freedom, and have a “dont give a damn if i get covid” attitude. Shame on you, and stop being an embarassmenr to your family, friends and yourself
I feel the vast majority of people don’t fall into either of your groups to be honest, but most people think these are the only 2 groups that exist, which creates a massive divide in society.
I think a more accurate description of the 2 groups would be:
Group 1
I think most people THINK they are in the “abiding the regulations, socially distancing and wearing masks” camp, and self describe themselves as such. But in reality? Sure they take measures, but their daily lives are filled with ample amount of non critical interaction, forms of non distant socializing, and times when they simply don’t want to wear a mask when they should. This group means well and takes the virus very seriously, but simply put, are not as strict to the rules as they think they are or describe themselves to be... regardless, these people also think that people who don’t view the virus as seriously as they do as ‘trumpers’ who don’t give a F about anyone. To me, this group is quick to put people who view the virus with a bit of skepticism into the trump camp because it makes them feel better with their own flawed measures they’ve taken in their lives, despite the hypocrisies that exist. In their mind, they can say ‘well, atleast I didn’t A BC, like Johnny over there...’
Group 2
Then there is another group of people who think the virus is a bit over hyped and that the govt measures taken have been extreme without much thought about long term unintended consequences to society. ‘The medicine can’t be worse than the disease’ is a description that I think is a fair analogy in their world. But despite not being as worried as the first group I described, this group still tries to be a respectful social citizen in public, but perhaps not as aggressively as others (ie. you won’t see them wearing a mask when going for a walk in the park). When this group is confronted by a group 1 member, they are quick to call them brain washed by the media, without realizing how much is still unknown about the virus at all, especially when it comes to long terms affects and potential mutations . They are much more willing to swap the ‘better be safe than sorry’ ideology for ‘you only live once’.
Regardless of which side you lean, The trumpers and the hardcore quarantineRs are really a small percentage of society. Most of us are in the grey whether we care to admit it or not, but categorize others into the extreme. It’s not healthy for society.
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