05-09-2023, 06:04 AM
(This post was last modified: 05-09-2023, 06:07 AM by danbrotherston.)
*sigh*....
Recognizing and adapting behaviour to new situations is not "living in fear" it is not a "perpetual emergency", it is simply common sense. We wear seat belts, we wash our hands, we get vaccinations, hell, lots of cultures already wear masks, and for crying out loud, our clothing is an adaptation. We do these things because we (most of us) are smart enough to recognize changes in our environment, in ourselves, and our scientific understanding and leverage that awareness to improve our lives.
Denying these changes and refusing to adapt isn't being smart, it isn't being independent, it's just living in the past. 2019 is gone, it will never come back we live in a universe with linear time. You can be self destructive by refusing to face our new reality, or you can move forward. It is a real shame that our society is being dragged down by those who refuse to work towards a better future.
I am especially frustrated by the failure of medical organizations to adapt. You can make an argument for or against wearing a mask on a crowded train or a busy supermarket, but a care ward where immunocompomised severely ill patients are being treated next to patients who carry communicable diseases...the idea that we won't require masks there...we are truly being governed at all levels by the worst of us.
Recognizing and adapting behaviour to new situations is not "living in fear" it is not a "perpetual emergency", it is simply common sense. We wear seat belts, we wash our hands, we get vaccinations, hell, lots of cultures already wear masks, and for crying out loud, our clothing is an adaptation. We do these things because we (most of us) are smart enough to recognize changes in our environment, in ourselves, and our scientific understanding and leverage that awareness to improve our lives.
Denying these changes and refusing to adapt isn't being smart, it isn't being independent, it's just living in the past. 2019 is gone, it will never come back we live in a universe with linear time. You can be self destructive by refusing to face our new reality, or you can move forward. It is a real shame that our society is being dragged down by those who refuse to work towards a better future.
I am especially frustrated by the failure of medical organizations to adapt. You can make an argument for or against wearing a mask on a crowded train or a busy supermarket, but a care ward where immunocompomised severely ill patients are being treated next to patients who carry communicable diseases...the idea that we won't require masks there...we are truly being governed at all levels by the worst of us.