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TunaFortuna's avatar

One thing that escapes many is that people can care about COVID (within reason -- i.e., care about it in proportion to the risk it posses to them) in many ways. The standard narrative is that caring about C-19 means masking 24/7, self-seclusion, and boosting ad infinitum. Some of us are choosing a different route - for example, we go outside to get fresh air, socialize with friends, exercise and eat healthy to maintain our weight, and supplement with Vitamin D to boost our immunity. We know obesity is one (if not THE ONE) leading comorbidity associated with COVID deaths, yet being vaccinated and leading a sedentary lifestyle fueled by excess calories and alcohol does not elicit shame from the stanchest Covid fanatics. Likewise, we pay little attention to the relationship between stress and anxiety (fueled by the fear mongering in the legacy media and our public institutions) and the immune system. A few years back I was stressed to the gills from the fear of losing my job to the point that I began having thoughts of self-harm. Unsurprisingly, I developed shingles right before my 36th birthday. Turning off the TV, reducing my consumption of COVID news, and developing a meditation practice at the beginning of the pandemic has allowed me not to lose my mind love the last two years. We have a choice to make: are we going to stop living because we fear death, or are we going to live, because we know we will die?

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monkey.work's avatar

Is C19 much more dangerous than the regular flu? The answer is that we don’t know. CDC, FDA, and all other government agencies refuse to publish real numbers. For example we have no idea how many people died with the virus and how many died from the virus. It seems like life expectancy has not changed.

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