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I apologize I’ve hit a nerve with so many of you. I know we live in a sensitive day & should’ve known I’d receive this reaction in this time in the world.
"I'm sorry you people got angry after I insulted you." Fixed it for you.
Look, I know the mod said to chill but since you don't want to stop I'm going to say one last thing. College-aged people like myself are not stupid for being worried about a pandemic which is 3x as deadly as the flu and more contagious than the flu. Even if my age group is less likely to die (and less likely does not mean not possible), it is still very reasonable to want to protect others in our communities by quarantining, wearing masks, etc. If I came into contact with Corona virus and brought it to my parents who are getting on the older side, it is very likely they would need to be hospitalized at the very least.
Consider the fact that COVID has caused more deaths than a typical flu season in less time than a typical flu season even AFTER most states had quarantines and implemented mandatory mask wearing. If we had done nothing to respond to COVID the situation would likely be much more grim.
Besides, deaths aren't everything. There is a lot of evidence to suggest that those who survive COVID-19 have potentially permanent damage to their cardiovascular and pulmonary systems. Right now, there are around 5.45 million confirmed cases in the US alone.
You don't get to just come on a forum, insult people like myself and say we aren't "smart enough" to be officers because we are concerned for the public's health, and then say people are just sensitive.
I'm sorry that you aren't willing to accept that sometimes sacrifices must be made to our conveniences to save lives. I, for one, would have been happy to stay home for this full school year if it meant saving just one person's life. As the saying goes, "He who saves the life of one saves the entire world."
Normally I would let things like this go, but I genuinely believe that disinformation like what this guy is spreading is dangerous, and has caused the needless deaths of many in the US and around the world.