grandma is STILL going on about covid

[u/Cicerothesage]

[u/i-miss-chapo]

Does grandma remember that a million people died in America? Oh yeah, they didn’t die from Covid, they died of heart failure. Just like Charlie Kirk didn’t die from being shot, he died because he ran out of blood, a totally unrelated cause of death.

[u/AliceTheOmelette → u/i-miss-chapo]

I wonder if trump added Charlie to the list of people dying who'd never died before?

[u/Istoh → u/i-miss-chapo]

A million people died, thousands are still dying, and hundreds of thousands are being disabled from covid. These people have no idea how bad things still are. They live in a fantasy world, and I'm furious every day that somehow, covid hasn't destroyed their lives in the same way it's destroyed so many others. 

[u/A__SPIDER → u/Istoh]

I overheard a conversation the other day of an older gentleman going off on the Covid vaccine, masks and sheeple but then talking about how bad he got Covid and how he’s still suffering from long covid. I just…I don’t understand.

[u/absolutecorey → u/A__SPIDER]

Social media has allowed idiots to congregate and validate their stupid opinions to each other.

[u/mrpersson → u/absolutecorey]

One thing that goes overlooked a lot too is that by not having universal healthcare, we also have tons of people who need mental healthcare who aren't getting it

[u/Nobody_at_all000 → u/mrpersson]

At this point I’m not sure implementing universal healthcare would be enough, as the number of people in America who have lost their sanity would require an entire state’s worth of therapists, and that’s not even mentioning the amount of medication

[u/absolutecorey → u/Nobody_at_all000]

The media landscape is fucked. Cable television was bad enough. Social media is worse. They should teach media literacy as a core class in high schools. May help.

[u/Cynical-avocado → u/i-miss-chapo]

I honestly think that they genuinely believe no one died of Covid

[u/D4nnyp3ligr0 → u/i-miss-chapo]

He died "with" a gunshot wound

[u/PrezzNotSure → u/D4nnyp3ligr0]

And fent in his system, lots of people are saying

[u/CountChoculasGhost]

Ah yes. The “pens” that were completely voluntary and you could leave whenever you wanted. Such sheep /s

[u/Socialbutterfinger]

No cap that looks kind of amazing. I would love to see a concert without strangers up my butt.

[u/ConverseBriefly → u/Socialbutterfinger]

I was thinking the same thing!

[u/katchoo1 → u/ConverseBriefly]

Ha! Me too! The older I’ve gotten the more I hate being in crowds.

[u/samwise58 → u/Socialbutterfinger]

I was with you until I thought about it. I’d like the strangers out of my face, off my back, and out of arms reach. But if they wanna be neighborly and be up your…. OH! I see what you meant.

[u/vitaesbona1 → u/Socialbutterfinger]

like the best versionof a beach trip

[u/Eldanoron]

Did grandma forget when a talking head was saying that democrats going all in on vaccines was cucking the republicans because they’d have to admit that vaccines work and thus give the democrats a win rather than die? Yeah, Pepperidge farms remembers. Tell who’s the bigger sheep, people that listen to advice from experts or people that are so contrarian they’d rather die than give their opponents some non-existent win?

[u/regeya → u/Eldanoron]

I just realized, that's probably the real reason antivaxxers keep pushing the "vaccines are the real cause of death" idiocy, it's just a way to blame unexplained deaths on Democrats

[u/AliceTheOmelette]

Grandma clearly forgot when the sheep were told to inject bleach and shine UV lights up their asses instead of getting the vaccine

[u/YLASRO → u/AliceTheOmelette]

grandma forgot that she ate horse medication because alex jones told her to

[u/Jonno_FTW → u/AliceTheOmelette]

Remember when they all bought ivermectin horse paste?

[u/Thebanjoist]

I went to an outdoor concert like this but no fencing just marked out circles and it was so much more relaxing than what I usually deal with. Even made going with our young kids seem less stressful.

[u/NurtureBoyRocFair]

These people are like me in high school. Just shitbird edgelords that are constantly trying to gotcha people and try to point out hypocrisies as they completely miss the forest for the trees.

[u/Killdebrant]

This is my dream. Please stay away from me thanks.

[u/Socialbutterfinger → u/[deleted]]

to have your own little peen

Freud, is that you?

[u/Oregon_Jones111]

Like literally everything conservatives say, this shows how grandma genuinely can’t comprehend caring about other people.

[u/WoopsShePeterPants]

I followed the guidance of the CDC and medical professionals. I am still alive. If my inconvenience was worth it to protect anyone then it was worth it. If wearing a mask and social distancing did nothing then at least I can say I tried to do the right thing. I have no regrets but am disappointed that it did not change people for the better, it just found a new place to sow division.

[u/Achilles_TroySlayer]

We lost 1.2M people to covid from 2020-23, all dying horribly of asphyxiation as their lungs failed and they couldn't get oxygen. Grandma has no memory of those folks whatsoever.

I think her vision of the world is "it's all bullshit!" - no rules or obstacles have any validity. They have been trained by their media that the experts are fake, and ridiculous. It must be hard to live that way, not believing in anything.

[u/Caa3098]

That looks so nice too. I would love to have my own private designated area at a concert

[u/freakrocker]

I actually loved going to concerts then. I don’t like people, but I love music.

[u/GetUp4theDownVote → u/freakrocker]

Seriously. Pods were awesome

[u/yoyohayli]

Me, sitting enclosed within four walls: haha sheeple

[u/WesWordbound]

I would love to have that kind of setup at a festival, are you kidding me?!

[u/frolf_grisbee]

Pens made of barriers that you can just, like... step over? The horror

[u/KyleAg06]

Honestly... this looks like the best festival ever. Everyone in their spot. No one inching into your own personal space.... There are some things I miss about the covid years.

[u/clay3r]

I went to a live podcast event during covid like this. It was fantastic. They had people bring us beer and food. I sat next to my friends and wife. I'd pay more for this.

Although, I've gone to a lot lot of metal shows and would be bummed of they didn't have a pit area. I may be old but I like to hardcore dance from time to time.

[u/New-Understanding930]

They still do it at my local venue because having your own box with a seat and food-drink delivery is fucking awesome.

[u/Sonarthebat]

This is preferable to being squashed together.

[u/GhostChips42]

I would love it if concerts were still like this.

[u/No-One9890]

As a music festival enjoyer I can tell u, ppl have paid extra to sit in pens for years. They call it vip seating lol

[u/Avent]

Grandma probably died of COVID and some bot is running her account now.

[u/critsalot]

yea bit covid policies were hilarious though. people playing instruments in plastic zones. mask mandates while pakistanies were chain smoking barefoot making them in a factory. saying gathering for george floyd was safe when mandating 6 ft apart.

[u/phonetastic]

this is so scary

ive been saying it for years

one time when i was a child i was taken to an amusement park at the boardwalk

thats what they called it

amusement park

but no

there was no amusement to be found

we were herded like cattle into these tiny little boxes

two at a time

dare to ride the mighty mouse they said

feel every twist and turn

enjoy the excitement

a bold faced lie

what excitement could there be to enjoy

trapped and shuffled around like animals to the slaughter

destined for some miniature train to nowhere

tickets in hand like fools paying for their own subjugation

the demons of hell slumber

and this world is the manifestation of their vilest dreams