Fools would rather just respond with “smooth brain” or a dismissive smiley instead of facing the possibility that the media lied to them about this being way more deadly to the average young healthy person than it actually is

183k deaths and niggas still tryin to say this s*** is "blown out of proportion" or an "old people disease" and think we need to open s*** up again

Like dog, yall niggas are the problem stay the f*** home

When the overwhelming majority of those deaths are old people, then yes I would say it’s an “old people disease” lol

Ok? But its still infecting other people and those other people can infect immuno compromised people and the rest of Americans

And even then we shouldn’t just see this as “sucks to be old lol” as if old people just need to deal with this disease and lack of protection if we opened s*** up again

...Which is why I’ve been saying that the elderly and at-risk people should be quarantining still

...i never read that post. Glad you think that

i haven't read your posts but idgi, do you think the virus disappears if only at-risk at people quarantine but other people are going out and doing their thing?

Lol of course not but until we get a vaccine, there’s always going to be new cases

There’s always going to be people who defy the lockdown and spread it anyway, so why are businesses still closed?

ok so you think that young people can't get hurt by the virus? maybe they aren't dying as often as older people but you choose not to acknowledge that the virus can kill young people, that there is a possibility of unknown long term effects and that there is known lung damage the virus may cause?

I think it’s funny how normalized just editing someone’s take is. Then hiding behind “medical professionals”.

There are still cases where young and healthy people take a turn for the worst and deaths have been mitigated with the help of guidelines. Though I can see your point of old and those with health problems staying at home, at the end of the day, there’s a lot we don’t know yet about this virus

Obviously there have been some young people affected by it, I’m not saying those situations don’t exist I’m just saying it’s an exponentially smaller percentage compared to old people

Stop straw-manning me froggy I thought we were boys

I know like two dozen people in my age group that have gotten it and they just brushed it off. With the way the news is reporting about covid, you’d think it’s the modern bubonic plague and expect there to be giant piles of dead bodies stacked in the streets

That’s fair. I just wish vaccine trials didn’t take so long man.

I mean if it's false that n its false?? None of us have a degree in medicine lmaaaoo

i just dont understand the logic. it just seems youre cool with the possible deaths and health consequences (as long as it’s not you) to be able to go out like before?

and boys call eachother out on their s***

Even if you're young and dont die we dont know the long term effects, some people who got it have had symptoms for months

I don’t even like going to large gatherings or anything I’m just tired of the news absolutely ruining the mental health of the entire world and dividing us all even further

Also stress is horrible for our immune systems, kinda ironic the media isn’t promoting anything on boosting your immunity, losing weight, or just staying healthy in general (both physically and mentally)

i agree it would be a good idea to make coping mechanisms more popular

There have been 183k deaths and 6 million cases in the US. That's roughly a 97% survival rate.

Even if it was 99.8%, .2% of the US population is 600k. How is that not a big deal?

Lmao I’m noticing that trend. I’m just assuming that that means they don’t actually care to hear the other side of the discussion so I’m not gonna waste my time

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It’s not a “take” though, it’s objectively wrong information

94% of those who died while being infected with COVID-19 had an underlying condition.

How does this in any way contradict what we've been told from the beginning of the pandemic? COVID-19 is most harmful to the elderly and those with underlying conditions.

The question we all have to ask ourselves in terms of personal risk is whether or not you have an underlying condition. Are you completely sure? When was the last time you even went to a doctor? A ton of people who died found out along the way that they had a heart defect.

And none of that accounts for the risk we could pose to others who may not be sure of their own risk level.

Don't be stupid. Take care of yourselves.

People believe in this stuff because they want to believe in it.