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[–] invalid_name@lemm.ee 5 points 13 hours ago (1 children)

Thats a lovely thought but they are a part of the context that shapes our lives. Personal responsibility will not save you; only a large civilizational effort improves your odds against a pandemic.

And let's not throw the immunocompromised under the bus

[–] HelixDab2@lemm.ee 1 points 7 hours ago (1 children)

Personal responsibility will not save you;

...But wearing a full-face respirator with P-100 HEPA cartridges every time you're out in public will.

No, seriously.

I wore a respirator through the first year of the pandemic. Almost everyone I work with caught it; my immediate boss--who is a duller-than-a-sack-of-hammers anti-vax dumbass--caught it five times, and I didn't get it until after the first vaccine came out (...and I got vaccinated just as soon as it was cleared for the general public). Once I wasn't wearing the mask all the time, then I got it. Is that real proof? No. But that kind of thing will sharply reduce your risks.

[–] invalid_name@lemm.ee 1 points 6 hours ago

People who can't are still gonna die. Innocent people who know this is stupid. A lot of us do not have the freedom or resources to do this.