🎓 Doc Freemo 🇳🇱 @freemo@qoto.org

@Pat It may not be done with me, but living in fear for 2 years is my limit. I am willing to accept the very real death toll if that means going back to a normal life. People living the way we have for 2 years extended into the future forever is not a solution or acceptable, the deaths are preferable.

@louisrcouture I donate a lot of my spare time and money helping the poor and have for decades. This has included taking poor people into my home and giving them free room and board on half a dozen occasions. My success rate when it comes to getting homeless people to be self-sufficient is about 50%

@Pat In the USA before delta the morbidity rate was well over 4x higher than it is now with delta. Yes a lot of people are still dying sadly, but it is far less lethal than the old variant even in the USA. It is still more lethal than the flu but the margin is much closer as a result, the new variant is getting pretty close to flu levels of morbidity.

Attached is an example from the USA, specifically massachusits. As you can see the mortality during Delta has gone down to nearly 0, its just not a very lethal virus anymore.

That said I am more than happy to put it behind us and not take social measures anymore given where its at.

All that said its been almost 2 years now, even if the virus was just as deadly as it was we cant remain in lock down forever. A new vaccine is not even close to being ready and we are looking at it being well over a year away if one ever comes that fights delta at all... Its time to be done with it, and accept the deaths until we can cure it. Lock down nursing homes, wear a mask around the elderly, but other its time to go back to normal IMO and has been that time for a while.

@louisrcouture I find most parties will claim they care about the poor.. But their actions tend to suggest otherwise.

@louisrcouture

Republicans: Fuck the poor

Democrats: , also fuck the poor

@Pat recent data is suggesting delta isnt more contagious, it is just that the vaccine has no effect on preventing its spread. So it appears more contagious since people are vaccinated. The data is new like everything covid so we cant say for certain either way, but this seems to be the case.

That said even if it is mroe contagious, the death toll even when cases spike has been minimal. As such I'm not really worried about it spreading.

@Pat I go to movie theaters mostly just for the popcorn to be honest. That said I havent went to one during the pandemic. I probably would though now that we moved onto the delta variant and deaths have been consistently reasonable even during infection spikes. I'm kinda over covid as a result and just pretend it doesnt even exist at this point. Back before Delta though no way would I have went to a theater.

@Pat
You are literally sexually assaulting me right now by not being a naked female

@Pat
My god, how are you even alive?

@Pat

You are thinking of Apple brand ear drops. They cost $1000 but its a bargain considering how user friendly they are.

I went to the gym on an empty stomach thinking id be able to get a bite to eat there... You heard that right, i went to the gym and expected there to be a restaurant or buffet at the gym. Clearly i have yet to fully understand the concept of weight loss.

@Pat yea thats some unacceptable shit

@Pat I did not notice the racist signaling there. I will have to look at the account to form an opinion but sounds pretty pathetic from what you said.

At least the post in this meme isnt racist and doesnt really make blacks look stupid. Just looks like a typical joke.

@trinsec biking would be a fine exercise. But that wouldnt include strength training, which would be healthier than biking alone.

That said I'd much rather spend an hour swimming every day and be lazy in every other respect. Swimming is far more enjoyable than biking.

@Aranya

They will be swiping right on my tinder profile in no time!

@caranmegil @rberlim @me

@Aranya all i know is I got the best tasting ears around right now!

@caranmegil @rberlim @me

Can someone please tell me why my eardrops are flavored?

@Pat

I think the boomer is supposed to be the adult that is being critical of the children playing video games even when outdoors...

Them not growing up with video games is the whole point.

@funny