Anti-capitalist. Anti-Imperialist. Care over accumulation. PhD Rice. MA Wisconsin. Opinions are my own. šµšø
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Guy at work said his toddler is sick again. Now heās asking if anyone has medicine for his āheadache and allergiesā. Heās also saying heās sick because he didnāt wear a jacket this morning (itās in the high 50s). This is why I never break the seal of my mask at work. Never ever.
Me: itās a really good idea to wear a mask (*points to my mask*) and open the windows when youāre driving passengers around all day.
Public transport ride share driver: I know! I have diabetes and asthma. Iām always wiping down surfaces in the van so I donāt get sick.
Me: š
Office is having a āfield dayā at a local gym today. Someone is going to end up with a life-altering SARS-CoV-2 infection bc they participated in the mummy three-legged race or whatever. Iām an outcast bc I mask, so Iām opting out of this Halloween team-building superspreader.
Thereās so much I hate about being the only masker at work. But it has led to one enjoyable routineāeating lunch in a lovely park across the street from my office building.
Someone (besides me) is wearing a mask in the office today. Iād like to believe itās bc they decided to start masking again. Especially since 1/2 of the office is sick. But itās more likely they have COVID and decided to come to work anyway. Iām glad theyāre masking though.
Do people who are wringing their hands over public executions understand that theyāre participating in social murder and eugenics (fascism) by not wearing a mask in public spaces during the ongoing SARS-CoV-2 pandemic?
Iām simultaneously an anti-vaxxer because I mask and the only person in my family who is up to date on their COVID shots.
I want to say thank you to everyone out there who still takes C19 seriously and does their best to protect themselves and others. It sucks being the only masker wherever I go but when Iām feeling especially isolated and down, I have this space to remind me Iām not alone. š·ā
Thinking about that time in 2024 when my former employer hosted a public health communications conference. The keynote said that public health got ātoo wokeā after George Floyd and several of my public health colleagues got COVID that day. So glad Iām no longer in this field.
Libs I know: in this house we believe in science, reason, critical thinking, empathy, and caring for others. Especially the most vulnerable.
Libs I know: we choose š¦
Employee in my org died suddenly this week (30s). Someone just retired early for medical reasons (50s). Someone complained that their trip to Europe might not happen bc spouse (40s) had a stroke and MIL (70s) is recovering from blood clots in her lungs. Iām weird bc I mask tho.
My coworkers donāt talk to me much. But when someone asks about my mask, itās impossible to convince them that masking during an ongoing pandemic is important. A huge challenge is that nobody in our health department (with whom we share a building) masks. So why should they?
Coworker: I canāt anymore with these gas prices!
Me: it costs me about 25 cents/day to take the bus. Round trip. You should get a pass through (our employer). Itās $60/year.
Coworker: ā¦
Same silence I get when I tell people why I still mask during the ongoing pandemic.
My dad died of C19 2 yrs. ago today. My family has memory holed that inconvenient fact. In June when I last saw my elderly mother (whose own health has deteriorated since getting COVID), she asked me if I planned to mask forever.
Coworker: howās your baby?
Other coworker: good, but sheās sick.
Everyoneās kids are always sick. It could be a running punchline but itās tragic and not at all funny.
Itās population-level child abuse and neglect.
One of my upcoming meetings is to discuss a strategic plan that was obviously created with AI. I feel untethered. Like nothing around me makes any sense.
