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Drakeryn posted...

I think the narrative about "selfishness" is kinda weird - not just from you, but the common sentiment that refusal to abide by covid restrictions is rooted in selfishness. It's weird to me because I sheltered in place for over a year and basically didn't leave my apartment except for biweekly grocery deliveries, and I did it purely because of selfishness. I don't overly care about some stranger's immunocompromised grandma. I do care about myself and my loved ones. I care about not losing my career and/or quality of life to chronic fatigue and brain fogs. All my covid precautions were based on self-interest.

I don't think Kureejii's being particularly selfish here. More like self-destructive. Other people are increasing their own risk during a pandemic so he's gonna increase his own risk too because ???

I meant selfish specifically because of his initial rant that was basically "Why should I do anything? To help some old geezer or fat ass?" Not only is it basically "Why should I do something? To help others? Ew no," but he specifically named the types of people most impacted by the virus, showing it was an intentional "I don't care about those people, I'm not going to inconvenience myself for them." The phrasing basically made it clear his opinion is since he's convinced he, himself, has nothing to worry about with the virus, he doesn't care about helping those that do, and even appears to have disdain for them, given his choice of words.

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