Have to admit that covid was for me the final nail in my radicalization five years ago. Been lurking the longhauler sub all this time and it's been a place of both incredible "just throw money at it and you'll be fine" takes and takes that show how people are becoming more class conscious due to the conditions they are in with longcovid.
The latest example is this discussion and considering that this is from reddit I'd say it looks like that people keep moving left when they have to live with the fallout of capitalism, even from more privileged positions.
And then I think about all the people who are fully alone with this and it makes me so sad.
I don't think all the covid related trauma that people are just carrying around now can ever even be unpacked properly now. The wrongdoing is so fundamental. I think it's good to vent about it, it too is a show of solidarity. It feels very lonely, but here we are, talking about it together
This situation makes me so angry! I’ve heard first hand so many people talk about this dynamic and in my eyes this behavior is malicious. It really brings into question how much they care about their partner’s mental and physical health.
Me neither, mostly because it’s still compounding… I still work in an office 3 days a week and mask for all 8-9 hours of it unless I’m eating alone in the corner or I’m outside eating or taking a walk. Still, after 3 years of working with these people I get weird looks and comments about my mask. Sometimes it’s an acknowledgment where they apologize for crowding my space when they notice, which I can appreciate. Although there is one guy that still goes “oh still, wearing a mask?” every now and then. That irks me beyond belief…
Agreed! This comm and its moderation is amazing for that. I mean it when I say it’s the only place besides my home that lets me express this without the judgement and gaslighting.