Some of us do hold this stress because of ptsd from having to deal with it so directly. Idk that person's back-story, but I've seen the same type of reaction plenty in my field. They want to eradicate any sense of misinformation that they feel is being said, because of their experience with it. It's visceral, unfortunately

I also know exactly where you're coming from and that you're legit kinda just talking about a beard (and you're being friendly on a public forum). Try not to take too much offense I guess; and I personally appreciate the amount of chill you have towards that much reaction. I hope a lot of us can heal one day. And I hope you can continue being as calm and kind as you seem, to those who are still hurting about it all

Source: I saw too many people die horribly, rapidly, and several times a day for months (and then often times, for years)... while trying to protect myself and loved ones— and some people acted selfishly, according to the mis/disinformation they were fed. It's still visceral when I think about it, because of the amount of fear/stress it produced. But I'll never give up on healing myself, just as much as I tried to help those we lost. It's just hard af dude, but not impossible. I'm sorry for all of us ngl, and truly appreciate you hearing me about it