We didn't stand much of a chance, anyway. Unless you're on a remote island in the southern hemisphere, it's going to be (and was) nigh-on impossible to prevent Coronavirus from spreading within the borders. Even if 90% of the population did everything by the book, that 10% would still be (and was) more than enough to fuck it up for everybody making the effort. Never mind the fact that these viruses entire mission statement is evolving to become as successfully transmissible as possible. Anybody who thinks we're going to 'beat Covid' is having a fucking laugh. It's here to stay, although I don't expect it's going to be much more of a concern than seasonal Influenza will be within a year or two's time.
Now, that being said, I'm still more than happy to continue wearing a mask when I go to work/pop out to the shops/get on a train, because let's be honest, it's not a fucking hardship, is it?
Do I enjoy wearing a mask? Not particularly. But while there is guidance that recommends the wearing of masks in certain scenarios (even if not mandated by law), then I'll keep on wearing one.
As long as there is potentially one other person in the vicinity who feels slightly more at ease by the fact people are still choosing to wear masks, then what's the big problem?
Frankly, anybody who feels that putting a mask over their face for 20 minutes while they do their weekly shop is some kind of massive hardship, or some kind of infringement of their human rights needs to get some fucking perspective.
You might feel like a cunt for wearing a mask in public, but not half the cunt you'll look like if you don't.
(, Tue 22 Feb 2022, 14:03, Reply)