One relative, knowing I was self-quarantining literally suggesting I leave the house and interact with people to get some good food. But the time I convinced people that “I need you to take x seriously,” it immediately shifted to become, “okay, now I need you not to panic.”
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As a society, we’re so bad at fear in particular. And adults are the WORST at it. We deny it, then we jump to panic or irrational anger, or find all these ways to try and hold onto something that makes sense, as the danger keeps sliding closer and closer.
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These last few weeks even gave me a gnarly flashback to 2015. Because when Trump announced he was running, I was petrified from second one. I knew he could win. And yet it was the same jokes and disbelief, and I watched it all unfold with this pit in my stomach.
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He was elected because so many forgot (or never knew) the old adage about how a politician stokes the fires of fascism, for “ it does not take cunning, nor great communication, nor guile, nor insight, nor brilliant strategy… all it takes is no character.”
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History provides the answer to how this keeps happening. I saw a similar sense of surprise on twitter with people asking, “how did CONTAGION predict all this?” The answer is Scott Burns did very basic research and the CDC said “it will happen like this.” and then he wrote it.
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When we’re aware and accept the realities of what can happen and why, there aren’t surprises... There is just openly facing that which we must face.
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Stuff like this can happen so easily, all the time, everywhere. Our economies are made of paper. Most Americans a rent check away from despair. And as much as people don’t like it, we all constantly depend on one another to hold up the social contract.
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Replying to @FilmCritHULK
So are you feeling better now and did you get tested at all?
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I'm told expanded testing for those symptomatic will come later in the week?
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Here in Scandinavia they're talking about a home test arriving soon.
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Lol. Stay strong. Even here they're not testing everyone anymore only severe cases but plan is to have 5-10 people tested per GP per week for all the other cases (family member to collect test at practician) in order to get a better picture of how many infected.
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