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“I used to try and talk to them, but they didn’t logic themselves into their mindset and I can’t logic them out of it, so whatever. […]
Oh, I’m living in fear? I wear oven mitts when I bake, I don’t fear the f-cking oven. I’m taking a reasonable precaution against foreseeable harm. If they’re still in it with me after that, it’s usually because blah blah blah God’s will, and there’s nothing I can do about that except say they’re free to put their faith in prayer and I’m free to put mine in a mask. I get the “You’re a sheep,” counter-argument a lot. My go-to is “You’re an ostrich,” but I’m told “You’re a c-nt,” shuts them down just as well if not better.” –purplhouse
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“I’m feeling some sort of mix of “everyone around me is stupid”, “I wish I could do fun family things like everyone else is”, and “I must be losing my god damn mind”. Literally everyone else in my life is playing fast and loose with the safety guidelines except my grandparents, because one of them is a retired respiratory therapist. After sticking to strict isolation, mask wearing & cleaning habits since March, I’m simultaneously worn out and reinvigorated. I honestly don’t think I’m superior in any way to the people around me, but this shit is starting to feel like some basic Darwinism.” –inb4circlejerk
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“All of us are discovering that some people we’ve liked for a very long time are morons. Life has a way of sorting out the people who are worth time and effort, and the sorting is happening double-time right now. But there are also people out there who are nailing it. I intend to fill my life with people who responded to this crisis correctly, because those are people I can trust.” –Iwouldlikeabagel