
Originally Posted by
Karbuncle
I am 31, I have 3 Grandma's alive still. All my grandpas are dead... One murdered before I was born, the other two did within the last ~5 years. I currently live with my Dad/Grandma (Long story, short notice.), my grandma is up there in years (80+) and my dad has COPD, its pretty difficult for me to do any work right now, and its worrying to even leave the house. I worry for both of them, my dad still goes out on the occasional work job to keep his Insurance (for the COPD), and my Grandma still goes out with a family member or two every so often to shop or if they need a ride... she always wears her mask/etc, but I still worry.
I've got in the habit of washing my hands when I come home, no matter where i've been, and I keep the 90%+ Hand Sanitizer in the car as well. I do it not for me, but for them.
As far as blame, I hate China and the WHO for trying to bury this shit/downplay it in the beginning which lead to the worst possible scenario, but I also truly hate how poorly America has handled and how some people have managed to turn personal safety and not being an asshole into a political pissing fight. Dumb fucking Karens and Kyle's are not the type of people I'm going out of my way to support, and I have at least 1 in my family who occasionally shares the "If YoUr MaSk WoRkS wHy Do I nEed tO WeAr MiNe" Facebook bullshit.
When this shit first went down in February(?), I was one of those people who were like "Jesus Christ its literally a less scary Flu, why is the media freaking people out over nothing?", but, as we learned more on it, my opinion changed.