2026-05-12 13:32 UTC
@johnzajac@dice.camp @croissant@zeroes.ca a lot of countries indeed did it more seriously (being in the netherlands, we had months of very strict, and more than a year of very encouraged remote work, australia probably did it the most, but at a very high social price), but ultimately they gave up, and we'll never convince the covid. skeptics that it was worth it (the avoided deaths being invisible). So i'm convinced the next health crisis will be handled with less precautions, not more.
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@johnzajac@dice.camp 2026-05-12 13:53
@tshirtman@mas.to @croissant@zeroes.ca "COVID skeptics" in the initial phases of the pandemic were 1) well funded and 2) tasked with creating the conditions necessary to get people back to work. The ruling class has known since April/May 2020 that vaccines wouldn't work well bc coronaviruses evolve too quickly, but infra/healthcare was against their ideology so 🤷♂️ It's why govt/rich people have advanced air-cleaning systems and UV222 installed, but schools/public hospitals do not.