Coronavirus, Covid 19 Discussion and How It Has Affected Your Daily Life Chat Thread

[h2oratt]

I'm just curious. Is any pro-vaccine/mask post acceptable, and anything anti-vaccine/mask considered "political" and automatically verboten?

It would seem so.

 

[sourland]

I'll be 80 in July - given the assumption I live that long. Anyone here beat that ?

 

[h2oratt]

First of all, welcome!

I think your question is one for the administrators but if you ask here, I think the answer is most of us are very pro reality, social responsibility and the common good.

Say what you want, be prepared to back it up with facts from authentic sources and don't be surprised that there may be reaction both pro and con.

Everyone’s reality is quite different.

 

[h2oratt]

I'll be 80 in July - given the assumption I live that long. Anyone here beat that ?

Congrats! My dad just turned 88.

 

[cheepteach]

64 here---some days feel 70 does that count?

 

[feather13]

no one said anything challenging. I took IamRainey's remark as stating this virus is a REAL problem, and discussion here is about tackling it reasonably and with consideration of other people.

I also took the comments to mean thinking about the virus through a pro-science lens

 

[IamRainey]

Everyone’s reality is quite different.

Everyone's understanding of reality is different. Reality is something different than what we think or wish to be true. At the same time, the fact that we can and have a right to come to different conclusions doesn't presuppose we're all correct in our understanding. But if we're all interested in the truth we can do some research, share information and opinions and we're likely to all get closer to reality.

Meanwhile, mistakes and being flat out wrong aren't problems. We can all learn. But, frankly, I think it's stupid to cling to ideas that don't have any or only marginal validity.

I'll be 80 in July - given the assumption I live that long. Anyone here beat that ?

73 here and about to be 74 next month.

You are "pro reality"; ergo, I must not be. Right.

I have no idea. I don't know what you think about anything. And I'm not an expert. I'm a person who tries to be informed. I always accept the possibility that I'm wrong. I also welcome the opportunity to find out when I'm wrong so I don't continue to make the same mistakes.

 

[h2oratt]

Everyone's understanding of reality is different. Reality is something different than what we think or wish to be true. At the same time, the fact that we can and have a right to come to different conclusions doesn't presuppose we're all correct in our understanding. But if we're all interested in the truth we can do some research, share information and opinions and we're likely to all get closer to reality.

Meanwhile, mistakes and being flat out wrong aren't problems. We can all learn. But, frankly, I think it's stupid to cling to ideas that don't have any or only marginal validity.




73 here and about to be 74 next month.




I have no idea. I don't know what you think about anything. And I'm not an expert. I'm a person who tries to be informed. I always accept the possibility that I'm wrong. I also welcome the opportunity to find out when I'm wrong so I don't continue to make the same mistakes.

An icu nurse and a retired farmers reality is quite different. This is my point.

 

[EmmaDonovan]

Everyone's understanding of reality is different.

I would say peoples' expectations of reality are different.

 

[IamRainey]

An icu nurse and a retired farmers reality is quite different. This is my point.

And both are subject to the virus' reality. Meanwhile, in reference to a medical issue I'd, personally, trust the ICU nurse. How about you?