“Stupid freepers who have no medical or science backgrounds are clueless about how covid kills people. And in denial hugely about how deadly it is.”
You watch. A month after Biden is in these same folks poo-poing the virus as nothing will claim it’s much worse and the dems are covering it up and talk about how deadly it is.
I was a virus denier until recently when I saw my healthy 58 year old best friend die from it in 5 days.
I know 4-5 other virus deniers who changed their tune when they thought the was going to die or saw one of their family members die from it.
People who look at the data and determine their personal risk are not in denial about the potential severity of the virus. They may have calculated that they are willing to live their lives as if they have a 2% chance of dying from covid.
Others who have seen a friend or family member become one of those 2% who die are understandably shaken to the core and more likely to live life as if a 2% chance of dying from covid is actually a much higher risk.
Objectively, people in the first group are living life based on reason, while people in the second group are living life based on emotion.
It is not rational to deny that the virus exists or has the potential to be fatal, even in low-risk groups. Neither is it rational to extrapolate that you are going to die from covid if you get it because you know someone in a low-risk group who did.
Suppose you have cancer and the stats say that with treatment you have an 85% chance of surviving 5 years. You can live your life in fear that you’re one of the 15% who dies within 5 years or you can live as if you’re in the 85% survival group.
It’s not denying that cancer can kill you if you opt for the latter.
Unfortunately this young man was also an apparent virus denier.
Sometimes people only learn the hard way.
With this more contagious mutant arriving the tunes of many of these people may change.
Stay safe.