Most of the people I observe “masking up”;obsessing on “getting tested”; and eagerly awaiting the latest/greatest brightest/whitest “new and improved ‘Boo$ter’” are younger millenials and Zers who simply haven’t lived long enough to realize that: yes, infectious respiratory diseases happen; and no, most of the time they greatly underperform their hype.
I’m in my seventh decade. I remember the Hong Kong Flu (school closed for two DAYS because of a lack of substitute teachers); the Avian Flu, the early days of AIDS, etc ad nauseum.
And in every case: the FEAR epidemic proved more disturbing and disruptive than the disease itself.
These skeered young’uns simply haven’t lived long enough.
Not around here. It’s all the boomers. Old people in grocery stores masked and afraid to go near anyone. The young people, including my sons, are refusing the vx.
When my uncle was in his 60s, I told him he was cynical. He replied, “You’re 23. When you are 60, you’ll either be cynical or stupid, and you aren’t stupid!”
Now I’m on Medicare and...yeah, I’m cynical as all get out!