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Really want to be free and not worry about whatever virus they foist upon us? Move out of NYC. It's really that simple. Trading even a 6 figure salary for your freedom isn't worth it.
Economically speaking:
If the chit doesn't hit the fan, you're stuck in a garbage filled, graffitied concrete jungle that only seems to get worse, yet more expensive, with each passing year. Best case scenario.
If the chit DOES hit the fan, where are you going to get fresh water? Fresh food? Fighting with 8 million others for vegetables and meat?
Most people understood and were fine with shutdowns early on but think we should have opened up way sooner than we did.
Yeah the whole reopening in phases was just ridiculous. Once the virus is out there and not completely eradicated, it will just wait around and spread again when we open up. And that’s what happened. We were at like extremely low numbers during the summer of 2020 (practically almost no cases) and look where we are now!
djohnslaw, that was exactly what I thought and what my wife said. The fact is, it's extremely easy, and demonstrative of "leadership" to yell "for G-d sake, shut everything down" and then carve out "essential" exceptions. It takes courage to admit what TheWiseShopper is saying, that the shutdown didn't accomplish much and that the authorities might as well "let it rip." It sounds uncompassionate, but small business owners are people too.
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Originally Posted by VintageSunlight
Really want to be free and not worry about whatever virus they foist upon us? Move out of NYC. It's really that simple. Trading even a 6 figure salary for your freedom isn't worth it.
Economically speaking:
If the chit doesn't hit the fan, you're stuck in a garbage filled, graffitied concrete jungle that only seems to get worse, yet more expensive, with each passing year. Best case scenario.
If the chit DOES hit the fan, where are you going to get fresh water? Fresh food? Fighting with 8 million others for vegetables and meat?
no you don't.
i mean if you're in a meeting or a poker game and want to be safe then go ahead. walking through a store why bother?you're not gonna get it from walking by someone for 2 seconds.
Yeah that's what I did yesterday. It was too hot to wear a mask, even indoors, so I took it off and surrendered. So much for practicing what I preached. If I got Covid, I have nobody to blame but myself.
But I did wear it on the subway. NYC subway is so dirty and I'm near people in closer proximity for a longer period, so I should definitely continue wearing one there...
Yeah that's what I did yesterday. It was too hot to wear a mask, even indoors, so I took it off and surrendered. So much for practicing what I preached. If I got Covid, I have nobody to blame but myself.
But I did wear it on the subway. NYC subway is so dirty and I'm near people in closer proximity for a longer period, so I should definitely continue wearing one there...
I ALWAYS wear my mask every minute of every hour of every day.
I ALWAYS wear my mask every minute of every hour of every day.
LOL, you're too funny, man!
In all seriousness though, I'm willing to meet you guys half way and say that in most circumstances where the risk is low, it might be ok to not wear a mask. As djohnslaw said, when in a store and you're just walking by people, the risk is low. So in that case, I don't think it's a big deal to be maskless. But in congregate settings (such as church or in-person meeting/conference) or public transportation, then it might be wise to wear one since the risk is higher. You're around more people and for a longer period of time.
So I think we've gotten to the point where we need to live with this virus and so, we probably should still wear masks in certain circumstances where the risk is high. And being alone in a car or standing alone outdoors are NOT one of those circumstances!
We are traveling through Europe. Life is back to normal. The only people we see wearing masks are Americans and a few asians (who wore masks pre-covid). It is so liberating and refreshing to enjoy "normal" life again.
Some countries arent even checking vaccination status or requesting testing for entry.
We actually discussed moving here. (Not just because of COVID). The quality of life is so much better
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