Is that how you feel? Heroic?
Can you tell me the last time you were poor and starving in a country that didnāt give a fuck about you? Can you tell me that you passed on what would possibly be you or you families only meal for a few days? Stop waving your privileged bullshit around.
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What the chief medical officer actually said was
āThere have been 44,000 tests of which, between 40-42,000 have been negative.ā
This is why people are pissed off and getting emotionally involved. When small-medium sized businesses are struggling, @Meggers has to tell employees to stay home, @Lionfish gets a call from her kids school to say its closed and needs to make other arrangements drop of a hat, @Dejavu 4,000 customer A DAY casino is being shut down so now hes not working, a friend of mine in Virginia is having a panic attack because she works in a restaurant and only take away is allowed and her job is at risk ā¦ Peoples everyday lives are being monumentally disrupted and yet the middleman involved in telling us all this news is twisting it to keep us locked indoors and focused on their fucking broadcasts DESPITE showing us clips if what the leaders and professionals are saying!! This is the hottest case of media manipulation that has ever existed and I personally say fuck them!
I swear to God, Iāve never been so fucking angry about a news story in my life.
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Hi @SoberHappyJessi good to see you, Iāve been taking a social media sabbatical but back. Lovely to see you, hope the family are well.
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Our local media has become very responsible and respectful recently. At least the channel I watch did. Iām grateful for it. I want the facts, and by some miracle Iām getting them. The national media? Ehh, Iāve seen worse. But I canāt stomach much more of them.
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Iām happy to hear that. Ours is a fucking joke.
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So I can see. Iām glad I can still watch the weather in the morning without wanting to throw things. Mostly.
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Iām ignoring it completely as of tomorrow morning. Iām sick of āChlamediaā being transmitted through my devices. Tomorrow, im going to work and like yourself, doing what I do best.
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I feed up with it my meetings have been cancelled
I definitely need to do less watching 24 hour news and more exercise. My pants are already getting snug!!!
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Iām going to gain all the weight back that I lost in the last couple of months. 2 weeks without work is going to kill me! If they extend it Iām just going to get my psych ward hug on. Take me, friends!!!
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This is worth a read guys.
In summary we are on watch and shoot for further official govt announcements. What is clear is that governments and even field experts are improvising and nobody knows scientifically or socially the outcome of all this, nor the measures required. I canāt help but feel we are faced with two primary issues in the short term. One is a virus, over which you have only an illusory level of control (you may get it but the odds are that youāll be fine), and the other is a mental health virus, spread by the mainstream media and social media, which you probably already have, but over which you have complete control if you wish and have the discipline
Social distancing will likely prove vital in the former, but doubly so in the latter, to lockdown or quarantine the news feeds, information, data, alarm, panic, depression and madness. The effect of ingesting constant negative information, little of which actually informs you of anything you need to know-but just confirms it-or worse still-just gossip, rumour, or political point scoring is something you have total control over.
Our forefathers have lived through and this and worse before, so imagine what it would be like in WWII if people were informed 24/7 of the advance of every wing of German bombers, the death toll, the yield of different types of bombs, their effect and your chances of being hit!
You can stop looking, remove some of these social media apps from your phone or limit their use to positive outlets and features only. Avoid the msm. Explore self control. Donāt watch the news or read the newspapers, do not spread fear or panic to others just to reassure yourself or make yourself feel better through shared burden, especially to the young or elderly who are less able to cope. Donāt switch off, just turn all the noise down to a level that your soft brain tissue can cope with.
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Word.
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A friend of mine posted this and I found it helpful. https://giphy.com/gifs/healthline-meditation-stress-relief-box-breathing-1xVc4s9oZrDhO9BOYt
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All of my friends in Prague are out of work aswell right now because theyve closee all the bars, clubs and restaurants for 10 days. These guys live on their tips - Their wage is barely worth thinking about.
I really hope your restaurants order is restored soon.
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I get it that people are going to suffer because their jobs are closed for a short period of time. They will survive, even if itās very uncomfortable. You know who wont survive if evasive measures arent implemented? A whole lot of people.
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That short period of time for people who arent high earners, are single parents, sole earners, those who cant afford to have that time off, that cancelled train service, that forced closureā¦ is more likely to cripple society than a virus that most people will be recover from if they even get it.
In some cases, businesses are still going to pay their employees and the rest can file for unemployment. Not the ideal situation, but better than a kick in the nuts, a slap in the face, and a purple nurple while whistling Zippity-Doo-Da
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Iām glad heās coping well. Me not so much. My anxiety is at about 10++. Been a hard day. Waiting for word from work about who needs to report. Nothingā¦crickets. And Iāve been sick. I might just stay home tomorrow. Still feeling icky because of the antibiotics.