Pfizer

[InbetweenDreams]

I see what you're saying, and I think it could be seen as a moral issue, unfortunately the government is so terrible these days they're beyond untrustworthy, and wouldn't even be the first time in the modern era that they've pushed drugs that they know are extremely harmful. Another thing I don't understand is why people who have got the vax get irate with people who haven't. Like, you're protected. Isn't that the entire point of getting the shot? Why the fuck do they care if some random person hasn't.

Not trying to be a poindexter here but drugs like a statin for instance is very different from a vaccine. I'm sure you probably understand the difference, one is some chemical that does things the other is either a weakened/dead virus or in the case of these particular vaccines are mRNA. Beyond that I would consult with someone who's in the medical field or a biology teacher. That being said, sure the government (not just the US') has pushed all sorts of things that turned out to be pretty bad...



Now will the COVID vaccine cause me trouble down the road? Well, I don't suppose hitting up Burger King is going to help me much either.

So why do people turn into Karens and act like you're trying to kill their baby over the vaccine? People take shit personally, some people have lost family members to the virus and well I get why they might appear to have a stick up their ass. They see you as being selfish, without morals or worse...libertarian. Worried that you might spread the virus to someone they love. While others, like politicians, are probably virtue signalling, however, I do believe many people do in fact care. That is how you get rules and regulations and executive orders and so on. When people en masse bitch about something, the government will do something, even if it's effectively nothing.

I see them as people obsessed with government rules, and any stray from that cracks their bran. We all knew the kid in school who would volunteer every time to be hall monitor and would write peoples names down. Thats what they grew up to be. They seem to want to be a sort of gate keeper for the "rules", and if I'm being 100% honest, they contribute to my not wanting to get the vax. Just to piss them off. I love to see people have melt-downs over not being able to control another persons life. But thats all it really is for me. I distrust the government to an extreme degree, as all rational adults should. I've never seen them push something this hard, or apply such ludicrous regulations. Thats what makes me raise an eyebrow.

You asked how rural I live? Well. The last time I saw a person was almost a month ago. I'm surrounded by woods and a swamp. And just found an abandoned cemetery from the early 1800s. So yeah, that rural. As you can tell, I'm not a big fan of "people".

I don't know that it is so much that people are obsessed with government making rules as they expect the government to wave their magic wand it make it all better...and sure, some things work and some things don't. That it an endless debate in itself.

Those who are unvaccinated may also be controlling someone else's life, inadvertently anyway. After all, those who are unvaccinated may spread the virus to someone who might succumb to it. Likewise, it isn't only "stupid" people who are getting the virus, people who were otherwise in good health have died or nearly died (those who get it bad have damage to organs, liver, kidneys, heart, etc), while someone I know who had a 5 way bypass, smokes 3 packs a day, has had toes cut off from diabetes got it and lived through it.

Assuming your assessment of your ruralness is accurate then yeah it is unlikely you'll spread the virus and unlikely you'll contract it, but if you have to travel for some reason it is something to keep filed in the back of you head...like say you had to go to New York City, you know to visit Cuomo--I'm joking, glad that asshole resigned. I think reacting in such a manner for the purpose of pissing people off is, well, a waste. Draw your own choices from yourself, not because someone on TikTok had a meltdown. I done enough dumb shit to know that reacting or escalating things usually doesn't end well. I used to have particularly bad road rage, luckily nothing ever got out of hand but have had enough experiences with that to know that is a complete utter waste of energy and for no purpose and try to apply that to other things in my life. I just try to be cool. Same with being on GS. I usually go out of my way to be more understanding of others opinions, positions, cultures and so on...most of the time, I can be a pretty big douchebag but usually there's justifiable reasons for it (at least from my point of view).

Again, I don't think anyone should be forced to take the vaccine. I know in the past employers required certain vaccines, but they were your FDA approved stuff, not this wishy washy, emergency use. Is the vaccine safe? Well, we know that vaccinated people aren't dying in droves. Maybe we'll find out in 20 years, but by then, all the shit that gets leaked into the groundwater is probably going to kill us. Nothing like some PFAS , US military wouldn't know anything about that, neither would DuPont.

So...a distance runner. Not sure I believe you. Take that shirt off and prove it. Hahaha

Well, I have done a few things. I would use the word athlete very lightly. I have had a difficult time most of my life with weight. I have gone up, gone down over and over and this pandemic definitely didn't help and well neither does getting older. I suppose when I'm in the right headspace I'll do it again as I don't want to be featured on TLC.

Anyway this was me in the triathlon in 2016. I have done a couple other things. I did a color run in 2017 I think, I forget which events came in what order and more recently I did a 5k in 2019...and boy has my body revolted after that. Folks considering low-carb or keto beware, it will come back with a vengeance.