Wuhan Killer Sneeze (thanks Tea)
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- "the delta variant" starring arnold schwarzenegger #braille4bats and dancing!!! biscuits nuts bodies in the streets cool people with bad lungs corpsey = patient zero do you ever look at this thread and wtf get pits done haha protein printer go brrr i'm trapped please help johnson’s technique please boris die public health films for bats rodent trumpet rotting corpses sailing the sea of biscuits slick prick soggy biscuits wash hands or die trying we are the swarm wear a fucking baguette then wubonic plague wuhan got you all in check
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Leo
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in general, from what I've witnessed, most who've kicked back and enjoyed lockdown have been those who can afford to work from home, order sourdough starter online and have their white-collar office jobs waiting for them whenever things reopen. those who have been laid off or work jobs they can't do from home and can't afford to miss have, by in large, not had "fun".
Benny Bunter
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Not much fun if you've got kids thoúgh. I have actually developed a twitch in my left eye during this lockdown that won't go away which is slightly worrying.
The lockdown was much stricter here in spain though. The UK lockdown looked like total joke from our perspective.
The lockdown was much stricter here in spain though. The UK lockdown looked like total joke from our perspective.
mixed_biscuits
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I do agree with this distinction but think it is more appropriately made between status gained and status gifted: had Boris been an average student, he would never have got into Balliol - where he may well have studied alongside nascent professors of epidemiology (some of whom have been stunningly wrong in their modelling efforts).
What has disappointed me is many people's faith in the meritocratic elite stratum: the assumption that the best are actually that good, given that there are many more ways to be wrong than to be right, and that even if they are able, that they are beyond manipulation or not subject to the flaws (psychological, moral) inherent to all of us.
In tandem with this unreasonable faith in individual human character and reason comes unwarranted confidence in the institutions composed of these people, whether prestigious media, apex institutions or Science itself (the latter manifesting as 'scientism')
What has disappointed me is many people's faith in the meritocratic elite stratum: the assumption that the best are actually that good, given that there are many more ways to be wrong than to be right, and that even if they are able, that they are beyond manipulation or not subject to the flaws (psychological, moral) inherent to all of us.
In tandem with this unreasonable faith in individual human character and reason comes unwarranted confidence in the institutions composed of these people, whether prestigious media, apex institutions or Science itself (the latter manifesting as 'scientism')
where are you in spain benny? i've heard it's very different rules from place to place. got a friend in madrid and they are nearly back to normal but were allowed out only once a week during peak time
Benny Bunter
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I'm in Sevilla. Luckily andalucia was one of the least hit regions so we entered into the next phase earlier than Madrid. But yeah, its been a long slog. Peak time you could only leave house to go to the supermarket max once a day which went on for weeks. Masks are obligatory here now as well.
right, yeah sounds tough. I was in seville last year, around this time. remember gettin goff the train in the evening and thinking fuck me its hot. great city
mixed_biscuits
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The word on the street is that you can claim a health exemption without proof of your condition; Arriva have cards to print out for this purpose. Other exemptions include if the mask causes you 'severe distress' or if you have reasonable grounds to be eating or drinking.
mixed_biscuits
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The best thing to do is find the advice that the bobbies on the beat are being given, which should be online somewhere. I expect they're being recommended to apply a light touch eg. explain the law first and give one a chance to change behaviour.
chava
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Makes me mad to hear about those measures, especially now where there's hardly any evidence for outside transmission. Lucky to be in country where the lockdwon wasn't that tough.
mixed_biscuits
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Spain ended up having a lower proportion of key workers infected than other people - something like 5% vs 6%
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