| unpleasant rant |
Jan. 10th, 2021|07:32 pm |
There's plenty of people I know on social media posting PC, trust-the-science views (slightly less often now maybe). Very often there will be included some digs at conspiracy theorists, non-scientists, and... mummys' groups. It's all fair enough: they can think my kid should wear a mask at school, that we should all get vaccinated, that people without symptoms drive the spread of the virus, that cloth masks stop you getting a virus, that Big Pharma is benevolent, and we should all stay locked down (more or less) until we.. I don't know... borrow enough money to save the health service or something.
But when these same people do things in their own lives that go counter the restrictions, it fair blows my mind. It's akin to someone writing moralistic posts about being a vegan and then inviting their friends to a šašlik party. What's the deal? Is all this PC posting really just about cementing your position in some scientific/cultural elite, while the plebs (the dumb fucks) need telling what's good for them?
Ok that's enough: this whole thing is divisive enough, and there are plenty of good things going on. For example, round where I live, čeloveki are becoming mildly witty with each other in public - be it shop or wood. I say mildly witty because we are all - more or less- beginners at this. It's nice. The other day, after an odd interaction with the local Russian social star, I was seen off with with a 'Labais vecīt!' I could have given him a hug, but.. it's not the time, yet. |
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