COVID Responsibility Debate

it's up to you how to live and die, but it's not up to you to decide it for other people by spreading deadly virus around.

It's being taken for granted that nearly everybody (Cuomo just said 80%) is going to get it, so it doesn't make sense to get angry at someone for increasing your risk of catching it. The efforts to slow the spread are about giving the healthcare system time to cope. So, yes, people are being antisocial if they don't follow the rules but it's not sane to treat it like you're personally being assaulted. This isn't ebola or HIV.

You don't have the right to expose other people you interact with in life just because of your fatalistic belief system. If you and your group are completely quarantined that's one thing, but otherwise this is unconscionably irresponsible.

Your choices and decisions are what threatens your life. If you don't want to be exposed to Covid, don't leave your home. I don't see why others shouldn't walk around / party, if they're themselves willing to take on the risk of infection.

at this point who cares? we know that older people are at risk and do we really want to risk our parents/grandparents/neighbours health? it's not worth it. isolate yourself, clean your hands and face, and help fellow humans.

You completely missed the point. The point is that your approach is self-centered and focused on how you will react to the virus. It’s never been about you, it’s about being a vector of transmission. The more risk you take, the more chance you pass it to someone who can’t handle catching it.You will likely never see the consequences of that, but you could have transmitted the virus to someone who died.It’s not a lot to ask for people to refrain from social gatherings and unnecessary activi

>I'm not afraid of Covid. I just don't want to contribute to the spread and death.This is doublespeak.No one is being forced out in public around people. Anyone doing so has a made a personal decision and they have accepted the consequences. You are not responsible for other people's decisions.

> Why is this Covid situation any different?Because the downsides of the things you listed are of a much smaller magnitude than the upsides.A much better example would be, for example, someone telling you "don't eat red meat, because it increases your risk of colon cancer". If you really like steak, and the risk of colon cancer is small, you might choose that the tradeoff is worth it.Health experts can only tell you whether a particular course of action increases or de

You can still take vaccines, wear masks, and practice distancing. At some point your well-being becomes solely your responsbility, not everyone else's. We can debate on where that point lies. Just because your fear of COVID is the trendiest political cause doesn't necessarily mean other people's quality of lives don't matter. Life is about trade-off, not about virtue-signalling.

You're taking the selfish stance of weighing the risks solely for yourself. The facts are that the amount of people who do end up in the hospital and the ones that die is a number that we shouldn't be comfortable with as humans who live in a society where our actions affect others. This lack of empathy and respect for those around you is a poison and you should feel like a selfish asshole because you can't be bothered with minor inconveniences that might help someone