All this COVID-19 whining is getting painful
rickdugan
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- "Oh no, we can't do anything until a vaccine is developed!"
- "Those people at the beach/gym/pool/club etc. are SO irresponsible!"
- "Keep the economy closed whatever it costs because my max health protection is more important than anything else, period!"
- "People who wont' wear masks and distance are SO stupid!. And hey, get off my lawn!"
- "If only the other grown adults in charge had told us that we had to protect ourselves from a contagious virus that is dangerous to us old folk!"
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With all this whining around here it feels like a site full of scared old women rather than one full of guys chasing tits and pussy. Sack the fuck up already. If you are old and vulnerable then stay the fuck home, but expecting young people to live afraid of something that isn't dangerous to them is foolhardy, as is expecting politicians to make those choices for them.
Life moves on folks. The living have to keep on living, especially the young, and this includes working, playing, going to school and participating in other life events.
- "Oh no, we can't do anything until a vaccine is developed!"
- "Those people at the beach/gym/pool/club etc. are SO irresponsible!"
- "Keep the economy closed whatever it costs because my max health protection is more important than anything else, period!"
- "People who wont' wear masks and distance are SO stupid!. And hey, get off my lawn!"
- "If only the other grown adults in charge had told us that we had to protect ourselves from a contagious virus that is dangerous to us old folk!"
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With all this whining around here it feels like a site full of scared old women rather than one full of guys chasing tits and pussy. Sack the fuck up already. If you are old and vulnerable then stay the fuck home, but expecting young people to live afraid of something that isn't dangerous to them is foolhardy, as is expecting politicians to make those choices for them.
Life moves on folks. The living have to keep on living, especially the young, and this includes working, playing, going to school and participating in other life events.
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That's the deal. It's about them. It's about others, (ALL us others). The virus don't know - or care - if you're a tough guy or a pussy. It only knows the way to them is through you.
It's your call. Look at them.
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/health-fitne…
The world is bigger than just your circle.
Look at them.
Best luck, Sir.
I accept that perhaps we disagree on this.
Look guys, I get it. You're frail and feeling vulnerable and there is nothing wrong with that. I encourage you to protect yourselves in whatever way you deem necessary. But we implicitly accept a certain number of casualties in our country this year as the cost of living. Now that we know that COVID is far less dangerous to most people than initially assumed, it's time to protect those that we can and get back to it.
And now you've made me whine about whining about whining. Ohh the irony.
To extend one of your analogies, I see it as similar to speed limits. We don't stop everyone from driving because some people will die, but we enforce a number of guidelines to reduce risks to everyone. We do so even though the cost/benefit is not equally distributed, as a society we've accepted speed limits are a fair compromise. Why is wearing a mask so different? We've had capacity limits in public places for years, again largely similar.
Hell, for the most part we all agree condoms are a reasonable safeguard. We all probably agree it would feel much better without them, but we protect ourselves & our strippers by wearing them.
You can look at my previous comments on the subject and know that I am firmly in the camp that the hype about the virus has been detrimental and the “experts” have been wrong, wrong and more wrong.
That said you are sounding like the opposite end of the spectrum from the cowardly sniveling old fuck hiding under his bed while insisting that the other 7 billion people in the world forego living their lives so that he can hide from the grim reaper for a few more days after enjoying a long life.
Last time I spoke to the issue I said that I did not personally know anyone who had died from Covid-19 but did know of people once removed who had. That is no longer true. The first was a distant relative in her 50’s who went quickly. A second an even more distant relative in her 40’s. Most recently a very close relative in her early 40’s who pulled through though we never expected her to live through the night after having a respiration rate of 50 – 60 breaths per minute in ICU (12 – 20 is normal). It’s a miracle that she is alive and damn near fully recovered (and I do mean a miracle).
Beyond that I am also aware of a 21 year old (w/diabetes) who passed away from C-19 two days ago and now what should give you pause, a 3 year old child who has tested positive. I don’t know about you but no matter what the statistics are I would not want my child to be afflicted.
I’m still much closer to your position than to the other end of the spectrum (based on facts) but they have an agenda and your “complaining” about the whining isn’t going to deter them.
The virus is real and everyone should take it seriously. What that means to me is that you should live your life to the fullest, while staying safe and taking care of your family and those close (as well as those not so close) to you. In other words people should "Cowboy the Fuck Up."
Cue a very slow hand clap.
"Yeah, the whining and the whining about whining is getting bad.
And now you've made me whine about whining about whining. Ohh the irony."
Tagged this OP months ago, RD = Disingenuous histrionics combine the histrionic’s more adaptive social skills, charm, and ability to read the motives and desires of others with a rather calculated malevolence. This histrionic variant is more egocentric, more willingly insincere, and probably more conscious of their manipulations than is the basic histrionic pattern.
**They often seem to enjoy conflict, gaining a degree of gratification or amusement from the excitement and tension they produce.**
Again clearly demo-ing these personality traits.
@Meat: I made it all about the ridiculous overreaction to this. Others chose to steer it where it went. If you don't like it you know where the door is.
@Baby: I don't want to sound like I doubt your stories, but they are highly improbable to say the least. Nobody knows that many people under 50 who have died from this. And 21 year olds generally don't die from one co-morbidity alone. Anyone under 40 who dies of this thing generally has a laundry list of co-morbidities. So again I have to call bullshit.
@Baby: So the lesson isn't that we should extrapolate your highly improbable experiences as somehow representative of the norm, but that you just happen to be one of the unluckiest people pretty much anywhere. Fair enough I suppose.
Nice, naive attempt at glib dismissal but your psychoanalysis jibe is three decades out of date.
FYI, the description is based on personality researcher Theodore Millon's major work edited into a college-level text. Figured that was about your level of understanding. Apparently, you are greatly more familiar than I with both Cosmo and the Pink Site.
Personality Disorders in Modern Life, Second Edition
Theodore Millon and, Seth Grossman, Carrie Millon, Sarah Meagher, Rowena Ramnath, Wiley, Aug 2004
“And why is it that every whiny fuck on the two sites I post on seems to know someone who supposedly dropped dead from it young?”
Personally I have been inordinately lucky in my life. And I am quite aware that my life and experiences are not the norm or anywhere near the norm for you or most anyone else here. So mea culpa for offering input to your discussion.
Please do carry on...
Are you getting off yet on all the attention you've generated so far?? Ego-trip tank nearing full yet?? or is it an unquenchable need??
Well, I've contributed more than my fair share to your neediness.
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Ooooh my god, what would you donif clubs closed temporarily
https://tuscl.net/discussion.php?id=7125…
And now you've made me whine about whining about whining. Ohh the irony."
Ironic... now I am whining about the whing about the whineing
Whining about whining on a monger board tells everyone what priorities you really have
If you don’t like the precautions being taken, you know where the door is Rickyboy. You’re free to put you and others in harms way, is that your policy? Sure, spin in whatever way you want but your still being your typical selfish drone. Carry on.
@Meat: At risk of what exactly? And who specifically is at risk? These are my points. Shut the bars down if you want I suppose, but there is no reason to shut down education and kids events.
When you cum in for confessions we got to do da praying over your soul amd you need to do da head bobbin and a yes lawerd on your knees in front of me until da sprit of da lawerd cums out and bathes you i.n Righteousness! Then you need to cum back and apologize to the truth speakers then take your rightful place at the kiddie table yourself
In a sense I am more upset, but angry rather than afraid. Angry because our school systems have been so quick to abandon the only fucking thing they exist to do, angry at the knee jerk lockdowns that probably never should have happened in most states in the first place and angry at the foolish people who keep trying to "control" the uncontrollable by imposing more restrictions upon us instead of finding a more realistic path forward.
Those old people can indulge endless fear because they have little else to do anyway. Those of us with life responsibilities, including children to raise and businesses to run, don't have that luxury.
??? He's still whining?
Such an inspiring nuclear family 👍
@Nice: I don't work at home so their presence doesn't impede anything. But it does them educational and other personal harm to miss these things. If someone is ever foolish enough to put a baby in your belly you may one day understand those instincts. ;)
But no, unless I somehow go into a coma against my will, there will be no accidental “baby in belly” by choice. Because, just like you, I like doing other things with my time and don’t want to deal with it.
FYI just so you know, there are more than plenty of educational opportunities in life aside from a tax funded institution that your kids can gain value from. If you’re concerned, you can even step in yourself.
Shit, instead of coming onto here (after getting flamed off stripperweb) and bashing the masculinity of other board members, perhaps you can redirect your focus away, step up, and BE the man that others (allegedly) are not.
Example: Instead of retreating to whatever office to escape the heavier pressure on the home front...
Maybe once in a while bring one of them into work with you. Teach her real-world work skills like basic accounting with revenue, expenses, and profit. Show how taxes work. Perhaps mention basic lessons on selling or whatever the heck your job does. If they are on a sports team that’s cancelled, then go to the backyard and work out in a way so you won’t have to worry their coordination and muscles won’t atrophy when the time comes. And help practice with tennis, volleyball, etc
Lots of opportunities you can prove yourself as a man AND ensure your children self-actualize well whether there is a pandemic or not. I would say that I believe in you...buuuut...😅
As far as being sent to the kiddie table, that's reserved for old bored trolls who lack the ability or desire to stay on topic.
#ElderyLivesMatter
But my kids missing school and activities for over half a year is far more than an inconvenience - it is time and training that they will never get back. So I vent and find myself lashing out at those who have the same mindset as those who are now making bad decisions out of blind panic and cowardice. If I was an old guy like you I'd be in a bunker too - nothing I am posting is saying otherwise. But I am not and neither are my kids.
I have no intention of "sucking it up" but instead will continue to be one of many voices in my county pressuring the School Board and others to cut the crap and stop trying to set public policy.