@pineywoozle ‘s #3WordNoteMay 5, 2024
@thestrangelet Odd, I took the statement that it’s endemic to mean that it hasn’t gone away and we still need to take precautions & commiserating. Saying it’s over is denialist AF but acknowledging the endemic nature of a disease that kills seems informed and reminds people that we all still need to take care. No where did Pink say #Covid was no longer an issue. I find educating people to the nature of an endemic threat valuable. #CovidIsNotOver @pinkdrunkenelephants @Dangerous_beans @Artemis
Show threadSamMay 5, 2024

@Pineywoozle @thestrangelet @pinkdrunkenelephants @Dangerous_beans @Artemis

In truth SARS-CoV-2 causing #COVID is panendmic, not just endemic. It isn't like colds or flu ... that come around every now and again like other endemic diseases.

It is still PANDEMIC. But due to its ubiquity, it is also ENDEMIC.

Hence PANENDEMIC. And that is much much worse.

Plus it destroys the immune system, rapidly ages victims, and erases prior immunity to other diseases. and and and and and.

Show thread@pineywoozle ‘s #3WordNoteMay 5, 2024
@samohTmaS I understand the severity of the infection & the potential long term consequences. I just looked up #Panendemic and it really is a better word to describe the current state. Thanks. #Covid #CovidIsNotOver #LongCovid @thestrangelet @pinkdrunkenelephants @Dangerous_beans @Artemis
Show thread Mélani (Melanie) Bjornsdottir (she, ŝi)May 6, 2024
@Pineywoozle @samohTmaS @thestrangelet @pinkdrunkenelephants @Dangerous_beans @Artemis hyperpanendemic
Show thread@pineywoozle ‘s #3WordNoteMay 6, 2024
@melanie Interesting. I just looked up the New Yorker article about Morton, the guy who suggested that as the appropriate term. https://www.newyorker.com/culture/persons-of-interest/timothy-mortons-hyper-pandemic I agree with his logic for what it is but given how language is currently used Pan-endemic seems to carry more urgency with everyday precautions even if Hyperpanendemic is more accurate. Effective messaging is crucial to lessen the impact. #Covid #CovidIsNoOver @Dangerous_beans @thestrangelet @pinkdrunkenelephants @samohTmaS @Artemis
Timothy Morton’s Hyper-Pandemic

Morgan Meis writes about Timothy Morton, a philosopher of “hyperobjects”—vast, unknowable things that are bigger than ourselves—and what Morton’s views reveal about our time.

The New Yorker
Show thread Mélani (Melanie) Bjornsdottir (she, ŝi)May 6, 2024
@Pineywoozle @thestrangelet @pinkdrunkenelephants @samohTmaS @Artemis i thought i was being original. carry on
Show thread@pineywoozle ‘s #3WordNoteMay 6, 2024
@melanie Oh interesting. Did you come up with it on your own? If you did that might indicate that it’s more widespread than I thought. Do you know if Morton is Icelandic? I noticed that your last name was and maybe the usage is disseminating more strongly from that point. I don’t know what the adoption model would be for Icelandic usage to universal use. That would be a fun pattern to investigate. @thestrangelet @pinkdrunkenelephants @samohTmaS @Artemis
Show thread Mélani (Melanie) Bjornsdottir (she, ŝi)
@Pineywoozle @thestrangelet @pinkdrunkenelephants @samohTmaS @Artemis I’m English, not Icelandic. My surname is bastard Norse, and metaphorical.
May 6, 2024 at 4:42pmWeb
Show thread@pineywoozle ‘s #3WordNoteMay 6, 2024
@melanie Ah, it’s a common surname in Iceland, I shouldn’t have assumed. My dad’s family is originally from the Dane Law portion of England but has a Norman surname & I always loved how Iceland does its surnames & was disappointed that we got a plain old Norman one lol.The connection of Morton to Björk in the article and the surname made me just assume Iceland. @thestrangelet @pinkdrunkenelephants @samohTmaS @Artemis
Show threadSamMay 6, 2024

@melanie @thestrangelet @pinkdrunkenelephants @Pineywoozle @Artemis

Ah. I see. You clearly get the implications. Not that that helps much, other than to take actions to protect yourself.

But then - to what end? - as society crumbles..