Having reached the limits of our willingness to prevent #Covid means no more to the #virus than a drowning man’s wet and final inhalation means to the water that surrounds him. I wish these things cared about what they do to us, but they do not—no more than the elite and powerful care about the well-being of the masses they exploit to enjoy their privileged lives of plenty.
Mmm. I remember some old piece of SF pointing out that in space, being careless with your maintenance or with securing the seals on your spacesuit... counted as suicidal behavior. Really brought home the point about there being some things you cannot afford to skimp on.