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Re:NIH will invest $1B to investigate 'long Covid' by sneak on Thursday March 04, 2021 @09:49PM (#26351926)
> I'm starting to get invited to meet in person for business and some are like "I get tested every week". And I just say sorry I don't make exceptions.

Make a list now, so that you remember who the idiots are after everyone is vaccinated.

I've already had to re-plan my reintroduction to retail after finding out a few of my preferred shops weren't obeying mask mandates, or in one case actively flouting them.

It will be easy to forget and put it all behind us. Don't. We're lucky to receive such useful side-channel data.

Re:NIH will invest $1B to investigate 'long Covid' by AYBABTME on Thursday March 04, 2021 @09:56PM (#26351980)
Retribution, vengeance and holding grudges isn't how we're going to build a stronger society. I think we all need to practice forgiving the people, no matter how awful they've been, are, or will be.

Don't get me wrong, I'm enraged at the lunacy of some. But I don't think we're going to be better off in aggregate by insisting on payback.

Re:NIH will invest $1B to investigate 'long Covid' by ummonk on Thursday March 04, 2021 @10:10PM (#26352101)
It doesn't have to be about retribution. It can also be a proxy for example for how seriously a restaurant is likely to take its food safety standards.
Re:NIH will invest $1B to investigate 'long Covid' by tremon on Friday March 05, 2021 @08:48AM (#26356810)
Retribution, vengeance and holding grudges isn't how we're going to build a stronger society.

On the contrary, spite definitely has a useful purpose in social structures. It strengthens the negative effect of unwanted behaviour.

Re:NIH will invest $1B to investigate 'long Covid' by AYBABTME on Saturday March 06, 2021 @08:55AM (#26367348)
In a simplistic world, I agree as long as the response is proportional and the other actor is rational. My preferred strategy to deal with unwanted behaviour is usually 'swift proportional reprisal followed by forgiveness'. However I don't think you can apply this nilly-willy in the real world. There's a bunch of nuance at play, and the other actors are usually not very rational, and not every fight is worth the cost of fighting it. And also, none of this works if you don't _forgive_ the other side. "An eye for an eye" is a crap strategy.
Re:NIH will invest $1B to investigate 'long Covid' by vmception on Thursday March 04, 2021 @10:02PM (#26352037)
> Retribution, vengeance and holding grudges

That's not the only utility for this.

Understanding the networks of information flows over social media will allow for easier reintroduction of accurate concepts, using similar looking quacks and new language for people who prefer to believe quacks over any reputable institution.

It can also be useful to get people to realize how consistently they are led on, as many of them forgot their prior theories and are just subscribed to random causes alongside their vegan, spiritual or political journey.

Re:NIH will invest $1B to investigate 'long Covid' by sneak on Thursday March 04, 2021 @10:02PM (#26352036)
It has nothing to do with any of the things you listed, maybe you're projecting. It's not retribution to avoid someone, nor is it vengeful to shop somewhere else.

I have for years had a big list of people, companies, and other organizations I wish to actively avoid. The pandemic just gave me higher resolution on the "undefined" set of humans and organizations.

I already avoid racists, extreme partisans, assholes, anti-science types, people who are mean to waitstaff, people who don't read books, et c. Covid gave me a few more categories.

Re:NIH will invest $1B to investigate 'long Covid' by throwawayboise on Thursday March 04, 2021 @10:16PM (#26352150)
Sounds like a recipe to end up alone.
Re:NIH will invest $1B to investigate 'long Covid' by edgyquant on Thursday March 04, 2021 @10:39PM (#26352320)
Everything they said sounded pretty reasonable to me, I also keep away from people who fall into all of those categories
Re:NIH will invest $1B to investigate 'long Covid' by sneak on Thursday March 04, 2021 @10:19PM (#26352171)
That hasn't been the case so far, and, in my experience, my overall quality of social interactions has gone up drastically since I adopted my current approach.

Perhaps there are false positives; I am willing to take that risk for the immense benefits so far.

Re:NIH will invest $1B to investigate 'long Covid' by darkerside on Friday March 05, 2021 @12:35AM (#26353162)
The funny thing about burning bridges is that you don't know that you burned too many until it's too late.
Re:NIH will invest $1B to investigate 'long Covid' by vmception on Thursday March 04, 2021 @09:55PM (#26351974)
I've actually been thinking about doing this. Because its the same people that have moved the goal post to new forms of idiocy after their various

"it doesn't exist"

"its just the flu"

"nothing you can do to stop it anyways"

"5G over the air microchips"

"dna-rewriting vaccines"

ideas fell apart and were just led to other wacky ideas.

Re:NIH will invest $1B to investigate 'long Covid' by sneak on Friday March 05, 2021 @02:15PM (#26360832)