News for hackers. Stuff that matters.
Re:NYC to mandate proof of vaccination for many indoor settings by titzer on Wednesday August 04, 2021 @08:14PM (#28068134)
> Then all of a sudden I’m in tiny minority because I believe people should be able to choose what they put in their own bodies.

It's just being selective, because you had to be vaccinated to go to school and/or college.

And ain't nobody alive today that can choose to not ingest microplastics, PFAs, pesticides, many can't avoid lead in their drinking water, and none of us can avoid air pollution.

And COVID for that matter! I would like to choose to not put COVID in my body! It'd be great if I could CHOOSE that. But people are just wandering around spreading the plague like that's their constitutional right. Your unvaccinated fist is right in my face.

Re:NYC to mandate proof of vaccination for many indoor settings by logicchains on Thursday August 05, 2021 @02:15AM (#28070444)
>But people are just wandering around spreading the plague like that's their constitutional right. Your unvaccinated fist is right in my face.

This kind of thinking is the root of the problem: so many people nowadays are so completely devoid of values that they have no problem infringing on other people's fundamental rights just to minimise risk to themselves. In decades past Americans were willing to die to protect the freedoms of their fellow countrymen, now they're so spineless they'd rather destroy other people's freedoms just to prevent a risk that's incredibly miniscule considering they're already vaccinated.

Re:NYC to mandate proof of vaccination for many indoor settings by systemvoltage on Wednesday August 04, 2021 @10:17PM (#28068995)
I agree with you (pro-vaccines) but the same can be said about "Your emergency approved vaccine fist is right in my face" is what the other side is probably thinking as well. Pesticides, removing lead from water, etc. do not happen on the client-side by taking an experimental pill that produces proteins to fight microplastics, heavy elements, etc.
Re:NYC to mandate proof of vaccination for many indoor settings by forgotmypw17 on Thursday August 05, 2021 @01:51PM (#28077148)
>And ain't nobody alive today that can choose to not ingest microplastics, PFAs, pesticides, many can't avoid lead in their drinking water, and none of us can avoid air pollution.

If it is important to you, you can find ways to avoid those. It is just not a priority for many people, because their own health is secondary to something else.

Re:NYC to mandate proof of vaccination for many indoor settings by johndevor on Wednesday August 04, 2021 @10:29PM (#28069085)
> Your unvaccinated fist is right in my face.

Then get vaccinated and your risk goes down to a regular flu season.

Re:NYC to mandate proof of vaccination for many indoor settings by titzer on Wednesday August 04, 2021 @10:43PM (#28069191)
I did, except the collective petri dish created by the unvaccinated pool means that the risk is actually worse, and seems to be increasing as life, uh, finds a way.

All hail the march of greek letters coming our way. It seems Lambda will be next.