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Re:A concept that took hold in the ’70s haunted everything f... by geoduck14 on Thursday November 18, 2021 @11:10PM (#29273742)
>So now, even today, I see people wearing dirty rubber gloves in the grocery store (sigh).

A month ago, I was judgemental towards a couple who were "overly protective" about the virus. It turns out they did REALLY risky stuff, and they were "overly protective" to protect me.

Maybe the people in the grocery store with gloves have open wounds and don't want to spread infected blood around.

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Re:A concept that took hold in the ’70s haunted everything f... by timr on Friday November 19, 2021 @12:17AM (#29274064)
Or maybe they're just average people, terrified out of their wits by a narrative that wasn't based in facts, and was promulgated by a media industry that needs panic to survive.

I guess we'll never know. But there sure are a lot of folks wearing gloves now who weren't wearing them before. And that's why I was sighing.

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