Nobody was bashing dissent. The original poster spoke about why THEY take covid precautions, with the anecdote that their wife hasn't recovered, they have a friend with long covid, and they lost their father.

You then willingly entered the thread with "I'm sorry about your dad, but let's not exaggerate based on personal anecdotes." Who accuses someone of exaggerating a death?

Stop making this about your anticovid cause... you received a negative reaction because you were being highly insensitive.