Of course, Covid exists and needs to be treated seriously, especially for people with compromised immune systems. But it turns out, it wasn't nearly as deadly a threat to the average person as was initially feared.
If even remotely true, this is simply a statement about your economic standing and social circle.
Outside of work, most people I know work low wage service or gig jobs and they all got covid, most multiple times. Seven members of my church died of covid in the first 18 months.
Well i'm retired, and my brother is still a trucker. We're comfortable, but not rich.
> Outside of work, most people I know work low wage service or gig jobs and they all got covid, most multiple times.
I suspect the vaccine is to blame for the reinfections, and that years from now it will be confirmed that it had a negative effectiveness.
> even members of my church died of covid in the first 18 months.
If even remotely true, that says a lot about their advanced age and comorbidities.
Most members of my family have had it, multiple times. Most of my colleagues have had it. In fact, the majority of people in the UK have had it at least once. I am an outlier; I haven't had it to my knowledge.
There are some longer past explanations about this here in case it's helpful: https://hn.algolia.com/?dateRange=all&page=0&prefix=true&que...