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Re:A Fistful of Tropes by earnestzombie2 on Monday August 21, 2023 @06:11AM (#37207446)
> Avoiding crowds is one of the best ways to avoid COVID-19. I don't understand what you're getting at.

Avoiding crowds is of course also one of the best ways to avoid offline social interaction.

> As is now tradition? I don't follow this either - can you list a few examples of what you're referring to?

"Benign random thing is actually rooted in white supremacy" has become a genre. If you watch a movie like zombieland (https://youtu.be/8m9EVP8X7N8) with a frown instead of a smile perhaps indefinitely staying alone in your room is best for all involved. Plausibly, a padded room.

Re:A Fistful of Tropes by gilleain on Monday August 21, 2023 @07:18AM (#37207976)
> Avoiding crowds is of course also one of the best ways to avoid offline social interaction.

Specifically, he's talking about avoiding the crowds in Edinburgh during the festival. Either you've seen this, and you know what he means or ...