If you are someone who "warns" people of the dangers of COVID on social media

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Anonymous wrote:What do expect people to do?
- Is it just about getting people to get a booster?
- wear a mask indefinitely (in which settings? A full day at school/work? Just the grocery store?)
- avoid any "optional" indoor social activities?
- Pull children out from in-person school/daycare?

It's virtue signaling. They've made their personality about COVID and can't let it go. They just love to prove to everyone that they're such a great person by wearing a mask and avoiding crowds!

Thankfully, I don't see anyone on my FB feed going on and on about COVID. I haven't seen anything from my friends on COVID in months. It's just here on DCUM where I see the hand wringing. IRL, I don't know anyone who cares about this anymore.

At this point it seems to be mostly this. And the specific ppl I know who do this had some anxiety and attention-seekimg tendencies pre-Covid.

I am actually pretty cautious myself but I don't post about it on FB etc. Mostly bc I know nobody cares about my opinion of how they should conduct their lives, ha.

I see there is a PP who is a HCW and I did have one HCW friend who feels similarly that ppl take these gratuitous risks and then HCWs bear the burden of overcrowded hospitals, extra shifts etc and it's exhausting and unfair and sucks. Which totally makes sense. But I haven't seen any HCWs I personally know posting about it on FB etc anymore. Seems more like ppl without much else going on.

OP here. Yes, this is the thing. Why do people feel they need to make pronouncements about what public health measures everyone else should be taking? That is what public health officials are for, and if you don't like what they are saying, take it up with them. Everyone knows about COVID. We've all made our choices, whether you like them or not. We have our reasons, some good, some bad. Random posts on social media are not going to change anyone's behavior.

Why don’t you consider why this actually bothers you? If you’re secure in your behavior, you shouldn’t care what someone else posts on SM about COVID precautions.

Hit the unfollow button and keep it moving.

Sorry you don't think I should have posted about it. Why did you click on the thread if you think this topic is so silly? Stop posting here and keep it moving.

Nope. See I’m commenting on an actual post. Which is what you should be doing to the ones that bother you. Instead you run to another site and start a complaint thread.

Looks like I hit the nail on the head though that people are commenting on things you’re actually not secure about.

Sounds to me like you are pushing made up rules about who can post what on DCUM because you are bothered by what I posted. Where do your insecurities come from?

This is rich. You made a post complaining about what someone else posts on SM. Then proceed to complain when others comment on your post here. This isn’t an echo chamber so you’re going to have to deal with other people posting here.

You can post all you want but making up rules to suggest I should not have posted in the first place is a dumb non-argument. Sorry you don't like getting called out.

I love your double standards. You’ve been trying to push others of the thread because you don’t like their feedback. It’s ok for you, right?

What is your specific feedback? So far all I can gather is that you don't think I'm allowed to comment on a trend I've seen on numerous social media sites, on this particular site.

You should discuss your COVID issues with the person that you have the issue with.

So you don't have any actual feedback apart from that you don't like that I posted about this issue here. Thanks.

LOL. Your feedback is to discuss the issue with the person you are mad at. Why are you so scared to do that?

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Anonymous wrote:What do expect people to do?
- Is it just about getting people to get a booster?
- wear a mask indefinitely (in which settings? A full day at school/work? Just the grocery store?)
- avoid any "optional" indoor social activities?
- Pull children out from in-person school/daycare?

It's virtue signaling. They've made their personality about COVID and can't let it go. They just love to prove to everyone that they're such a great person by wearing a mask and avoiding crowds!

Thankfully, I don't see anyone on my FB feed going on and on about COVID. I haven't seen anything from my friends on COVID in months. It's just here on DCUM where I see the hand wringing. IRL, I don't know anyone who cares about this anymore.

At this point it seems to be mostly this. And the specific ppl I know who do this had some anxiety and attention-seekimg tendencies pre-Covid.

I am actually pretty cautious myself but I don't post about it on FB etc. Mostly bc I know nobody cares about my opinion of how they should conduct their lives, ha.

I see there is a PP who is a HCW and I did have one HCW friend who feels similarly that ppl take these gratuitous risks and then HCWs bear the burden of overcrowded hospitals, extra shifts etc and it's exhausting and unfair and sucks. Which totally makes sense. But I haven't seen any HCWs I personally know posting about it on FB etc anymore. Seems more like ppl without much else going on.

OP here. Yes, this is the thing. Why do people feel they need to make pronouncements about what public health measures everyone else should be taking? That is what public health officials are for, and if you don't like what they are saying, take it up with them. Everyone knows about COVID. We've all made our choices, whether you like them or not. We have our reasons, some good, some bad. Random posts on social media are not going to change anyone's behavior.

Why don’t you consider why this actually bothers you? If you’re secure in your behavior, you shouldn’t care what someone else posts on SM about COVID precautions.

Hit the unfollow button and keep it moving.

Sorry you don't think I should have posted about it. Why did you click on the thread if you think this topic is so silly? Stop posting here and keep it moving.

Nope. See I’m commenting on an actual post. Which is what you should be doing to the ones that bother you. Instead you run to another site and start a complaint thread.

Looks like I hit the nail on the head though that people are commenting on things you’re actually not secure about.

Sounds to me like you are pushing made up rules about who can post what on DCUM because you are bothered by what I posted. Where do your insecurities come from?

This is rich. You made a post complaining about what someone else posts on SM. Then proceed to complain when others comment on your post here. This isn’t an echo chamber so you’re going to have to deal with other people posting here.

You can post all you want but making up rules to suggest I should not have posted in the first place is a dumb non-argument. Sorry you don't like getting called out.

I love your double standards. You’ve been trying to push others of the thread because you don’t like their feedback. It’s ok for you, right?

She's just pissed that a friend she actually likes has made it oh-so clear that she doesn't respect OP's behavior during the pandemic, and probably doesn't care about alienating her through her comments on social media. OP is too passive to bring it up, but doesn't want to walk away because she actually likes this person and can't figure out why they don't like her anymore. So OP lashes out at anyone who is Covid cautious instead of dealing with the person she is intimidated by. Sigh...

Across town, someone's 2nd grader is being forced outside for lunch each day and they lock the cafeteria doors behind him with a resounding "slam"... But seriously - I don't know of any public school doing anything like this, so it sounds like a bit of dramatic reportage.

OP here. At least half of my close friends are COVID cautious. We don't see each other a lot in the winter, which I understand and respect. They also don't tell me to "take COVID seriously". Mutual respect is a great thing.

What if they asked to see you in the winter for a couple hours at their house, masked inside? To me, a friendship is give and take. I don't expect my friends to do all the precautions that I am, but the notion that if asked to mask inside you would rather stay home doesn't ring of mutual respect. I will go anywhere inside with a mask, and I'd love it someone came to my house and was okay wearing a mask for an hour or so. I also love hanging out outdoors no matter the season, but not everyone likes being outside in the cold either.

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Anonymous wrote:What do expect people to do?
- Is it just about getting people to get a booster?
- wear a mask indefinitely (in which settings? A full day at school/work? Just the grocery store?)
- avoid any "optional" indoor social activities?
- Pull children out from in-person school/daycare?

It's virtue signaling. They've made their personality about COVID and can't let it go. They just love to prove to everyone that they're such a great person by wearing a mask and avoiding crowds!

Thankfully, I don't see anyone on my FB feed going on and on about COVID. I haven't seen anything from my friends on COVID in months. It's just here on DCUM where I see the hand wringing. IRL, I don't know anyone who cares about this anymore.

At this point it seems to be mostly this. And the specific ppl I know who do this had some anxiety and attention-seekimg tendencies pre-Covid.

I am actually pretty cautious myself but I don't post about it on FB etc. Mostly bc I know nobody cares about my opinion of how they should conduct their lives, ha.

I see there is a PP who is a HCW and I did have one HCW friend who feels similarly that ppl take these gratuitous risks and then HCWs bear the burden of overcrowded hospitals, extra shifts etc and it's exhausting and unfair and sucks. Which totally makes sense. But I haven't seen any HCWs I personally know posting about it on FB etc anymore. Seems more like ppl without much else going on.

OP here. Yes, this is the thing. Why do people feel they need to make pronouncements about what public health measures everyone else should be taking? That is what public health officials are for, and if you don't like what they are saying, take it up with them. Everyone knows about COVID. We've all made our choices, whether you like them or not. We have our reasons, some good, some bad. Random posts on social media are not going to change anyone's behavior.

Why don’t you consider why this actually bothers you? If you’re secure in your behavior, you shouldn’t care what someone else posts on SM about COVID precautions.

Hit the unfollow button and keep it moving.

Sorry you don't think I should have posted about it. Why did you click on the thread if you think this topic is so silly? Stop posting here and keep it moving.

Nope. See I’m commenting on an actual post. Which is what you should be doing to the ones that bother you. Instead you run to another site and start a complaint thread.

Looks like I hit the nail on the head though that people are commenting on things you’re actually not secure about.

Sounds to me like you are pushing made up rules about who can post what on DCUM because you are bothered by what I posted. Where do your insecurities come from?

This is rich. You made a post complaining about what someone else posts on SM. Then proceed to complain when others comment on your post here. This isn’t an echo chamber so you’re going to have to deal with other people posting here.

You can post all you want but making up rules to suggest I should not have posted in the first place is a dumb non-argument. Sorry you don't like getting called out.

I love your double standards. You’ve been trying to push others of the thread because you don’t like their feedback. It’s ok for you, right?

What is your specific feedback? So far all I can gather is that you don't think I'm allowed to comment on a trend I've seen on numerous social media sites, on this particular site.

What is your point about starting another thread about the same complaint posted over and over again? If you don't like looking at it, ignore or block it. Or, are you trying to buy others into pretending covid isn't a thing anymore and its 100% safe for everyone to get covid and no big deal. Covid was a big enough deal for me I don't want it again.

OP is just mad this thread isn’t going to way she planned.

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Anonymous wrote:What do expect people to do?
- Is it just about getting people to get a booster?
- wear a mask indefinitely (in which settings? A full day at school/work? Just the grocery store?)
- avoid any "optional" indoor social activities?
- Pull children out from in-person school/daycare?

It's virtue signaling. They've made their personality about COVID and can't let it go. They just love to prove to everyone that they're such a great person by wearing a mask and avoiding crowds!

Thankfully, I don't see anyone on my FB feed going on and on about COVID. I haven't seen anything from my friends on COVID in months. It's just here on DCUM where I see the hand wringing. IRL, I don't know anyone who cares about this anymore.

At this point it seems to be mostly this. And the specific ppl I know who do this had some anxiety and attention-seekimg tendencies pre-Covid.

I am actually pretty cautious myself but I don't post about it on FB etc. Mostly bc I know nobody cares about my opinion of how they should conduct their lives, ha.

I see there is a PP who is a HCW and I did have one HCW friend who feels similarly that ppl take these gratuitous risks and then HCWs bear the burden of overcrowded hospitals, extra shifts etc and it's exhausting and unfair and sucks. Which totally makes sense. But I haven't seen any HCWs I personally know posting about it on FB etc anymore. Seems more like ppl without much else going on.

OP here. Yes, this is the thing. Why do people feel they need to make pronouncements about what public health measures everyone else should be taking? That is what public health officials are for, and if you don't like what they are saying, take it up with them. Everyone knows about COVID. We've all made our choices, whether you like them or not. We have our reasons, some good, some bad. Random posts on social media are not going to change anyone's behavior.

Why don’t you consider why this actually bothers you? If you’re secure in your behavior, you shouldn’t care what someone else posts on SM about COVID precautions.

Hit the unfollow button and keep it moving.

Sorry you don't think I should have posted about it. Why did you click on the thread if you think this topic is so silly? Stop posting here and keep it moving.

Nope. See I’m commenting on an actual post. Which is what you should be doing to the ones that bother you. Instead you run to another site and start a complaint thread.

Looks like I hit the nail on the head though that people are commenting on things you’re actually not secure about.

Sounds to me like you are pushing made up rules about who can post what on DCUM because you are bothered by what I posted. Where do your insecurities come from?

This is rich. You made a post complaining about what someone else posts on SM. Then proceed to complain when others comment on your post here. This isn’t an echo chamber so you’re going to have to deal with other people posting here.

You can post all you want but making up rules to suggest I should not have posted in the first place is a dumb non-argument. Sorry you don't like getting called out.

I love your double standards. You’ve been trying to push others of the thread because you don’t like their feedback. It’s ok for you, right?

She's just pissed that a friend she actually likes has made it oh-so clear that she doesn't respect OP's behavior during the pandemic, and probably doesn't care about alienating her through her comments on social media. OP is too passive to bring it up, but doesn't want to walk away because she actually likes this person and can't figure out why they don't like her anymore. So OP lashes out at anyone who is Covid cautious instead of dealing with the person she is intimidated by. Sigh...

Across town, someone's 2nd grader is being forced outside for lunch each day and they lock the cafeteria doors behind him with a resounding "slam"... But seriously - I don't know of any public school doing anything like this, so it sounds like a bit of dramatic reportage.

OP here. At least half of my close friends are COVID cautious. We don't see each other a lot in the winter, which I understand and respect. They also don't tell me to "take COVID seriously". Mutual respect is a great thing.

What if they asked to see you in the winter for a couple hours at their house, masked inside? To me, a friendship is give and take. I don't expect my friends to do all the precautions that I am, but the notion that if asked to mask inside you would rather stay home doesn't ring of mutual respect. I will go anywhere inside with a mask, and I'd love it someone came to my house and was okay wearing a mask for an hour or so. I also love hanging out outdoors no matter the season, but not everyone likes being outside in the cold either.

My COVID cautious friends do not want to socialize masked indoors any more than I do. I think you are assuming a lot of people want to socialize with masks, and it seems quite apparent to me that most people do not (as in they too would rather stay home). One of our friends is extremely high risk and I initially always put on a mask even to see them outdoors. But they did not and even if I went in their house they insisted not to worry about it.

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Anonymous wrote:What do expect people to do?
- Is it just about getting people to get a booster?
- wear a mask indefinitely (in which settings? A full day at school/work? Just the grocery store?)
- avoid any "optional" indoor social activities?
- Pull children out from in-person school/daycare?

It's virtue signaling. They've made their personality about COVID and can't let it go. They just love to prove to everyone that they're such a great person by wearing a mask and avoiding crowds!

Thankfully, I don't see anyone on my FB feed going on and on about COVID. I haven't seen anything from my friends on COVID in months. It's just here on DCUM where I see the hand wringing. IRL, I don't know anyone who cares about this anymore.

At this point it seems to be mostly this. And the specific ppl I know who do this had some anxiety and attention-seekimg tendencies pre-Covid.

I am actually pretty cautious myself but I don't post about it on FB etc. Mostly bc I know nobody cares about my opinion of how they should conduct their lives, ha.

I see there is a PP who is a HCW and I did have one HCW friend who feels similarly that ppl take these gratuitous risks and then HCWs bear the burden of overcrowded hospitals, extra shifts etc and it's exhausting and unfair and sucks. Which totally makes sense. But I haven't seen any HCWs I personally know posting about it on FB etc anymore. Seems more like ppl without much else going on.

OP here. Yes, this is the thing. Why do people feel they need to make pronouncements about what public health measures everyone else should be taking? That is what public health officials are for, and if you don't like what they are saying, take it up with them. Everyone knows about COVID. We've all made our choices, whether you like them or not. We have our reasons, some good, some bad. Random posts on social media are not going to change anyone's behavior.

Why don’t you consider why this actually bothers you? If you’re secure in your behavior, you shouldn’t care what someone else posts on SM about COVID precautions.

Hit the unfollow button and keep it moving.

Sorry you don't think I should have posted about it. Why did you click on the thread if you think this topic is so silly? Stop posting here and keep it moving.

Nope. See I’m commenting on an actual post. Which is what you should be doing to the ones that bother you. Instead you run to another site and start a complaint thread.

Looks like I hit the nail on the head though that people are commenting on things you’re actually not secure about.

Sounds to me like you are pushing made up rules about who can post what on DCUM because you are bothered by what I posted. Where do your insecurities come from?

This is rich. You made a post complaining about what someone else posts on SM. Then proceed to complain when others comment on your post here. This isn’t an echo chamber so you’re going to have to deal with other people posting here.

You can post all you want but making up rules to suggest I should not have posted in the first place is a dumb non-argument. Sorry you don't like getting called out.

I love your double standards. You’ve been trying to push others of the thread because you don’t like their feedback. It’s ok for you, right?

What is your specific feedback? So far all I can gather is that you don't think I'm allowed to comment on a trend I've seen on numerous social media sites, on this particular site.

You should discuss your COVID issues with the person that you have the issue with.

So you don't have any actual feedback apart from that you don't like that I posted about this issue here. Thanks.

LOL. Your feedback is to discuss the issue with the person you are mad at. Why are you so scared to do that?

Do you tell everyone in your life exactly what you think? WTF is the point of an anonymous forum if not to vent about things we can't speak publicly about? Especially about COVID precautions in the DMV, the place where anyone who doesn't want to mask their 2 yo is a "Trumper".

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Anonymous wrote:What do expect people to do?
- Is it just about getting people to get a booster?
- wear a mask indefinitely (in which settings? A full day at school/work? Just the grocery store?)
- avoid any "optional" indoor social activities?
- Pull children out from in-person school/daycare?

It's virtue signaling. They've made their personality about COVID and can't let it go. They just love to prove to everyone that they're such a great person by wearing a mask and avoiding crowds!

Thankfully, I don't see anyone on my FB feed going on and on about COVID. I haven't seen anything from my friends on COVID in months. It's just here on DCUM where I see the hand wringing. IRL, I don't know anyone who cares about this anymore.

At this point it seems to be mostly this. And the specific ppl I know who do this had some anxiety and attention-seekimg tendencies pre-Covid.

I am actually pretty cautious myself but I don't post about it on FB etc. Mostly bc I know nobody cares about my opinion of how they should conduct their lives, ha.

I see there is a PP who is a HCW and I did have one HCW friend who feels similarly that ppl take these gratuitous risks and then HCWs bear the burden of overcrowded hospitals, extra shifts etc and it's exhausting and unfair and sucks. Which totally makes sense. But I haven't seen any HCWs I personally know posting about it on FB etc anymore. Seems more like ppl without much else going on.

OP here. Yes, this is the thing. Why do people feel they need to make pronouncements about what public health measures everyone else should be taking? That is what public health officials are for, and if you don't like what they are saying, take it up with them. Everyone knows about COVID. We've all made our choices, whether you like them or not. We have our reasons, some good, some bad. Random posts on social media are not going to change anyone's behavior.

Why don’t you consider why this actually bothers you? If you’re secure in your behavior, you shouldn’t care what someone else posts on SM about COVID precautions.

Hit the unfollow button and keep it moving.

Sorry you don't think I should have posted about it. Why did you click on the thread if you think this topic is so silly? Stop posting here and keep it moving.

Nope. See I’m commenting on an actual post. Which is what you should be doing to the ones that bother you. Instead you run to another site and start a complaint thread.

Looks like I hit the nail on the head though that people are commenting on things you’re actually not secure about.

Sounds to me like you are pushing made up rules about who can post what on DCUM because you are bothered by what I posted. Where do your insecurities come from?

This is rich. You made a post complaining about what someone else posts on SM. Then proceed to complain when others comment on your post here. This isn’t an echo chamber so you’re going to have to deal with other people posting here.

You can post all you want but making up rules to suggest I should not have posted in the first place is a dumb non-argument. Sorry you don't like getting called out.

I love your double standards. You’ve been trying to push others of the thread because you don’t like their feedback. It’s ok for you, right?

She's just pissed that a friend she actually likes has made it oh-so clear that she doesn't respect OP's behavior during the pandemic, and probably doesn't care about alienating her through her comments on social media. OP is too passive to bring it up, but doesn't want to walk away because she actually likes this person and can't figure out why they don't like her anymore. So OP lashes out at anyone who is Covid cautious instead of dealing with the person she is intimidated by. Sigh...

Across town, someone's 2nd grader is being forced outside for lunch each day and they lock the cafeteria doors behind him with a resounding "slam"... But seriously - I don't know of any public school doing anything like this, so it sounds like a bit of dramatic reportage.

OP here. At least half of my close friends are COVID cautious. We don't see each other a lot in the winter, which I understand and respect. They also don't tell me to "take COVID seriously". Mutual respect is a great thing.

What if they asked to see you in the winter for a couple hours at their house, masked inside? To me, a friendship is give and take. I don't expect my friends to do all the precautions that I am, but the notion that if asked to mask inside you would rather stay home doesn't ring of mutual respect. I will go anywhere inside with a mask, and I'd love it someone came to my house and was okay wearing a mask for an hour or so. I also love hanging out outdoors no matter the season, but not everyone likes being outside in the cold either.

My COVID cautious friends do not want to socialize masked indoors any more than I do. I think you are assuming a lot of people want to socialize with masks, and it seems quite apparent to me that most people do not (as in they too would rather stay home). One of our friends is extremely high risk and I initially always put on a mask even to see them outdoors. But they did not and even if I went in their house they insisted not to worry about it.

I disagree with you here - there are still many who prefer to socialize than not. I wouldn't make any assumptions unless you have clarified it with an individual.

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Anonymous wrote:What do expect people to do?
- Is it just about getting people to get a booster?
- wear a mask indefinitely (in which settings? A full day at school/work? Just the grocery store?)
- avoid any "optional" indoor social activities?
- Pull children out from in-person school/daycare?

It's virtue signaling. They've made their personality about COVID and can't let it go. They just love to prove to everyone that they're such a great person by wearing a mask and avoiding crowds!

Thankfully, I don't see anyone on my FB feed going on and on about COVID. I haven't seen anything from my friends on COVID in months. It's just here on DCUM where I see the hand wringing. IRL, I don't know anyone who cares about this anymore.

At this point it seems to be mostly this. And the specific ppl I know who do this had some anxiety and attention-seekimg tendencies pre-Covid.

I am actually pretty cautious myself but I don't post about it on FB etc. Mostly bc I know nobody cares about my opinion of how they should conduct their lives, ha.

I see there is a PP who is a HCW and I did have one HCW friend who feels similarly that ppl take these gratuitous risks and then HCWs bear the burden of overcrowded hospitals, extra shifts etc and it's exhausting and unfair and sucks. Which totally makes sense. But I haven't seen any HCWs I personally know posting about it on FB etc anymore. Seems more like ppl without much else going on.

OP here. Yes, this is the thing. Why do people feel they need to make pronouncements about what public health measures everyone else should be taking? That is what public health officials are for, and if you don't like what they are saying, take it up with them. Everyone knows about COVID. We've all made our choices, whether you like them or not. We have our reasons, some good, some bad. Random posts on social media are not going to change anyone's behavior.

Why don’t you consider why this actually bothers you? If you’re secure in your behavior, you shouldn’t care what someone else posts on SM about COVID precautions.

Hit the unfollow button and keep it moving.

Sorry you don't think I should have posted about it. Why did you click on the thread if you think this topic is so silly? Stop posting here and keep it moving.

Nope. See I’m commenting on an actual post. Which is what you should be doing to the ones that bother you. Instead you run to another site and start a complaint thread.

Looks like I hit the nail on the head though that people are commenting on things you’re actually not secure about.

Sounds to me like you are pushing made up rules about who can post what on DCUM because you are bothered by what I posted. Where do your insecurities come from?

This is rich. You made a post complaining about what someone else posts on SM. Then proceed to complain when others comment on your post here. This isn’t an echo chamber so you’re going to have to deal with other people posting here.

You can post all you want but making up rules to suggest I should not have posted in the first place is a dumb non-argument. Sorry you don't like getting called out.

I love your double standards. You’ve been trying to push others of the thread because you don’t like their feedback. It’s ok for you, right?

She's just pissed that a friend she actually likes has made it oh-so clear that she doesn't respect OP's behavior during the pandemic, and probably doesn't care about alienating her through her comments on social media. OP is too passive to bring it up, but doesn't want to walk away because she actually likes this person and can't figure out why they don't like her anymore. So OP lashes out at anyone who is Covid cautious instead of dealing with the person she is intimidated by. Sigh...

Across town, someone's 2nd grader is being forced outside for lunch each day and they lock the cafeteria doors behind him with a resounding "slam"... But seriously - I don't know of any public school doing anything like this, so it sounds like a bit of dramatic reportage.

OP here. At least half of my close friends are COVID cautious. We don't see each other a lot in the winter, which I understand and respect. They also don't tell me to "take COVID seriously". Mutual respect is a great thing.

What if they asked to see you in the winter for a couple hours at their house, masked inside? To me, a friendship is give and take. I don't expect my friends to do all the precautions that I am, but the notion that if asked to mask inside you would rather stay home doesn't ring of mutual respect. I will go anywhere inside with a mask, and I'd love it someone came to my house and was okay wearing a mask for an hour or so. I also love hanging out outdoors no matter the season, but not everyone likes being outside in the cold either.

My COVID cautious friends do not want to socialize masked indoors any more than I do. I think you are assuming a lot of people want to socialize with masks, and it seems quite apparent to me that most people do not (as in they too would rather stay home). One of our friends is extremely high risk and I initially always put on a mask even to see them outdoors. But they did not and even if I went in their house they insisted not to worry about it.

I disagree with you here - there are still many who prefer to socialize than not. I wouldn't make any assumptions unless you have clarified it with an individual.

Except for a rare situation, we don't have anyone in our house nor would go to anyone's or do things indoors. Most people lie about being cautious.

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Anonymous wrote:What do expect people to do?
- Is it just about getting people to get a booster?
- wear a mask indefinitely (in which settings? A full day at school/work? Just the grocery store?)
- avoid any "optional" indoor social activities?
- Pull children out from in-person school/daycare?

It's virtue signaling. They've made their personality about COVID and can't let it go. They just love to prove to everyone that they're such a great person by wearing a mask and avoiding crowds!

Thankfully, I don't see anyone on my FB feed going on and on about COVID. I haven't seen anything from my friends on COVID in months. It's just here on DCUM where I see the hand wringing. IRL, I don't know anyone who cares about this anymore.

At this point it seems to be mostly this. And the specific ppl I know who do this had some anxiety and attention-seekimg tendencies pre-Covid.

I am actually pretty cautious myself but I don't post about it on FB etc. Mostly bc I know nobody cares about my opinion of how they should conduct their lives, ha.

I see there is a PP who is a HCW and I did have one HCW friend who feels similarly that ppl take these gratuitous risks and then HCWs bear the burden of overcrowded hospitals, extra shifts etc and it's exhausting and unfair and sucks. Which totally makes sense. But I haven't seen any HCWs I personally know posting about it on FB etc anymore. Seems more like ppl without much else going on.

OP here. Yes, this is the thing. Why do people feel they need to make pronouncements about what public health measures everyone else should be taking? That is what public health officials are for, and if you don't like what they are saying, take it up with them. Everyone knows about COVID. We've all made our choices, whether you like them or not. We have our reasons, some good, some bad. Random posts on social media are not going to change anyone's behavior.

Why don’t you consider why this actually bothers you? If you’re secure in your behavior, you shouldn’t care what someone else posts on SM about COVID precautions.

Hit the unfollow button and keep it moving.

Sorry you don't think I should have posted about it. Why did you click on the thread if you think this topic is so silly? Stop posting here and keep it moving.

Nope. See I’m commenting on an actual post. Which is what you should be doing to the ones that bother you. Instead you run to another site and start a complaint thread.

Looks like I hit the nail on the head though that people are commenting on things you’re actually not secure about.

Sounds to me like you are pushing made up rules about who can post what on DCUM because you are bothered by what I posted. Where do your insecurities come from?

This is rich. You made a post complaining about what someone else posts on SM. Then proceed to complain when others comment on your post here. This isn’t an echo chamber so you’re going to have to deal with other people posting here.

You can post all you want but making up rules to suggest I should not have posted in the first place is a dumb non-argument. Sorry you don't like getting called out.

I love your double standards. You’ve been trying to push others of the thread because you don’t like their feedback. It’s ok for you, right?

What is your specific feedback? So far all I can gather is that you don't think I'm allowed to comment on a trend I've seen on numerous social media sites, on this particular site.

You should discuss your COVID issues with the person that you have the issue with.

So you don't have any actual feedback apart from that you don't like that I posted about this issue here. Thanks.

LOL. Your feedback is to discuss the issue with the person you are mad at. Why are you so scared to do that?

Do you tell everyone in your life exactly what you think? WTF is the point of an anonymous forum if not to vent about things we can't speak publicly about? Especially about COVID precautions in the DMV, the place where anyone who doesn't want to mask their 2 yo is a "Trumper".

Why are you so against covid precautions? Why does it matter to you if someone masks? Why do you need to bully others into not masking? Trump is long gone. Biden is to blame now.

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Anonymous wrote:What do expect people to do?
- Is it just about getting people to get a booster?
- wear a mask indefinitely (in which settings? A full day at school/work? Just the grocery store?)
- avoid any "optional" indoor social activities?
- Pull children out from in-person school/daycare?

It's virtue signaling. They've made their personality about COVID and can't let it go. They just love to prove to everyone that they're such a great person by wearing a mask and avoiding crowds!

Thankfully, I don't see anyone on my FB feed going on and on about COVID. I haven't seen anything from my friends on COVID in months. It's just here on DCUM where I see the hand wringing. IRL, I don't know anyone who cares about this anymore.

At this point it seems to be mostly this. And the specific ppl I know who do this had some anxiety and attention-seekimg tendencies pre-Covid.

I am actually pretty cautious myself but I don't post about it on FB etc. Mostly bc I know nobody cares about my opinion of how they should conduct their lives, ha.

I see there is a PP who is a HCW and I did have one HCW friend who feels similarly that ppl take these gratuitous risks and then HCWs bear the burden of overcrowded hospitals, extra shifts etc and it's exhausting and unfair and sucks. Which totally makes sense. But I haven't seen any HCWs I personally know posting about it on FB etc anymore. Seems more like ppl without much else going on.

OP here. Yes, this is the thing. Why do people feel they need to make pronouncements about what public health measures everyone else should be taking? That is what public health officials are for, and if you don't like what they are saying, take it up with them. Everyone knows about COVID. We've all made our choices, whether you like them or not. We have our reasons, some good, some bad. Random posts on social media are not going to change anyone's behavior.

Why don’t you consider why this actually bothers you? If you’re secure in your behavior, you shouldn’t care what someone else posts on SM about COVID precautions.

Hit the unfollow button and keep it moving.

Sorry you don't think I should have posted about it. Why did you click on the thread if you think this topic is so silly? Stop posting here and keep it moving.

Nope. See I’m commenting on an actual post. Which is what you should be doing to the ones that bother you. Instead you run to another site and start a complaint thread.

Looks like I hit the nail on the head though that people are commenting on things you’re actually not secure about.

Sounds to me like you are pushing made up rules about who can post what on DCUM because you are bothered by what I posted. Where do your insecurities come from?

This is rich. You made a post complaining about what someone else posts on SM. Then proceed to complain when others comment on your post here. This isn’t an echo chamber so you’re going to have to deal with other people posting here.

You can post all you want but making up rules to suggest I should not have posted in the first place is a dumb non-argument. Sorry you don't like getting called out.

I love your double standards. You’ve been trying to push others of the thread because you don’t like their feedback. It’s ok for you, right?

She's just pissed that a friend she actually likes has made it oh-so clear that she doesn't respect OP's behavior during the pandemic, and probably doesn't care about alienating her through her comments on social media. OP is too passive to bring it up, but doesn't want to walk away because she actually likes this person and can't figure out why they don't like her anymore. So OP lashes out at anyone who is Covid cautious instead of dealing with the person she is intimidated by. Sigh...

Across town, someone's 2nd grader is being forced outside for lunch each day and they lock the cafeteria doors behind him with a resounding "slam"... But seriously - I don't know of any public school doing anything like this, so it sounds like a bit of dramatic reportage.

OP here. At least half of my close friends are COVID cautious. We don't see each other a lot in the winter, which I understand and respect. They also don't tell me to "take COVID seriously". Mutual respect is a great thing.

What if they asked to see you in the winter for a couple hours at their house, masked inside? To me, a friendship is give and take. I don't expect my friends to do all the precautions that I am, but the notion that if asked to mask inside you would rather stay home doesn't ring of mutual respect. I will go anywhere inside with a mask, and I'd love it someone came to my house and was okay wearing a mask for an hour or so. I also love hanging out outdoors no matter the season, but not everyone likes being outside in the cold either.

My COVID cautious friends do not want to socialize masked indoors any more than I do. I think you are assuming a lot of people want to socialize with masks, and it seems quite apparent to me that most people do not (as in they too would rather stay home). One of our friends is extremely high risk and I initially always put on a mask even to see them outdoors. But they did not and even if I went in their house they insisted not to worry about it.

I disagree with you here - there are still many who prefer to socialize than not. I wouldn't make any assumptions unless you have clarified it with an individual.

I mean I've signaled quite clearly that I'm willing to wear a mask by wearing a mask around them even outdoors. They are close friends and of course I don't want them to feel isolated, even if I won't enjoy it. But, they prefer outdoors and also don't like cold weather. I respect that (unlike you, who seems to think only baaad people don't like masks). I'm also not going to sign up for a social activity that doesn't involve close friends, that requires me to mask. It's a personal preference.

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Anonymous wrote:What do expect people to do?
- Is it just about getting people to get a booster?
- wear a mask indefinitely (in which settings? A full day at school/work? Just the grocery store?)
- avoid any "optional" indoor social activities?
- Pull children out from in-person school/daycare?

It's virtue signaling. They've made their personality about COVID and can't let it go. They just love to prove to everyone that they're such a great person by wearing a mask and avoiding crowds!

Thankfully, I don't see anyone on my FB feed going on and on about COVID. I haven't seen anything from my friends on COVID in months. It's just here on DCUM where I see the hand wringing. IRL, I don't know anyone who cares about this anymore.

At this point it seems to be mostly this. And the specific ppl I know who do this had some anxiety and attention-seekimg tendencies pre-Covid.

I am actually pretty cautious myself but I don't post about it on FB etc. Mostly bc I know nobody cares about my opinion of how they should conduct their lives, ha.

I see there is a PP who is a HCW and I did have one HCW friend who feels similarly that ppl take these gratuitous risks and then HCWs bear the burden of overcrowded hospitals, extra shifts etc and it's exhausting and unfair and sucks. Which totally makes sense. But I haven't seen any HCWs I personally know posting about it on FB etc anymore. Seems more like ppl without much else going on.

OP here. Yes, this is the thing. Why do people feel they need to make pronouncements about what public health measures everyone else should be taking? That is what public health officials are for, and if you don't like what they are saying, take it up with them. Everyone knows about COVID. We've all made our choices, whether you like them or not. We have our reasons, some good, some bad. Random posts on social media are not going to change anyone's behavior.

Why don’t you consider why this actually bothers you? If you’re secure in your behavior, you shouldn’t care what someone else posts on SM about COVID precautions.

Hit the unfollow button and keep it moving.

Sorry you don't think I should have posted about it. Why did you click on the thread if you think this topic is so silly? Stop posting here and keep it moving.

Nope. See I’m commenting on an actual post. Which is what you should be doing to the ones that bother you. Instead you run to another site and start a complaint thread.

Looks like I hit the nail on the head though that people are commenting on things you’re actually not secure about.

Sounds to me like you are pushing made up rules about who can post what on DCUM because you are bothered by what I posted. Where do your insecurities come from?

This is rich. You made a post complaining about what someone else posts on SM. Then proceed to complain when others comment on your post here. This isn’t an echo chamber so you’re going to have to deal with other people posting here.

You can post all you want but making up rules to suggest I should not have posted in the first place is a dumb non-argument. Sorry you don't like getting called out.

I love your double standards. You’ve been trying to push others of the thread because you don’t like their feedback. It’s ok for you, right?

She's just pissed that a friend she actually likes has made it oh-so clear that she doesn't respect OP's behavior during the pandemic, and probably doesn't care about alienating her through her comments on social media. OP is too passive to bring it up, but doesn't want to walk away because she actually likes this person and can't figure out why they don't like her anymore. So OP lashes out at anyone who is Covid cautious instead of dealing with the person she is intimidated by. Sigh...

Across town, someone's 2nd grader is being forced outside for lunch each day and they lock the cafeteria doors behind him with a resounding "slam"... But seriously - I don't know of any public school doing anything like this, so it sounds like a bit of dramatic reportage.

OP here. At least half of my close friends are COVID cautious. We don't see each other a lot in the winter, which I understand and respect. They also don't tell me to "take COVID seriously". Mutual respect is a great thing.

What if they asked to see you in the winter for a couple hours at their house, masked inside? To me, a friendship is give and take. I don't expect my friends to do all the precautions that I am, but the notion that if asked to mask inside you would rather stay home doesn't ring of mutual respect. I will go anywhere inside with a mask, and I'd love it someone came to my house and was okay wearing a mask for an hour or so. I also love hanging out outdoors no matter the season, but not everyone likes being outside in the cold either.

My COVID cautious friends do not want to socialize masked indoors any more than I do. I think you are assuming a lot of people want to socialize with masks, and it seems quite apparent to me that most people do not (as in they too would rather stay home). One of our friends is extremely high risk and I initially always put on a mask even to see them outdoors. But they did not and even if I went in their house they insisted not to worry about it.

Would you be a cool if a friend showed up to a get together at your house and wore a mask inside?

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Anonymous wrote:What do expect people to do?
- Is it just about getting people to get a booster?
- wear a mask indefinitely (in which settings? A full day at school/work? Just the grocery store?)
- avoid any "optional" indoor social activities?
- Pull children out from in-person school/daycare?

It's virtue signaling. They've made their personality about COVID and can't let it go. They just love to prove to everyone that they're such a great person by wearing a mask and avoiding crowds!

Thankfully, I don't see anyone on my FB feed going on and on about COVID. I haven't seen anything from my friends on COVID in months. It's just here on DCUM where I see the hand wringing. IRL, I don't know anyone who cares about this anymore.

At this point it seems to be mostly this. And the specific ppl I know who do this had some anxiety and attention-seekimg tendencies pre-Covid.

I am actually pretty cautious myself but I don't post about it on FB etc. Mostly bc I know nobody cares about my opinion of how they should conduct their lives, ha.

I see there is a PP who is a HCW and I did have one HCW friend who feels similarly that ppl take these gratuitous risks and then HCWs bear the burden of overcrowded hospitals, extra shifts etc and it's exhausting and unfair and sucks. Which totally makes sense. But I haven't seen any HCWs I personally know posting about it on FB etc anymore. Seems more like ppl without much else going on.

OP here. Yes, this is the thing. Why do people feel they need to make pronouncements about what public health measures everyone else should be taking? That is what public health officials are for, and if you don't like what they are saying, take it up with them. Everyone knows about COVID. We've all made our choices, whether you like them or not. We have our reasons, some good, some bad. Random posts on social media are not going to change anyone's behavior.

Why don’t you consider why this actually bothers you? If you’re secure in your behavior, you shouldn’t care what someone else posts on SM about COVID precautions.

Hit the unfollow button and keep it moving.

Sorry you don't think I should have posted about it. Why did you click on the thread if you think this topic is so silly? Stop posting here and keep it moving.

Nope. See I’m commenting on an actual post. Which is what you should be doing to the ones that bother you. Instead you run to another site and start a complaint thread.

Looks like I hit the nail on the head though that people are commenting on things you’re actually not secure about.

Sounds to me like you are pushing made up rules about who can post what on DCUM because you are bothered by what I posted. Where do your insecurities come from?

This is rich. You made a post complaining about what someone else posts on SM. Then proceed to complain when others comment on your post here. This isn’t an echo chamber so you’re going to have to deal with other people posting here.

You can post all you want but making up rules to suggest I should not have posted in the first place is a dumb non-argument. Sorry you don't like getting called out.

I love your double standards. You’ve been trying to push others of the thread because you don’t like their feedback. It’s ok for you, right?

What is your specific feedback? So far all I can gather is that you don't think I'm allowed to comment on a trend I've seen on numerous social media sites, on this particular site.

You should discuss your COVID issues with the person that you have the issue with.

So you don't have any actual feedback apart from that you don't like that I posted about this issue here. Thanks.

LOL. Your feedback is to discuss the issue with the person you are mad at. Why are you so scared to do that?

Do you tell everyone in your life exactly what you think? WTF is the point of an anonymous forum if not to vent about things we can't speak publicly about? Especially about COVID precautions in the DMV, the place where anyone who doesn't want to mask their 2 yo is a "Trumper".

Why are you so against covid precautions? Why does it matter to you if someone masks? Why do you need to bully others into not masking? Trump is long gone. Biden is to blame now.

I'm not bullying anyone into not masking lol. That's the tell you are a troll byeeee. Better luck next time.

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Anonymous wrote:What do expect people to do?
- Is it just about getting people to get a booster?
- wear a mask indefinitely (in which settings? A full day at school/work? Just the grocery store?)
- avoid any "optional" indoor social activities?
- Pull children out from in-person school/daycare?

It's virtue signaling. They've made their personality about COVID and can't let it go. They just love to prove to everyone that they're such a great person by wearing a mask and avoiding crowds!

Thankfully, I don't see anyone on my FB feed going on and on about COVID. I haven't seen anything from my friends on COVID in months. It's just here on DCUM where I see the hand wringing. IRL, I don't know anyone who cares about this anymore.

At this point it seems to be mostly this. And the specific ppl I know who do this had some anxiety and attention-seekimg tendencies pre-Covid.

I am actually pretty cautious myself but I don't post about it on FB etc. Mostly bc I know nobody cares about my opinion of how they should conduct their lives, ha.

I see there is a PP who is a HCW and I did have one HCW friend who feels similarly that ppl take these gratuitous risks and then HCWs bear the burden of overcrowded hospitals, extra shifts etc and it's exhausting and unfair and sucks. Which totally makes sense. But I haven't seen any HCWs I personally know posting about it on FB etc anymore. Seems more like ppl without much else going on.

OP here. Yes, this is the thing. Why do people feel they need to make pronouncements about what public health measures everyone else should be taking? That is what public health officials are for, and if you don't like what they are saying, take it up with them. Everyone knows about COVID. We've all made our choices, whether you like them or not. We have our reasons, some good, some bad. Random posts on social media are not going to change anyone's behavior.

Why don’t you consider why this actually bothers you? If you’re secure in your behavior, you shouldn’t care what someone else posts on SM about COVID precautions.

Hit the unfollow button and keep it moving.

Sorry you don't think I should have posted about it. Why did you click on the thread if you think this topic is so silly? Stop posting here and keep it moving.

Nope. See I’m commenting on an actual post. Which is what you should be doing to the ones that bother you. Instead you run to another site and start a complaint thread.

Looks like I hit the nail on the head though that people are commenting on things you’re actually not secure about.

Sounds to me like you are pushing made up rules about who can post what on DCUM because you are bothered by what I posted. Where do your insecurities come from?

This is rich. You made a post complaining about what someone else posts on SM. Then proceed to complain when others comment on your post here. This isn’t an echo chamber so you’re going to have to deal with other people posting here.

You can post all you want but making up rules to suggest I should not have posted in the first place is a dumb non-argument. Sorry you don't like getting called out.

I love your double standards. You’ve been trying to push others of the thread because you don’t like their feedback. It’s ok for you, right?

She's just pissed that a friend she actually likes has made it oh-so clear that she doesn't respect OP's behavior during the pandemic, and probably doesn't care about alienating her through her comments on social media. OP is too passive to bring it up, but doesn't want to walk away because she actually likes this person and can't figure out why they don't like her anymore. So OP lashes out at anyone who is Covid cautious instead of dealing with the person she is intimidated by. Sigh...

Across town, someone's 2nd grader is being forced outside for lunch each day and they lock the cafeteria doors behind him with a resounding "slam"... But seriously - I don't know of any public school doing anything like this, so it sounds like a bit of dramatic reportage.

OP here. At least half of my close friends are COVID cautious. We don't see each other a lot in the winter, which I understand and respect. They also don't tell me to "take COVID seriously". Mutual respect is a great thing.

What if they asked to see you in the winter for a couple hours at their house, masked inside? To me, a friendship is give and take. I don't expect my friends to do all the precautions that I am, but the notion that if asked to mask inside you would rather stay home doesn't ring of mutual respect. I will go anywhere inside with a mask, and I'd love it someone came to my house and was okay wearing a mask for an hour or so. I also love hanging out outdoors no matter the season, but not everyone likes being outside in the cold either.

My COVID cautious friends do not want to socialize masked indoors any more than I do. I think you are assuming a lot of people want to socialize with masks, and it seems quite apparent to me that most people do not (as in they too would rather stay home). One of our friends is extremely high risk and I initially always put on a mask even to see them outdoors. But they did not and even if I went in their house they insisted not to worry about it.

Would you be a cool if a friend showed up to a get together at your house and wore a mask inside?

Of course, another close friend came to my house just a few weeks ago and put on a mask while we were waiting to go outside. That's her choice.

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Anonymous wrote:What do expect people to do?
- Is it just about getting people to get a booster?
- wear a mask indefinitely (in which settings? A full day at school/work? Just the grocery store?)
- avoid any "optional" indoor social activities?
- Pull children out from in-person school/daycare?

It's virtue signaling. They've made their personality about COVID and can't let it go. They just love to prove to everyone that they're such a great person by wearing a mask and avoiding crowds!

Thankfully, I don't see anyone on my FB feed going on and on about COVID. I haven't seen anything from my friends on COVID in months. It's just here on DCUM where I see the hand wringing. IRL, I don't know anyone who cares about this anymore.

At this point it seems to be mostly this. And the specific ppl I know who do this had some anxiety and attention-seekimg tendencies pre-Covid.

I am actually pretty cautious myself but I don't post about it on FB etc. Mostly bc I know nobody cares about my opinion of how they should conduct their lives, ha.

I see there is a PP who is a HCW and I did have one HCW friend who feels similarly that ppl take these gratuitous risks and then HCWs bear the burden of overcrowded hospitals, extra shifts etc and it's exhausting and unfair and sucks. Which totally makes sense. But I haven't seen any HCWs I personally know posting about it on FB etc anymore. Seems more like ppl without much else going on.

OP here. Yes, this is the thing. Why do people feel they need to make pronouncements about what public health measures everyone else should be taking? That is what public health officials are for, and if you don't like what they are saying, take it up with them. Everyone knows about COVID. We've all made our choices, whether you like them or not. We have our reasons, some good, some bad. Random posts on social media are not going to change anyone's behavior.

Why don’t you consider why this actually bothers you? If you’re secure in your behavior, you shouldn’t care what someone else posts on SM about COVID precautions.

Hit the unfollow button and keep it moving.

Sorry you don't think I should have posted about it. Why did you click on the thread if you think this topic is so silly? Stop posting here and keep it moving.

Nope. See I’m commenting on an actual post. Which is what you should be doing to the ones that bother you. Instead you run to another site and start a complaint thread.

Looks like I hit the nail on the head though that people are commenting on things you’re actually not secure about.

Sounds to me like you are pushing made up rules about who can post what on DCUM because you are bothered by what I posted. Where do your insecurities come from?

This is rich. You made a post complaining about what someone else posts on SM. Then proceed to complain when others comment on your post here. This isn’t an echo chamber so you’re going to have to deal with other people posting here.

You can post all you want but making up rules to suggest I should not have posted in the first place is a dumb non-argument. Sorry you don't like getting called out.

I love your double standards. You’ve been trying to push others of the thread because you don’t like their feedback. It’s ok for you, right?

She's just pissed that a friend she actually likes has made it oh-so clear that she doesn't respect OP's behavior during the pandemic, and probably doesn't care about alienating her through her comments on social media. OP is too passive to bring it up, but doesn't want to walk away because she actually likes this person and can't figure out why they don't like her anymore. So OP lashes out at anyone who is Covid cautious instead of dealing with the person she is intimidated by. Sigh...

Across town, someone's 2nd grader is being forced outside for lunch each day and they lock the cafeteria doors behind him with a resounding "slam"... But seriously - I don't know of any public school doing anything like this, so it sounds like a bit of dramatic reportage.

OP here. At least half of my close friends are COVID cautious. We don't see each other a lot in the winter, which I understand and respect. They also don't tell me to "take COVID seriously". Mutual respect is a great thing.

What if they asked to see you in the winter for a couple hours at their house, masked inside? To me, a friendship is give and take. I don't expect my friends to do all the precautions that I am, but the notion that if asked to mask inside you would rather stay home doesn't ring of mutual respect. I will go anywhere inside with a mask, and I'd love it someone came to my house and was okay wearing a mask for an hour or so. I also love hanging out outdoors no matter the season, but not everyone likes being outside in the cold either.

My COVID cautious friends do not want to socialize masked indoors any more than I do. I think you are assuming a lot of people want to socialize with masks, and it seems quite apparent to me that most people do not (as in they too would rather stay home). One of our friends is extremely high risk and I initially always put on a mask even to see them outdoors. But they did not and even if I went in their house they insisted not to worry about it.

I disagree with you here - there are still many who prefer to socialize than not. I wouldn't make any assumptions unless you have clarified it with an individual.

I mean I've signaled quite clearly that I'm willing to wear a mask by wearing a mask around them even outdoors. They are close friends and of course I don't want them to feel isolated, even if I won't enjoy it. But, they prefer outdoors and also don't like cold weather. I respect that (unlike you, who seems to think only baaad people don't like masks). I'm also not going to sign up for a social activity that doesn't involve close friends, that requires me to mask. It's a personal preference.

What's with the ad hominem? I wear masks for my protection, not because I like it. You seem to have a complex that everyone thinks you are a bad person, when I haven't seen people say that.

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Anonymous wrote:What do expect people to do?
- Is it just about getting people to get a booster?
- wear a mask indefinitely (in which settings? A full day at school/work? Just the grocery store?)
- avoid any "optional" indoor social activities?
- Pull children out from in-person school/daycare?

It's virtue signaling. They've made their personality about COVID and can't let it go. They just love to prove to everyone that they're such a great person by wearing a mask and avoiding crowds!

Thankfully, I don't see anyone on my FB feed going on and on about COVID. I haven't seen anything from my friends on COVID in months. It's just here on DCUM where I see the hand wringing. IRL, I don't know anyone who cares about this anymore.

At this point it seems to be mostly this. And the specific ppl I know who do this had some anxiety and attention-seekimg tendencies pre-Covid.

I am actually pretty cautious myself but I don't post about it on FB etc. Mostly bc I know nobody cares about my opinion of how they should conduct their lives, ha.

I see there is a PP who is a HCW and I did have one HCW friend who feels similarly that ppl take these gratuitous risks and then HCWs bear the burden of overcrowded hospitals, extra shifts etc and it's exhausting and unfair and sucks. Which totally makes sense. But I haven't seen any HCWs I personally know posting about it on FB etc anymore. Seems more like ppl without much else going on.

OP here. Yes, this is the thing. Why do people feel they need to make pronouncements about what public health measures everyone else should be taking? That is what public health officials are for, and if you don't like what they are saying, take it up with them. Everyone knows about COVID. We've all made our choices, whether you like them or not. We have our reasons, some good, some bad. Random posts on social media are not going to change anyone's behavior.

Why don’t you consider why this actually bothers you? If you’re secure in your behavior, you shouldn’t care what someone else posts on SM about COVID precautions.

Hit the unfollow button and keep it moving.

Sorry you don't think I should have posted about it. Why did you click on the thread if you think this topic is so silly? Stop posting here and keep it moving.

Nope. See I’m commenting on an actual post. Which is what you should be doing to the ones that bother you. Instead you run to another site and start a complaint thread.

Looks like I hit the nail on the head though that people are commenting on things you’re actually not secure about.

Sounds to me like you are pushing made up rules about who can post what on DCUM because you are bothered by what I posted. Where do your insecurities come from?

This is rich. You made a post complaining about what someone else posts on SM. Then proceed to complain when others comment on your post here. This isn’t an echo chamber so you’re going to have to deal with other people posting here.

You can post all you want but making up rules to suggest I should not have posted in the first place is a dumb non-argument. Sorry you don't like getting called out.

I love your double standards. You’ve been trying to push others of the thread because you don’t like their feedback. It’s ok for you, right?

She's just pissed that a friend she actually likes has made it oh-so clear that she doesn't respect OP's behavior during the pandemic, and probably doesn't care about alienating her through her comments on social media. OP is too passive to bring it up, but doesn't want to walk away because she actually likes this person and can't figure out why they don't like her anymore. So OP lashes out at anyone who is Covid cautious instead of dealing with the person she is intimidated by. Sigh...

Across town, someone's 2nd grader is being forced outside for lunch each day and they lock the cafeteria doors behind him with a resounding "slam"... But seriously - I don't know of any public school doing anything like this, so it sounds like a bit of dramatic reportage.

OP here. At least half of my close friends are COVID cautious. We don't see each other a lot in the winter, which I understand and respect. They also don't tell me to "take COVID seriously". Mutual respect is a great thing.

What if they asked to see you in the winter for a couple hours at their house, masked inside? To me, a friendship is give and take. I don't expect my friends to do all the precautions that I am, but the notion that if asked to mask inside you would rather stay home doesn't ring of mutual respect. I will go anywhere inside with a mask, and I'd love it someone came to my house and was okay wearing a mask for an hour or so. I also love hanging out outdoors no matter the season, but not everyone likes being outside in the cold either.

My COVID cautious friends do not want to socialize masked indoors any more than I do. I think you are assuming a lot of people want to socialize with masks, and it seems quite apparent to me that most people do not (as in they too would rather stay home). One of our friends is extremely high risk and I initially always put on a mask even to see them outdoors. But they did not and even if I went in their house they insisted not to worry about it.

I disagree with you here - there are still many who prefer to socialize than not. I wouldn't make any assumptions unless you have clarified it with an individual.

I mean I've signaled quite clearly that I'm willing to wear a mask by wearing a mask around them even outdoors. They are close friends and of course I don't want them to feel isolated, even if I won't enjoy it. But, they prefer outdoors and also don't like cold weather. I respect that (unlike you, who seems to think only baaad people don't like masks). I'm also not going to sign up for a social activity that doesn't involve close friends, that requires me to mask. It's a personal preference.

What's with the ad hominem? I wear masks for my protection, not because I like it. You seem to have a complex that everyone thinks you are a bad person, when I haven't seen people say that.

I've told you multiple times that my COVID cautious friends do not want to socialize indoors with masks. You implied I was making assumptions about them, which is false.

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Anonymous wrote:What do expect people to do?
- Is it just about getting people to get a booster?
- wear a mask indefinitely (in which settings? A full day at school/work? Just the grocery store?)
- avoid any "optional" indoor social activities?
- Pull children out from in-person school/daycare?

It's virtue signaling. They've made their personality about COVID and can't let it go. They just love to prove to everyone that they're such a great person by wearing a mask and avoiding crowds!

Thankfully, I don't see anyone on my FB feed going on and on about COVID. I haven't seen anything from my friends on COVID in months. It's just here on DCUM where I see the hand wringing. IRL, I don't know anyone who cares about this anymore.

At this point it seems to be mostly this. And the specific ppl I know who do this had some anxiety and attention-seekimg tendencies pre-Covid.

I am actually pretty cautious myself but I don't post about it on FB etc. Mostly bc I know nobody cares about my opinion of how they should conduct their lives, ha.

I see there is a PP who is a HCW and I did have one HCW friend who feels similarly that ppl take these gratuitous risks and then HCWs bear the burden of overcrowded hospitals, extra shifts etc and it's exhausting and unfair and sucks. Which totally makes sense. But I haven't seen any HCWs I personally know posting about it on FB etc anymore. Seems more like ppl without much else going on.

OP here. Yes, this is the thing. Why do people feel they need to make pronouncements about what public health measures everyone else should be taking? That is what public health officials are for, and if you don't like what they are saying, take it up with them. Everyone knows about COVID. We've all made our choices, whether you like them or not. We have our reasons, some good, some bad. Random posts on social media are not going to change anyone's behavior.

Why don’t you consider why this actually bothers you? If you’re secure in your behavior, you shouldn’t care what someone else posts on SM about COVID precautions.

Hit the unfollow button and keep it moving.

Sorry you don't think I should have posted about it. Why did you click on the thread if you think this topic is so silly? Stop posting here and keep it moving.

Nope. See I’m commenting on an actual post. Which is what you should be doing to the ones that bother you. Instead you run to another site and start a complaint thread.

Looks like I hit the nail on the head though that people are commenting on things you’re actually not secure about.

Sounds to me like you are pushing made up rules about who can post what on DCUM because you are bothered by what I posted. Where do your insecurities come from?

This is rich. You made a post complaining about what someone else posts on SM. Then proceed to complain when others comment on your post here. This isn’t an echo chamber so you’re going to have to deal with other people posting here.

You can post all you want but making up rules to suggest I should not have posted in the first place is a dumb non-argument. Sorry you don't like getting called out.

I love your double standards. You’ve been trying to push others of the thread because you don’t like their feedback. It’s ok for you, right?

What is your specific feedback? So far all I can gather is that you don't think I'm allowed to comment on a trend I've seen on numerous social media sites, on this particular site.

You should discuss your COVID issues with the person that you have the issue with.

So you don't have any actual feedback apart from that you don't like that I posted about this issue here. Thanks.

LOL. Your feedback is to discuss the issue with the person you are mad at. Why are you so scared to do that?

Do you tell everyone in your life exactly what you think? WTF is the point of an anonymous forum if not to vent about things we can't speak publicly about? Especially about COVID precautions in the DMV, the place where anyone who doesn't want to mask their 2 yo is a "Trumper".

Why are you so against covid precautions? Why does it matter to you if someone masks? Why do you need to bully others into not masking? Trump is long gone. Biden is to blame now.

I'm not bullying anyone into not masking lol. That's the tell you are a troll byeeee. Better luck next time.

What's the point of this thread?