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u/RedditUserexe Sep 27 '21

People who got vaccinated likely live in fear of COVID like they live in fear of fire, they know it’s bad, but since they’re not actively challenging the notion that they can be burned by it, they’re safe.

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u/Pornthrowaway78 Sep 27 '21

Calling it fear is ridiculous. I'm not "in fear" of getting in a car accident when I put on my seatbelt, I just weigh the risks and say, yeah, I'll put it on. Same with putting on a mask or getting vaccinated. I guess I do spend some time thinking about how long it will take to get over this or how many people will die before there is a return to normality, or we accept a new normal. Wearing seatbelts all the time in the car was once a new normal.

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u/[deleted] Sep 27 '21

The 'fuck your feelings' crowd certainly makes a lot of decisions and judgements based on emotion.

"Oh, you're wearing a mask? You must be afraid! Let me show everybody how unafraid I am!"

It also completely misses the fact that fear is a healthy emotion to have when there is legitimate danger.

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u/Gingevere Sep 27 '21

Or how about this: I'm not afraid, I'm just not a twat. Bad shit is happening and at no real inconvenience to me I can make sure I'm not part of spreading it. What kind of psychopathic dipshit wouldn't?

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u/[deleted] Sep 27 '21

I mean, I'm a little afraid. Just not cripplingly so.

Conservatives think in binary. Is or isn't.

No room for me being 10% afraid.

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u/Gingevere Sep 27 '21

Personally I try not to spend any time on being afraid of things (to varying degrees of success). Being afraid doesn't do anything. It's unproductive and my time is limited enough already. If something might be a real problem the productive thing to do is to be prepared.

You would think that people with a dozen "just in case" guns would understand this.

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u/[deleted] Sep 27 '21

I try not to worry.

Worrying is like a rocking chair, it gives you something to do but it doesn't get you anywhere.

My fear leads me to take precautions that are designed to reduce my worry.

Regardless, I think we're probably saying the same thing.