Lol, Courics! Keurig is a coffee maker whereas Katie Couric is a piece of shit.

And many countries, like the UK, aren’t even offering [the COVID vaccine] anymore.

I don’t know where you’re getting your info as that’s incorrect. In fact, the government is actively encouraging the population to get vaccinated.

https://www.gov.uk/government/news/public-urged-to-get-flu-vaccine-as-hospitalisation-rates-rise-steeply

On the flip side, I’ve had it three times now and each time was less severe than the last. Individual experiences vary, which is why anecdotal evidence is bunk.

COVID has become endemic and, like most endemic pathogens, will become some combination of more infectious and less severe over time. COVID-19 mortality rates and the detectable portion in wastewater both have already sharply declined compared to the early years of the pandemic.

That is not to negate the message of the original post. Already North American employers are starting to treat COVID like influenza, expecting their employees to come to work while sick despite their infection risk. I just see posts like yours talking about how it’s “much much worse” and know how they can worry those without the background necessary to figure out if they’re accurate or not (hint: they’re not representative of the entire situation).

My favorite is “communist socialism”.

I have a very Italian full name and definitely got treated differently when I was younger. Growing up in a rural area, many of my teachers would ask me to translate Spanish for them. Oh boy.

The .ml/tankie witch hunts on .world are what got me to jump. It’s just exhausting.

Tinfoil hat time: with the police looking increasingly incompetent with no suspect or leads, the first person apprehended who vaguely resembles the shooter is provided with a free ghost gun, fake ID, and manifesto. It’s all just too “slam dunk” perfect for me to not question it.

I expect they’ll find a fall guy if they can’t find the real killer. Can’t look incompetent when the nation’s watching!

Do you have anything you can reference to back up these assertions that the instance is astro turfed? Honest question. You’re making some pretty big accusations and I’m curious if there’s any merit to them versus just writing it off as trolling and/or social media melodrama.

Gul Madred: How many seasons do you see there?

Picard: I see seven seasons.

Gul Madred: No, there are six.

It’s noticeable, it’s just not massive. My phone screen runs at 120hz but I don’t notice a difference unless I’m scrolling rapidly. Gaming culture (driven by corporations) really overemphasizes its importance. Gamers as a group seem to be easily duped by impressive sounding numbers, just like the rest of the population.

Also keep in mind there likely isn’t a lot of selective pressure on biological vision refresh rate, so I wouldn’t be surprised if there’s a fair amount of variability in the ability to discern a difference amongst individuals.