At the start of Corona, I was between jobs, and able to spend time following the news. The inconsistencies were unbelievable. I still trusted the government back then, so when the Dutch government started to publish Corona statistics I was shocked. The lies were so clear I could not deny them.
The vaccines came out more than a year later. To its credit, the Dutch government did not recommend them, but merely wrote that "a dose is available". Yet friends and families broke apart. The infrastructure to require it as a condition for work was implemented. Yet the threat never seemed substantial. I'm not very courageous, yet I did not get close to taking the vaccine.
Right now I am not even sure if Covid was a bad thing. It allowed shopkeepers who were being out competed by Amazon a decent excuse (and some subsidy) to close their shop. Needless hours on the road were eliminated by remote work. Questionable holiday flights were reduced, at least for while.
Re: The Epiphany (A reflection thread on pandemic choices)
At the start of Corona, I was between jobs, and able to spend time following the news. The inconsistencies were unbelievable. I still trusted the government back then, so when the Dutch government started to publish Corona statistics I was shocked. The lies were so clear I could not deny them.
The vaccines came out more than a year later. To its credit, the Dutch government did not recommend them, but merely wrote that "a dose is available". Yet friends and families broke apart. The infrastructure to require it as a condition for work was implemented. Yet the threat never seemed substantial. I'm not very courageous, yet I did not get close to taking the vaccine.
Right now I am not even sure if Covid was a bad thing. It allowed shopkeepers who were being out competed by Amazon a decent excuse (and some subsidy) to close their shop. Needless hours on the road were eliminated by remote work. Questionable holiday flights were reduced, at least for while.