>> I told him, it's another example of you choosing whether you want to comply, or actively find workarounds if you don't want to. It's pretty obvious that once people are even half-inclined to follow diktats, they won't look too hard for alternatives.
You make an interesting point there.
I can't count the number of people I've heard say, You understand I only took the vaccine for [fill in the blank] - my children, my family, my neighbors. I think it's meant to show how unselfish they are, but that feels wrong.
I think that sort of "they made me do it" attitude is a way of abdicating responsibility. It gives them a chance to think and say that, whatever happens, it's not my fault.
Did I get sick after the vax? It's not my fault, I had no choice.
If I have an alternative then I have to admit I have a choice and have to take responsibility for it. It is admitting I have to think and decide for myself - and I think that is a step some people would rather not take.
Re: St. Malachy’s Prophecy
You make an interesting point there.
I can't count the number of people I've heard say, You understand I only took the vaccine for [fill in the blank] - my children, my family, my neighbors. I think it's meant to show how unselfish they are, but that feels wrong.
I think that sort of "they made me do it" attitude is a way of abdicating responsibility. It gives them a chance to think and say that, whatever happens, it's not my fault.
Did I get sick after the vax? It's not my fault, I had no choice.
If I have an alternative then I have to admit I have a choice and have to take responsibility for it. It is admitting I have to think and decide for myself - and I think that is a step some people would rather not take.