Found out a few coworkers thought it was a hoax and casually brought up how it not only almost killed me, the guy I caught it from (a vocal antivaxxer!) DID die. I know dozens of people hospitalized and dozens more who suffered. I had jobs canceled because the client died.

They both worked office (then WFH) jobs during COVID. I worked 55+ hours a week in people's homes and businesses. Who do you think has a better idea of the reality of the situation?