I could not think of a suitable Gavin line, unfortunately.

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This whole visibility thing is a serious problem, even though everyone seems to want us to think of it as normal and acceptable. Doing anything on a small instance becomes a bad idea.

I interpreted that as what he was saying, but maybe I misunderstand.

~~concerns~~awareness

And they’ll point their fingers everywhere but themselves when it comes back to bite them.

If pressed hard, all they have is "Are you still talking about that", "That was a long time ago. Get over it.", The Narcissist’s Prayer, and so on.

When we wear masks, not only do we do the right thing, but it helps others to feel brave enough to join us.

I’m not surprised that you feel defensive.

Exactly. If you have a heart, you don’t generate an innocent being to suffer and to unavoidably increase the suffering.

The answer is of course No.

It’s still killing us. It’s still disabling us.

Or at least told people they were desensitized, and the people mostly believed what they were told about themselves, as usually happens.

The pandemic also served to gut my faith in humanity, so there’s that.

Yes.

I try to remind myself that I do see a few good people with the strength of character and heart to wear their masks still.

It warms my heart when I see someone still has the heart and the guts to wear a mask.