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by JohnCohorn 1894 days ago
Possibly sometimes, but anecdotally that doesn’t seem like the normal direction it goes. Of the folks I know that have had it they’ve become much more likely to take risks on the assumption that they “got it over with” and would probably have resistance afterward.
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“I had it six months ago”

“I had it at the beginning”

My experience matches your experience with other people

Of course I haven't run into the other people who are out, have had it, and aren’t leading with that

So we wouldn't know

Its like the silent vegans that prepare their meals and you just don't notice. They're out there, in theory.

I had it near the beginning and it was terrible. Should have been in the hospital. Did not go for a number of reasons, and a big one was capacity and isolation. Early treatment was rough too.

My fam ended up with it. Was early enough we just did not do what we needed to do. So we all were down for that month.

Outcome?

Ended up being ultra conservative about it. Still am. Older people in my life are at risk. And our symptoms were no joke. Mine were the worst of the family.

That said, my experience is similar. I see way more people failing to be at least prudent about it.

Many just do not want to be bothered, and or feel strong motivation to grab onto any rationale that can keep them active.

I don't blame them. The lock down really sucks.

I would assume that you also have the luxury of being more careful.

If one can work from home, has no children in public school, lives in the sticks and restricts themselves to necessary trips to the grocery store only, then your risk of getting it is rather lower than if your work is 2 minimum wage jobs with lots of customer contact (say you work at a grocery store in a densely populated part of a large city etc.), you have to take public transport across town to get there because you can't afford a car and your kids are at a public school in the worst district with huge class room sizes and less than ideal 'clientel'.

Absolutely true. So many are unable!

That's a big contributor to why I won't blame people for playing it differently.