[metadat]

The majority of prevailing attitudes and behaviors in Utah and Texas are good examples of what I consider to be a total disregard for public health.

Again, this is just me, some individual on HN who doesn't matter at all in the grand scheme of things.

[t-3]

As an unvaccinated suburbanite, my experience has been different. While I stayed home, my very progressive and multiply-vaxxed sister was traveling, visiting our parents during lockdown, going out to restaurants and sporting events. Who exactly was an irresponsible danger to the public health here?

[robhunter]

What are those attitudes and behaviors, exactly?

[metadat]

Refusing to wear a mask indoors, attending large social gatherings sans mask, not getting vaccinated, and so on.

It boils down to breathing into other people's faces a lot, which is what I call "exposure".

[Auracle]

How long should be wear masks indoors and refuse to attend large indoor social gatherings? The rest of our lives?

[metadat]

For me, success looks like not getting long covid. It's russian roulette right now, and if you lose it can impact you for the remainder of your life.

I'll take a few years of not attending large indoor social functions over risking my long-term health.

This won't be forever, humans are an ingenious bunch.