[ArmandTanzarian]

So everyone on HN feels like the unvaccinated are part of an oppressed caste? I really don't understand the comments I am reading here. There are large groups of people who are unvaccinated by choice, not because of genuine health concerns. A friend of mine is unable to get vaccinated due to serious health concerns, and she is furious that do many people refuse to get it, as it continues to prevent her from living a normal life.

[ohCh6zos]

As someone who has a vaccine and all the available boosters. They are absolutely maligned and their freedoms were unreasonably restricted.

[sofixa]

It was during a pandemic and in many (all?) countries, an active health crisis which resulted in literally millions of dead (what are we at now, 6 million?). All of us had our freedoms restricted at various levels - lockdowns, travel restrictions, work rules, masks, vaccines. Some of us understood the (potential) gravity of the situation and accepted that, knowing nobody was doing it for fun. Others threw fucking tantrums and refused to follow even elementary rules. It's easy to say in retrospect that some things were unreasonable, but in the middle of a pandemic it's probably better to overreact than underreact. Failing to comprehend that, and the incapability of the smallest of gestures from so many people made me a) despair for humanity in the face of the upcoming crisis such as climate changes and the Russian invasion of Ukraine; b) have very little respect or sympathy for those people. They made the choice to ignore the majority, i make the choice to not give a shit about them or their freedoms

[ohCh6zos]

Shame is you might actually get what you are asking for.

Edit: Morally why would someone be obligated to pay attention to the majority? Morality isn't up for mob rule.

[sofixa]

> Edit: Morally why would someone be obligated to pay attention to the majority? Morality isn't up for mob rule

During a pandemic and public health crisis? It absolutely is.

[ohCh6zos]

That isn't how morals work. If your moral changes because of the demands of a mob, or a time of crisis you do not have a moral, you were always flexiable.

[nwiswell]

> I really don't understand the comments I am reading here.

Selection bias. The people who were/are affected by the mandates are still very upset. Everyone who got the vaccine doesn't care and has moved on with their lives.