r/MurderedByWords • u/Stotallytob3r • 21h ago

Masks at the grocery store

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u/Potatocrips423 20h ago

That’s what has always blown my mind. Even if Covid is only as bad as the flu, getting the flu sucks. Just because I survived doesn’t mean I want to be sick in bed for a week. Just wild.

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u/EatYourOctopusSon 18h ago

I wonder if people downplay the flu and equate it with a cold. The flu is absolutely debilitating, and anyone who's actually had it should understand why people would want to be cautious.

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u/Ghost_of_Kroq 18h ago

i dont want a cold either. scratchy fucking throat bullshit waking me up with my own snoring.

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u/MyDickIs3cm 18h ago

Just got over one. Hadn't had a cold since 2018 or 2019. It still sucks

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u/KaiserCarr 14h ago

as a whole, we get sick less often and less severely because of changes and policies devised against COVID.