Clegg wrote: » Thanks. I was thinking the very same thing. But when my anxiety ratchets up I can't process properly. And I know I'll still be worrying about this for a while regardless. When these restrictions are relaxed I'm going to have to speak to someone about all this.
[Deleted User] wrote: » It's an interesting thread. If you removed the 10% of posters who are either trolling or have an agenda it would be quite informative.
sydthebeat wrote: » To be honest, we're a week into a hard lockdown, and three weeks into social isolation... If the other person was out running its very very unlikely they would have been carrying the virus. Put on top of that the briefness of the interaction.. And the fact there was no contact. And put on top of that again the fact that there is no concrete evidence that the disease is air borne through respiration. Some experiments have shown that it can be, under some circumstances of heat and humidity, in an indoor situation. In brief, youre grand
Clegg wrote: » *sigh* My mental health has been getting better over the last week. So went for a run this evening and nearly ran into someone coming the other way from around the corner. Still managed to dodge and give about 5 feet before rejoining the path. But if he has teh virus I just breathed in his exhalation. Another week of anxiety beckons. Think I'll just not go outside until this is over.
Stheno wrote: » I've seen some of his tweets alright on the covid thread, comes across mad as a box of frogs For any of you who find the covid thread bad for your mental health, please dont go into it. On top of the usual "my girlfriends aunts brother in law heard from aliens that this is punishment for climate change" bolloxology, the posters* in there appear to have lost basic skills such as reading comprehension, maths and the ability to google, leading to vast swathes of hysteria, scaremongering and misinformation, which when corrected leads to even more of the same *not all, but a sizeable minority
[Deleted User] wrote: » Google Jim Corr if you want a laugh. He's fully lost it.
Stheno wrote: » Is that really a thing? My social media footprint is small enough si I usually avoid such craziness
sydthebeat wrote: » Never done it, but according to whatsapp Mute notifications Select an individual or group chat. Press Options > Mute. Select the length of time you'd like to mute notifications for. Press OK. Alternatively, open the individual or group chat. Press Options > View contact or Group info > Mute notifications. Select the length of time you'd like to mute notifications, then press OK.
Stheno wrote: » Can you mute individuals in a group?
sydthebeat wrote: » The mute button on WhatsApp is the best invention ever. I've the in laws family group on mute... Every so often I'll open it, 100+ posts.... Straight scroll to the end.... I've a brother in law in the middle east who comes out with the most stupid conspiracy stuff... And another who smokes more green than snoop who's just as bad. Of course, everything they say it's "fact" and we're all blind
Yeah_Right wrote: » I love it. So accurately describes some my wife's family. I've can't count how many times I've thought about leaving the family WhatsApp group due to some of the ****e they forward.
Neil3030 wrote: » So why so much frustration when these views conflict with either our opinions or outright fact? We know these are not the people we should be listening to anyway, yet still we're compelled to engage...
Panda Killa wrote: » It's the Coronavirus /5g link that is driving me loopy at the moment...5g caused Coronavirus ..and they can offer proof!!... *Delete & block*
Deleted User wrote: » I think part of the problem is that people who have interesting and informed things to say don't bother to say them on social media as it's a negative and willful audience for the most part so why bother. There are plenty of people I know who I would consider intelligent, informed and excellent communicators but do I ever see them debating on facebook? No.
Neil3030 wrote: » All jokes aside this raises an important question for me. What is the cognitive/neural/evolutionary mechanism that prohibits us from: "Well look at that, this person is just plain wrong. Anyway, on I go with my day. <whistles cheerfully>"
sydthebeat wrote: » panic pornmunchers
Panda Killa wrote: » His popularity amongst the people..esp southern states is at an all-time high...even questioning anything he does gets you called a commie liberal
Stheno wrote: » I've worked with Americans in the past who have scripture quotes in their email signs Usually of the "repent or you will die a miserable death" variety It had an incredible affect on my view of them
[Deleted User] wrote: » At this point I'm honestly thinking it would be immoral for me ever to travel to the states again as I don't want to support what is going on over there
[Deleted User] wrote: » I spent some time looking at local news last night in the US as opposed to the national media we are accustomed to here. Frustration among state politicians and governors has turned to seething anger at the administration. Putting Kushner in charge of medical distribution is a bad bad joke and no one is laughing. As things stand the federal stockpile is being distributed politically and not on a need basis. States are on their own and there is going to be consequences after all this is over. A white house staffer has been put in charge of oversight of bailout funds which means that they don't want oversight and that money will be lost to corruption and they've fired their intelligence oversight position. This is all at the very outset when their aren't overwhelmed with the sick and dieing. Gun sales are through the roof and the country is singularly divided. I see few positive outcomes and many legitimately terrible ones.
Zzippy wrote: » What's he done now?
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