Gael23 wrote: » What does anyone think Tony Holohan means by “Short Term”?
lainey_d_123 wrote: » But it isn't hard for everyone equally, is it? And that's the bloody point. Someone with mental health issues living alone in a tiny bedsit with no outside space and unable to access their support networks is going to find this a hell of a lot harder than someone living in a nice house with plenty of space and a garden and a loving partner to chat to and cook nice dinners with every night. It's not remotely 'hard for everyone', no. Life circumstances (mental health, money, space, accommodation) can make all the difference between this being a minor inconvenience and an absolute living hell. Those who are finding it a minor inconvenience mistakenly think that everyone else has a life like theirs. Ironically the same people who are calling others privileged are the ones who assume that everyone who is unhappy about this just wants to go for a pint, which just shows their own privilege.
timmy_mallet wrote: » If we save just one life, just one, it'll all be worth it.
lainey_d_123 wrote: » So am I. I'm just being realistic about the fact that the lockdown can't go on indefinitely and that a lot of people are going to suffer genuine hardship because of it. That's literally it.
Meth Dealer wrote: » So what do you want? Special treatment because life is tough atm?
KiKi III wrote: » This is exactly it. Most people - even those of us with mental health issues - can exert some amount of control over how we look at things. As for Lainey, she gives as good as she gets and then some.
Logan Roy wrote: » Some people are just adaptable, they can get on with any situation and make light of it. Others wallow in misery and fret about things that may not even happen. Also people need to lay off Lainey, give it a rest FFS.
Thelonious Monk wrote: » But we all have to suck it up! And it is hard for everyone!
lainey_d_123 wrote: » Moving the goalposts? That was literally the post I quoted! I'm not insulting you, I'm saying that you keep missing the point. And worse, keep implying that those of us who are concerned about the side effects of this lockdown don't care about people dying of covid. There's no nuance there at all with you. I'm trying to point out all the ways in which the situation is problematic, all widely discussed in the press, and you just dismiss them.
User142 wrote: » That sounds like a nightmare.
User142 wrote: » Well this tread has been completely derailed by people who seem to enjoy coming in here to scold people for missing "luxury". We've missed one bank holiday and this week will miss another one. Meeting up with friends and family isn't a luxury. Up until a month ago it was a given. This weekend will mark the 5th weekend of not being able to meet up with friends and family in person. That's not some luxury we are missing out on. We socialized as a poor nation and continue to do so now as a rich nation. It didn't become a luxury because we are relatively wealthy and now have Netflix and Whatsapp. Not once in living history has our movement been so severely restricted and technology doesn't make up for it.
Meth Dealer wrote: » Compassion for what? You get to sit at home on your Corona euros and spend all day watching youtube or playing video games or whatever. Last couple of weeks have been a slacker's dream. The only people deserving compassion are those directly affected by the disease.
lainey_d_123 wrote: » The people saying rubbish like 'suck it up!' or 'it's hard for everyone'! Zero compassion!
Thelonious Monk wrote: » And who isn't acknowledging it's difficult for a lot of people?
lainey_d_123 wrote: » I'm not saying we shouldn't do that. At all. I fully support these measures, and I think they were too slow with them in the UK. I'm saying that we can also acknowledge how hard this is for a lot of people, and have compassion for them rather than calling them snowflakes or telling them to just suck it up, but apparently nuance isn't a thing for some people.
Dubl07 wrote: » Your whole attitude is off. If you're depressed but breathing, that's better than being dead. Treat the most imminent threat first. As for it being a disease solely of the elderly and disabled, old people have recovered, fit young people, teens, kids and babies have died. The only way to halt the deaths until we know more is isolation. It sucks, I know, but at least it's not pouring rain or freezing.
Jinglejangle69 wrote: » Fairview Park full of sunbathers today. Like a holiday. Restrictions are gonna be here for a long time folks. Thick Paddy's can't follow the rules.
lainey_d_123 wrote: » Good God, I'm not talking about just pubs, I'm talking about any of the small things which make life better for people but aren't strictly necessary for survival. In some cultures that might be shisha, cigarettes, coffee, beer, whatever. Putting things like that in the same category as luxury goods like handbags or branded shoes is inane. Let me just text the family I stayed with in a slum in Colombia and tell them how very privileged they are because they buy cigarettes and beer every time they go to the shop. I'm sure they'll really appreciate your insight and vast knowledge.
KiKi III wrote: » Moving the goal posts again I see. Insulting my intelligence again I see. Maybe the reason your mental health is suffering is less to do with not being able to sit in the park and more to do with spending all your time on boards insulting people and then acting surprised and indignant when they do it back?
lainey_d_123 wrote: » The question is whether going for a pint is a luxury available only to those with privileged lives.
lainey_d_123 wrote: » This is the point I was making, which you missed......again.
