MrBlueSocks
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Their reaction he described could have also been them realizing he was a crazy doomer broadcasting from the apocalypse bunker. When someone says "nothing will ever be the same we cant enjoy human activities again because the virus might do something in the future and we take care of old people", they all consider his suggestion and realize the idea that caretakers cant go back to being humans because they care for the infirm as being utterly ludicrous.
His reaction is no different then people in 2002 saying "we'll never be able to fly again because the planes could be full of TURRURISTS". It's just doomer speak, because old people might die, so how dare we think about resuming normal activities after a crisis is over? Anyone who honestly thinks well never be able to enjoy movie theaters or shopping malls or gatherings again because corona exists is honestly pants on head exceptional.
OK, I've just re-read the original post:
and it could be interpreted your way - everyone was thinking "who let this guy in?". I took him as a reliable narrator, and accepted his interpretation of events, as he was the one who was there.I could see the faces of the other participants, and they all instantly got this look of horror.
Either way, I stick with what I took from the post, which is try to get some opinions from many different sources , and be aware of your blindspots and biases creeping in, including the counterintuitive blindspot of greater than average knowledge.
This thread is useful for that. Even though you have to filter the assorted crazies, LARPers, Walts and trolls , it's still an insight into how other countries are feeling that I couldn't get elsewhere. Well, except another international forum I suppose. But this place is very used to scouring sources, digging deeper, and not trusting prepackaged narratives. The other forums I lurk or use had a mixture of doomers and flu bros on their Wuhan thread, but this place was more balanced.
I saw quite a lot of American Exceptionalism elsewhere that this site didn't have . I.e. "Italy's a third world shit hole, that can't happen here, we'll beat that commie flu with bald eagles and hubris! Motherfucker."
I mean , we had that here, but I chose to interpret it ironically.