What kind of re-re turns down compensation you're legally entitled to in favor of doing bullshit gig economy stuff?
I don't know if every state waived the requirement due to COVID closing nearly every non-essential job at some point in time, but many states require those collecting unemployment to submit proof they're looking for work. I think Michigan normally requires documentation showing at least two attempts to apply for a job each week, but I'm not sure. It was moot this Spring because the requirement was waived (and I don't think it's been reinstated).
TL;DR - Some people would rather go without unemployment and live like NEETs in desperate need of cash all because they hate job hunting that much.
I never thought weebs would be some of the shamers, especially when people who go to cons have bad hygiene in general and forget shit like showering.
I wonder just how much of COVID has been transmitted through bad hygiene. Empirically, it seems like the people who do what's normally taken for granted -- bathing regularly, frequently washing their faces and hands, and washing their hands after each trip to the rest room -- aren't having as many COVID cases unless they fall into a more vulnerable category.
It's official I reserved my spot to get the Pfizer vaccine. I just hope that there is enough to go around now. Just because I opted in for the vaccine doesn't mean I could get the very first round of vaccines.
From what I heard during a Zoom meeting tonight, Michigan might not get enough vaccine doses in the first go-around to inoculate all the health care workers (or whomever is priority #1 on the list) that want/need it. It won't surprise me if this is also true on a national or global level.
Edit : I would be very interested to know, if and when, this nonsense ends; how many small businesses never recovered
I know of a restaurant that opted to stay shut down during the Spring lockdown and waited until sit-down service reopened in the summer. This time around, it appeared they stayed closed a week or two at the most and then opted to do take-out service simply because they need the money and can't take another hit like they did in the Spring. I hope they make whatever they need to break even for many reasons.
Wait... why exactly is Whitler wearing a mask whilst giving a speech, given that masks muffle your voice and make you harder to hear, while her interpreter is standing just a few feet behind her with no mask?
Because she doesn't seem to have any sort of logical thought processes, it' anybody's guess why

. I'd like to think it's because she realizes it's bad optics to demand citizens wear masks when not wearing one herself, but that makes too much sense.
From the aforementioned Zoom meeting, it sounds like Michigan's director of Health and Human Services is in no hurry to allow interscholastic athletics to resume and may now be holding indoor team sports to higher standards than other sports in terms of being allowed to begin/resume again.
It's this type of shit that furthers my theory: Republicans are full of wusses, and Democrats are full of idiots. In any case, both are out of touch with Joe and Jane Sixpack.
This may be true to some extent, but both parties are losing their moderation and becoming more polarized with time. The average normie who believes themselves moderate or independent truly can't relate to either party because their stances are so polar opposite with no desire to find middle ground.
It also doesn't help that the media portrays Republicans as selfish nutters who care only about themselves while portraying the Dems as infallible and incapable of any sort of wrong. At the same time, anyone expressing conservative beliefs is called out and cancelled. That may play a role in many such people choosing to keep a low profile.
(Edited for spelling and clarity)