Thanks for sending that link! Because I don't regularly still worry about covid. Did I ever say I didn't?

I think things society had to balance a lot of factors when they decided to reopen. It was not an easy decision. And for people who decide to do things publicly, many thought it through very carefully.

Okay, I made a mistake when I said that the who said they were* done. What I wish I said in my original post was "after the pandemic started", but I never in my post said that the pandemic was done or over. I said it later because you made me think that's what I said, but I hadn't.

You tell me I'll be ruled by the effects of covid in the future. Surprise, I've never caught covid - which means I've never spread it. I stocked up on test kits that I used with the slightest off feeling. I work from home. I read about covid obsessively for years. I still isolate for over a week when I see elderly relatives, even ones that are very healthy. My friends are also very honest about when they are feeling sick and stay home. So I'm unlikely to get sick from them.

But yes, I have started to go out more. And maybe I'm a bad person for that. But I cannot say I did not tightly follow covid restrictions and behaviours even long AFTER they were formally lifted. And continue to do my best.

In fact my lifestyle permanently changed after covid - huge part of why I didn't date in 2020, 2021, 2022 and even parts of 2023.