I’m (hopefully) entering a new org soon. Only a few comrades there mask. At my workplace, or anywhere else really, nobody masks. The only people I see mask are like goldfish, and I only see them occasionally in public transit. It’s disheartening by the day to see Covid trivialized, and AES like even China not care anymore, in spite of their good policies beforehand.
Just makes me feel like I cannot relate to people anymore, they all look at me like I’m supremely weird for masking, so it’s even harder to convince people of anything politically, especially when I’m discriminated all the time and receive verbal abuse for masking. I really dont get how to talk to people when they wont understand the concept of masking to protect themselves/others and it makes me feel stuck politically, to the point I feel I have a one sided view of many social issues, through the POV of Covid consciousness and masking, and I dont see how a movement can be built if no one acknowledges this. I feel like I’ve become more disconnected from everyone, including comrades, especially them, because they wont listen or want to mask in the first place, and I dont know what to do. I use an N95 every day when going outside, and so does my partner. We dont eat out, etc. I get the fact many wont do this choice to sacrifice their lifestyle or whatever… but :(
I remember before masking I was taken seriously, now it’s impeding me in all my life’s aspects just cause we live in an extremely ableist society. It’s hard and alienating from others, and no one irl seemingly understands. It’s very hard to see how to build a mass movement in these conditions, or to even socialize with others (and I’m very sociable!) when you’re instantly labeled as weird. I’m so dissapointed in people sometimes I give up on interacting because of this.
Even among comrades, the moment I mention masking, everyone is suddenly awkward and tries to move on. I’m tired to act like it’s a secret or such
I wish things were different. I wish I could connect with people again. And that comrades would take this seriously, because I feel alienated even from those I share the most with, and its painful. I dont want to create a struggle session or whatever, just wanted to feel heard, I hope most people here mask anyways. It’s bad enough for my mental healtg to give up on all social stuff cause of masking, and other activities like swimming, it’s just tough. Thanks for reading
Not masking is hospitals is horrifying. I know in germany they force mandated N95s last winter… but for the Flu. What a piece of shit, hope you will be fine comrade
Thank you. I’m actually getting quite worried about this cough because it’s been months, but I feel like there’s no point even trying the doctor. It’s almost impossible to get an appointment anyway, they put so many obstacles in the way of actually getting to see a GP now, and if I did manage to see one they never take anything seriously, I mean it took 4 years of begging to get my thyroid cancer diagnosed and 17 years of begging to find out what is wrong with my bladder. They wouldn’t care or do anything about a cough.
My girlfriend got Covid several times, and got disabled by it, in one of the infections she had a very very bad cough for about a year and a half… her lung capacity even now is very damaged, at about 55%. Can relate to doctors being useless, I’m in Ewwrope and I’ve been trying to go to the doctor with a dermatological issue for like 3 years now to no avail, and my girlfriend likely has autoimmune or chronic issues and they keep ignoring her, it’s outrageous.
That sucks. It seems like everywhere, the medical profession is failing patients to the point of ruining their lives. It just seems overwhelming, like I don’t know how this will even be solved.