you want a full psychology course from ATOT?I keep coming up error 404 trying to understand
yeah, but flat-earthers are hilarious and enjoy being laughed at.Peoples lives have been too good for many years so this type of inane bullshit starts propagating.
Same with anti-vaxxers, flat Earthers etc..
What I find amusing is covering your face can help defeat facial recognition, which I think is great. I can cover up, and more or less fit in. I'd think a lot of the FREEEEDOOOM!!! crowd would be all about that.It's mah FREEDUMB!
It's amazing that people are so stupid they'd rather take a chance of catching this Wu-Flu than inconvenience themselves by wearing a simple device that has been proven effective in preventing the transmission.
I think there are three (possibly separate) elements:
1 - People who blindly accept the word of whatever person they consider their go-to source for current events etc.
2 - People who think that in order to be respected by their peers, they have to have a contrary opinion to whatever the norm is. Classic Dunning-Kruger poster-children.
3 - A 'fight or flight' element has gone wrong for some people: They feel the need to demonstrate that they're not afraid of it, but instead of following science-based advice and moving forward in a level-headed fashion, they think the best way forward is to downplay it in whatever fashion.
A lot of people are angry, they feel “ protecting your health is not my responsibility“ ” If you are at risk, just hide in your house “ These same people either don’t know, nor care that there is no plan in place for people like me, cancer patient, 63 yrs old to simply “ just hide in my house “ as I would lose the medical insurance that pays for my cancer treatment.
I work in a hospital & get told “ you signed up for this” actually I work in an administration type position as a receptionist....I didn’t sign up to die & neither did the heros at the bedside who often don’t get adequate PPE, have to reuse PPE & often are denied benefits for workplace acquired covid.
What I find amusing is covering your face can help defeat facial recognition, which I think is great. I can cover up, and more or less fit in. I'd think a lot of the FREEEEDOOOM!!! crowd would be all about that.
I'd imagine that there is probably a pretty big overlap of people who refuse to wear masks and people who refuse to wear a seatbelt or wear a bike helmet.
Some people just don't like being told what to do, even if it is for their own safety. I may not agree with it, but I can respect their opinion.
But that would require... gasp... MATURITY!I think it's the same instant-rejection algorithm that occurs when people meet a vegan and say "but what about bacon?!" defensively. For some reason, fear settles in & they go into defense-mode right away, rather than realizing it's OK for other people to have different points of view & it's also OK to accommodate people, even if you don't agree with them.
Some people just don't like being told what to do, even if it is for their own safety. I may not agree with it, but I can respect their opinion.
I'd imagine that there is probably a pretty big overlap of people who refuse to wear masks and people who refuse to wear a seatbelt or wear a bike helmet. The same "screw it, we're all going to die someday anyway" mentality probably applies.
I have zero respect for their opinion because their stupidity puts me more at risk. I am in my early 50s with underlying health issues so if I get this disease it is more likely to kill me. Fuck them and their opinions.