“If Changizi’s invited, then I’m not coming”
Just one of the new RSVP options provided to folks in my city
A friend usually has a huge fancy dress New Years party, and we were looking forward to it.
Word got out that my wife and I were invited, and — because I have been a vocal agitator against mandates of all kind — people began demanding that the party require a vaccine.
My friend was so under pressure she finally just cancelled the party altogether.
Now, I would have simply ignored them and just had the party. But, the social pressure is massive.
So, snip by snip, we have been removed from many of our former social groups. Sometimes quietly. Sometimes via an explicit and knowing requirement that it’s now only for the vaxxed.
This is all part of the Great Covid Purge, which I talk about here in this Moment, which was banned at YouTube…
But — and we all need to remember this, especially in what might be a more drama-filled year — for each snipped connection, many more open, and among better people.
The old Dear Abby etiquette advice has stood the test of time: If you're having a wedding and someone says "I'm not coming if so and so will be there", the correct response is "we'll miss you".
This is what people need to tell themselves "for each snipped connection, many more open, and among better people." In my home country Bulgaria (where resistance is huge and this won't happen) we say "Everything bad is for good." The thing is these people didn't change because of the situation. They were like it. This is a chance to create a better world. As a biomedical scientist I know many will die and be damaged but we can't save them. This is their choice. What is important too: Nothing lasts forever. Merry Christmas and I am sure we will have a happier new year.