A good test for whether an idea (A) is awful is to see if there's another awful idea (B) that's better than awful idea (A). Here, "going out and sneaking in another booster" is better than "deliberately getting infected."
The other aspect is that given the way case rates are plummeting, getting infected on purpose right now is pretty damn…
A good test for whether an idea (A) is awful is to see if there's another awful idea (B) that's better than awful idea (A). Here, "going out and sneaking in another booster" is better than "deliberately getting infected."
The other aspect is that given the way case rates are plummeting, getting infected on purpose right now is pretty damn hard. And since lots of places still have rules in place that make getting infected rather life limiting, why chance it? It's one thing to tell people "Avoiding Covid doesn't need to be the highest priority in your life any more", but deliberately catching it? Dumb advice, and good luck with that.
A good test for whether an idea (A) is awful is to see if there's another awful idea (B) that's better than awful idea (A). Here, "going out and sneaking in another booster" is better than "deliberately getting infected."
The other aspect is that given the way case rates are plummeting, getting infected on purpose right now is pretty damn hard. And since lots of places still have rules in place that make getting infected rather life limiting, why chance it? It's one thing to tell people "Avoiding Covid doesn't need to be the highest priority in your life any more", but deliberately catching it? Dumb advice, and good luck with that.
Full disclosure, I'm definitely in the "avoiding Covid is no longer my highest priority" camp. Took me a while, though.
Next time someone suggests getting Covid on purpose, just answer: "You first."