That particular topic doesn't interest me much. But the same's true of any of the particular topics within the whole clusterfuck that was our response. The point really is,SSJBartSimpson wrote: ↑Tue Jun 18, 2024 2:21 pm I'm having trouble determining why any of us should find the use of ventilators during the pandemic interesting or worth talking about, not gonna lie.
1. The Experts (TM) insisted on doing X
2. they were warned X would have bad effects
3. but "something must be done, this is something, therefore it must be done."
4. and you were harassed, censored and lost employment if you questioned it too much
Add that up through measures X, X1, X2, X3 and so on and so forth, and you get the clusterfuck we got. And #4 is probably fuelling the bitterness a bit. "See? You see?! I fuckin' told you!"
As a psychologist friend explained to me, "The hah, gotcha! is the greatest joy any human being can experience."