ejpusa t1_j0jzrvx wrote on December 17, 2022 at 5:34 AM

Reply to comment by AceContinuum in Which Virus Is It This Time? New Yorkers Are Sick of Being Sick. by WVOQuineMegaFan

>why would you want to breathe in someone else's cold, flu, RSV germs

That's how you develop immunity to these diseases, especially in a very densely populated area. No exposure, no immunity. Or else cities, with millions of residents coughing, sneezing, packed in like sardines, in un/ventilated spaces are not for certain people. You are here, you take your chances. You will be 100% exposed to an Omicron variant, 100% as long as you reside in NYC. Just have to accept that and deal with it.

For everyone I know, Omicron, a light flu for 1-3 days if that. I have zero Covid worries. I'm not ready to live in a bubble. I'll take my chances. My immune system rocks. I'm in the middle of almost 8 million people, it is what it is.

China is going to crumble. What living in a bubble will do to your immune system.

AceContinuum t1_j0k3g6j wrote on December 17, 2022 at 6:16 AM

Humans do not develop lasting immunity to the viruses that cause the common cold, so, personally, I'd rather get the cold less frequently than more frequently.

But if you enjoy getting the cold as frequently as possible, by all means move closer to the next person you see sneezing and coughing their lungs out on the subway.

It is just totally weird to me that we now have folks arguing in favor of getting the cold. I remember it used to be no one was in favor of getting sick. Folks: you can believe whatever you want about COVID without coming out in favor of repeatedly catching the cold and the flu. You know better than that.