Victoria ×4 on Nostr: 🌺️ To say "it's not COVID" is not an assertion of fact, it's a desperate attempt ...
🌺️ To say "it's not COVID" is not an assertion of fact, it's a desperate attempt to validate unsafe behaviours and soothe the ego into believing that lowering one's guard wasn't a mistake (it is a mistake).
The belief that one doesn't need to worry about COVID is a psychological necessity for many who also believe that infection is inevitable and there is no way for them to meaningfully protect themselves. Few can tolerate the idea that they are committing preventable harm to others or that others are committing preventable harm to them.
It is much like how the faithful will double down on failed beliefs in response to evidence — most people cannot handle the thought that they have been so thoroughly abandoned, and so cannot acknowledge anything that reminds them of the truths they fear.
The belief that one doesn't need to worry about COVID is a psychological necessity for many who also believe that infection is inevitable and there is no way for them to meaningfully protect themselves. Few can tolerate the idea that they are committing preventable harm to others or that others are committing preventable harm to them.
It is much like how the faithful will double down on failed beliefs in response to evidence — most people cannot handle the thought that they have been so thoroughly abandoned, and so cannot acknowledge anything that reminds them of the truths they fear.