I’ll clarify. I have an acquaintance who says she only knows one person who had covid and they had a mild case and recovered well. Her husband works in healthcare and knows about plenty of people dying from covid. She wears a mask when she flies because she has to, but otherwise she doesn’t and lives coming to Florida and walking around mask free.
One of my closest friends where I live, seven people on her block had covid and two of them were hospitalized. I don’t know them, but she knows them more than just saying hello on the street. In my book that’s me knowing people who had covid and have been hospitalized. I would always clarify friends of a friend, but I still count them.
My dad’s friend’s sister died from covid, I know him via email discussions. I just found out about 4 people that are another friends of a friend situation here where I live. One other real life friend of mine, her friend died. An online friend from Facebook I have known years had it. 30% of my sister’s caseload died in March and April. Not all covid, but mostly. There are more like that. I count those as knowing people who have had covid.
So my no masker friend I mentioned, who is a Republican, who wants to tell herself and others there isn’t anything to worry about, doesn’t count people the same as I do I don’t think.
I have another real life friend who lost her aunt and uncle to covid and she says they were old and basically God’s will. She’s a no masker QAnon brainwashed and not a Republican but is a Trumper.
I don’t mean ALL Republicans are oblivious and look at covid the same way. I never mean all of any group ever. I do think many (not all, God give me a break) Republicans have a different filter for believing covid has touched them
@KNOWITALL I see the same thing. Especially QAnon people feel superior that they are HEALTHY and if you are sickly or fat then it’s you’re own fault. Those deaths they choose not to identify with.