Disagreeable people are insurance policies. When the group is right, they are a drag. When the group is wrong, they are necessary.

Have you ever noticed that anybody driving slower than you is an idiot, and anyone going faster than you is a maniac?

Oh thank god, I thought that was just me.

The old Carlin bit, was going to mention. :-D. I think he used, “asshole.”

"If you met an asshole in the morning, you met an asshole. If you meet assholes all day, you're the asshole." (or, something close to that)

Censorship just needs to work well enough for the average person. The brightest people who can bypass the censorship will be labeled crazy conspiracy theorists.

The Devil you know

We need to stop blaming the pandemic for things that were caused by lockdowns. Young healthy people were forced to put their lives on hold for 2 years so that some 86 year olds would make it to 87.

Yes, and I don't think closing schools extended the life span of the elderly anyway.

If a company is going to discriminate against me, I want it done early, before both parties waste their time. Interviews are a two way street.

It's not as easy as that. First of all, you might be discriminated against by the HR jockstrap, whereas the people you'd be actually working with wouldn't be suffering from such delusions. You'll likely never hear from HR again after accepting the job.

Second of all, it's not like you "can vote with your feet". If you're being discriminated against, it's not going to be one place. It's endemic - it happens, for better or worse, "everywhere", especially if you have many characteristics which are targeted, like many people do.

Third of all, not having cameras on removes to a large extent the worry that you _have_ been discriminated against, which is a large part of the stress for a person who does get discriminated against with some frequency.

All else equal, yes.

"Let's lock down young healthy people's lives for 2 years so that the 86 year olds make it to 87"

My young healthy sister got myocarditis after her booster and had to be hospitalized. This is after successfully fighting off a covid infection months prior.

I'm far from antivax, and have had 3 shots myself. But it's crazy that you aren't allowed to talk about this stuff without being labeled a conspiracy theorist.

A vocal minority doesn't need to be very large to influence culture.