I guess I just wish I could make these people realise I'm a person too, just like them

@iconography Amen amen amen! Your essay is very well put. I have at-risk people in my life about whom I worry every day, and whom I haven't seen since March.

And frankly, every now and then Covid takes a "not-at-risk" person and chews them up horribly or kills them, so unless we've already been infected and recovered, anyone could very well be at risk and should act accordingly.

@JimG thank you. It's really terrifying just how little consideration there is, like we're abstract concepts. All they have to do is wear a mask and keep a distance, that isn't too much to ask

@iconography sadly it's a problem that was already there before pandemic, with a lot of people - at least here in France - skeptical of vaccines... it caused a lot of deaths and brought back viruses that should have been eradicated in France :c

@bunni that has been happening here too, it's horrifying. And anti vaccine sentiment is rising

@iconography I know it costs you, your twitter thread is so needed. I'll add something of my own tomorrow. Be kind to yourself.

@gromit thank you. For once I feel grateful it's gone viral, it's making a lot of people feel less alone and helping some put complex feelings into words. That's something I'd struggled to do previously

@iconography you've done a good thing.

@soft thank you ♥

@maloki thank you for reading them

@y6nH thank you. I'm sorry they're experiencing it too

@signaleleven curiously enough I got a response to this calling me a sociopath for believing my life is worth as much as everyone else's. The mental gymnastics is incredible.

I don't think they realise how wide ranging 'underlying conditions' is, either. It's the majority of the population

@iconography that's an answer that a sociopath would not give. Too on the nose.

I keep thinking how you have to isolate from your husband. I'm not an overly social person, but if I had to endure this pandemic alone I would need more strength that I believe I have. My girlfriend works, and has to see patients. In your condition, I'd have to do the same, and it's what resonated with me the most.