“The durations of both infectious virus shedding and symptoms were significantly reduced in vaccinated individuals compared with unvaccinated individuals” https://t.co/axNQPgv7E4 pic.twitter.com/4wQPW6oOLu

— Ryan (@ThatRyanChap) September 2, 2021

But….but…the libs said the vaccines don’t work and even if they do, they do nothing to prevent Delta from being just as infectious as not being vaccinated. (This one is not about Delta, but still applies more broadly.)

You mean…GASP…that was all LIES? How could this BE?

Talking with a woman today in her mid-20s and helping her turn off odious conversation view in email:

Me: Yeah, I don’t like conversation view either. It just makes where or when anything occurs so confusing. I guess it’s because I started using email in 1986 and just will never get used to it.

Her: Don’t you mean 1996?

Me: No, 1986. It was associated with a BBS, but it was email. Of course back then I only got like five emails a year.

Her: I didn’t even know they had email in 1986!

Email was almost pointless then as hardly anyone actually had an email address in those dark days, but it was still cool. Hey, at least she hates conversation view too, as is only right and proper. Turns out that not all of the younger cohort is lost. 😉

I was very lucky to meet my partner and wouldn’t change my life now even if I could, but knowing what I know now, I think I’d learn Norwegian and aim to meet a girl from Norway if I were 18 again.

Of course there are variations, but in general they aren’t prudes and therefore aren’t sex-obsessed, and have few to no of the sexual and mental hangups of culturally-traumatized American/North American women. And otherwise, with the exception of a few very Norwegian ideals, people there aren’t that much different culturally.

And they (the country, not the women) have cool fjords and stuff. Some of the women might have fjords too. I wouldn’t know.

I am so (and you are) sick and tired of living in this goddamn dystopian plague movie we’ve all been conscripted into as unwilling extras.

Still going to keep masking/distancing and will take my booster shot the instant it’s available, though.

Yelling at reality doesn’t work.

— Charlie Stross (@cstross) September 1, 2021

Why do so many liberals love pretending the vaccines do not work?

I’ve noticed, though, that it’s mostly done by people like Ian Welsh and Charles Stross (et al.) who already don’t go anywhere or do anything often — that is, they work from home and are introverts. I’m an introvert too, but I actually enjoy going out and engaging with the world.

I believe a lot of the lockdown lifer crap is just them reveling in wallowing in their loserdom, really.

One of my favorite artists I’ve found lately.