I miss the Tall Vampire Lady stage of the pandemic, everyone was so hopeful

— bletchley punk (@alicegoldfuss) August 3, 2021

But…the vaccines are working. Deaths are low. Almost all of the most vulnerable have been jabbed. The rare breakthrough infection has been reduced to a mild cold.

I know Alice is one of those who loves hiding inside for whatever reason…but this is about what I expected? Who thought the pandemic would just disappear the minute some percentage of people got vaccinated? I used to believe a lot of people were a lot smarter than they have turned out to be in practice. It’s been really disappointing to see just how many people can only think well in one tiny little area, and outside of that they are no better than chimps.

I don’t know what to say about it. As a species, we just aren’t that bright.