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They had the flu, obviously a weaker strain of it, got better quickly or barely noticed it, and decided to “well, it wasn’t bad for me; obviously, everyone is making a big deal out of COVID too,” not realizing they are an exception and not the rule.
Conservatives and Republicans make all their decisions based on personal experience alone, not putting themselves in other people’s shoes.
It’s why their go-to is “pick yourself up by your bootstraps.” And they mean it unironically 🥴
A lot of people have never had the 'flu but think especially bad colds are the 'flu. As someone who has had the real deal, honest-to-god influenza, that shit is not like having a bad cold. It's no joke.
A lot of people have never had the flu? Feels like everyones had it in the last couple of years at least. My office has been ravaged by it, as well as all our local school systems. People down for a week, or more.
My first proper flu was about 2017 and it was miserable, but i cant help but wonder if i had it more when i was younger and kicked it without noticing. One of my kids has had it twice (confirmed via dr tests) and has shown little more than an ear ache and a grumpy attitude. I used to test postive for strep without symptoms, but got tested because my brother had it.
Like you were saying, these hit people different, and even proper influenze a/b can be mild to certain people