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I think that’s enough.

This evening I posted about how we sometimes forget that the virus stats being thrown around here are people. These numbers are the end of someone. A life, the love they felt for other people, their experiences and unique person view of the world. All gone under painful and distressing circumstances.

The response I got from most SW users ranged from sympathy to apathy. But a few thought it was funny or seemed angry why they should care about people dying. Others replied that they came from a big country so it’s not a problem. I suppose he was saying that if you from come from a large country, individual deaths don’t matter anymore. Others said it’s not their problem, it was China’s or it Europe’s or New York’s.

I guess my problem is, that if you people can’t feel solidarity with other people struggling with this, if you can’t sympathise with people seeing their loved ones die, and if you can’t feel sadness for the painful and undignified deaths of these people, how can I ever be interested in your political views, your pervy messages, your clumsy observational humour and your casual trolling?

Farewell.
MrAverage1965 · 61-69, M
This was a fair comment although I do feel the majority of people do understand the tragedy behind the numbers.
Sadly it's the selfish minority who don't that seem to make all the noise.
SW-User
“A Single Death is a Tragedy; a Million Deaths is a Statistic” Stalin.

Disturbing how accurate that quote is.
Rutterman · 46-50, M
You're a beautiful soul. Don't ever change. 🙏
Rickg · 31-35, M
It’s easy for everyone to dismiss this and even claim there’s benefits from it
But they won’t be singing that tune if it’s them or somone they love dying a horrible death
SW-User
How many brothers fell victim to the streets? / Rest in peace, young n****, there's a heaven for a G
PSuss1 · 56-60, M
Francesca Melandri, an Italian novelist who lived through the recent events in Northern Italy wrote an open letter to the people of Europe. It was both chilling and full of hope, but the sentence that leapt out at me was:

"This experience will change for good how you perceive yourself as an individual part of a larger whole."

I hope, for so many reasons, this is true for the majority of those who survive.
SW-User
Didn't you suggest before that it was all hysteria? 🤔
Bushmanoz · 61-69, M
For some people that's all they offer, they like to come off as hard and edgy, because frankly they offer nothing else. I am glad they show who they are, I have zero time for them..nice post by the way. It's heart breaking right now, these are real lives, not just numbers.
Pretzel · 61-69, M
I understand - but I'm sorry you feel that way
SW-User
I completely agree with you.
monkeysdevil007 · 46-50, M
Very succinctly put
Well said 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼

 
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