Josephine Stewart: That emotion you feel, that mental struggle, is a measure of how screwed up things are, an indicator of importance. A society that socially punishes people for trying to act ethically is WRONG. Doing well by each other should be easy. Think about why it's hard, who has made it hard. Stick it out.

i want to add: if you’ve stopped masking for whatever reason, you can start again. it makes spaces more accessible, it helps preserve your health and the health of the people around you. it’s a tiny action you can take to make the world safer.

"If only I could do something that would have a positive impact on the world-" You can. Mask up.

I've been on a 14 hour and a 16 hour train ride on two seperate days last week. All that time. Through the WHOLE OF GERMANY, i have seen ONE person aside from myself who wore a mask. I felt like the biggest monkey on the planet.

You won’t in three to five days when everybody is sick at home and you aren’t.

Maybe. But all the "stats" and "reason" dont help me when i feel like "that guy" again. Always the weirdo, always the odd one out. People didnt seem sick either, or showed any usual covid signs. Its hard to keep up...

Alright. Because people seem to have trouble grasping this. It is hard to SEE people ignoring the stats, that tell me i should mask up. I have one reality where i read about some statistics and another reality where NOBODY almost literally NOBODY gives a fuck.

And THAT makes it hard for me to keep this up. If that is appaling to anyone, please feel free to check if you got any empathy left, or if youre only driven by telling people they are wrong to have emotions.

That emotion you feel, that mental struggle, is a measure of how screwed up things are, an indicator of importance. A society that socially punishes people for trying to act ethically is WRONG. Doing well by each other should be easy. Think about why it's hard, who has made it hard. Stick it out.

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