facts shmacts

18 days ago by slothrop to c/politicalmemes

quill7513 95 points 18 days ago

Dr Fauci killed 1 million americans by creating the concept of cold. Also, cold doesn't kill people so the advice we wear coats was irresponsible

path: 0 25087412, hotness: undefined, score: 95, children: 8

saltesc 32 points 18 days ago

It's funny you mention the cold thing...

Getting a cold or a flu isn't more common in winter because you're out in the cold. The human body has no problem running the immune system as usual in colder temperatures. In fact, that's one of the last things it lets go of in critical survival.

If there is any reason why people get sick in season changes, it's either adjusting to the season change itself, or people neglecting personal hygiene because they spend more time indoors with infected people and washing hands is cold now. Things like that.

Edit: God damn. I'm like Skeletor's "Well Ackshually" twin... UNTIL NEXT TIME

path: 0 25087412 25087619, hotness: undefined, score: 32, children: 7

crank0271 14 points 18 days ago

I think it also has something to do with the drier air (cold air tends to be less humid) and the transmissibility of, for example, the virus that causes influenza. Humidifying your indoor air to above 35% can help cut down on the spread of infectious disease.

Edit: hey Skeletor, big fan, long time fan.

path: 0 25087412 25087619 25089630, hotness: undefined, score: 14, children: 0

Sc00ter 7 points 17 days ago

washing hands is cold now

At work, our hot water went out for weeks on end. No one that could fix it seemed to give a shit. But our company is super high on "safety first" so I reported a safety concern that i over heard people weren't washing their hands because the water was too cold. And honestly, it was almost painful to wash your hands with how cold it was.

We got a written plan for fixing/replacing and what bathrooms to use if you needed warm water by the next morning. And they actually executed to the plan.

path: 0 25087412 25087619 25095802, hotness: undefined, score: 7, children: 3

saltesc 4 points 17 days ago

That sounds like a job I'd gladly pick up to avoid other work lol

path: 0 25087412 25087619 25095802 25097661, hotness: undefined, score: 4, children: 2

Th3D3k0y 3 points 17 days ago

What is it about "work that just isn't my work" that makes it so fun?

Is it the change of pace you think? Sometimes I take a break from my job to simply roam the office and count stuff that needs resupply, or push in people's chairs.

path: 0 25087412 25087619 25095802 25097661 25101960, hotness: undefined, score: 3, children: 1

Grimy 4 points 18 days ago

The human body has no problem running the immune system as usual in colder temperatures

The immune system is affected. It's just not the only reason for the spike.

path: 0 25087412 25087619 25088134, hotness: undefined, score: 4, children: 0

marcos 3 points 18 days ago

Well, yes, people don't get colds when the weather is cool. People gets colds when the weather turns cool, or dry, or hot.

path: 0 25087412 25087619 25087797, hotness: undefined, score: 3, children: 0

ToiletFlushShowerScream 52 points 18 days ago

The scientists created weather in a lab then released it to make trump look bad. I watched a YouTube video and Facebook post about it so it must be true.

path: 0 25088489, hotness: undefined, score: 52, children: 1

nullspace 12 points 18 days ago

Fake news perpetuated by "scientists" with degrees from liberal brainwashing facilities. Everyone knows that clouds are houses made by people who live in the clouds.

path: 0 25088489 25089993, hotness: undefined, score: 12, children: 0

Thebeardedsinglemalt 46 points 18 days ago

Weatherman Fauci: There is a 30% chance of rain today

[The weather shifts north]

maga: HE HAS NO FUCKING CLUE WHAT HE'S TALKING ABOUT!

path: 0 25090026, hotness: undefined, score: 46, children: 2

krisevol -14 points 17 days ago

I don't think you know what the % chance of rain means.

path: 0 25090026 25095457, hotness: undefined, score: -14, children: 1

Noite_Etion 16 points 17 days ago

path: 0 25090026 25095457 25097599, hotness: undefined, score: 16, children: 0

AppleTea 22 points 17 days ago

Between AIDS and Covid, I don't really think the United States has any social capacity to deal with plagues.

path: 0 25097713, hotness: undefined, score: 22, children: 3

Frenchgeek 13 points 17 days ago

Beyond putting them in office.

path: 0 25097713 25097887, hotness: undefined, score: 13, children: 0

deft -4 points 17 days ago

Lmfao someone doesn't read their history or is improperly educated

There's a place in the world with vast biodiversity, poor history of sanitation practices, a history of denying health outbreaks and malpractice that has shown to accelerate issues around outbreaks and houses some of the most densely populated areas on earth.

Totally goofy shit to say

path: 0 25097713 25101255, hotness: undefined, score: -4, children: 1

StupidBrotherInLaw 1 point 16 days ago

path: 0 25097713 25101255 25109755, hotness: undefined, score: 1, children: 0

Objection 10 points 17 days ago

Fauci did actually say at one point that masks don't work against COVID and could actually make you more likely to catch it, which was a lie intended to avoid a rush on masks that would lead to a shortage for healthcare workers (after Trump gutted the emergency stockpiles). This whole debacle is a perfect demonstration of why it's unethical to deceive the public even if you think it's justified. Whatever temporary benefit might have come from it is vastly outweighed by the long term harm of destroying trust. Anti-mask people could literally point to clips of Fauci on 60 minutes saying masks don't work.

The standard lib response is to either deny that it happened at all or to make some vague reference to "the science changed." I'd be fascinated to see what specific scientific study at the time showed masks were ineffective at combatting a respiratory illness, and what caused this supposed study to be discredited. The fact is there was never anything to suggest masks are ineffective. It was just a lie, prompted by shortages. Other countries, across Asia and elsewhere, immediately rolled out masks because they obviously work and they didn't gut all their emergency services.

It is of course pretty much impossible to express any sort of rational criticism of any of this without being lumped in with the crazies, but it was a significant deception that really convinced me the US is FUBAR. Even the scientific institutions have been corrupted. Of course, now we have RFK Jr. so at this point it's very obviously a clownshow regardless.

path: 0 25098446, hotness: undefined, score: 10, children: 6

victorz 10 points 17 days ago

What I heard about masks (not from Fauci) was that they don't at all prevent you from catching COVID, but they do help prevent you from spreading COVID.

path: 0 25098446 25100166, hotness: undefined, score: 10, children: 4

RamenJunkie 7 points 17 days ago

The other part of that is, maybe they are not 100% effective at stopping you catch it, but they may provide SOME protection, especially when coupled with social distancing, and everyone wearing (stopping you from spreading).

And, what is 100% not going to stop the spread, is wearing nothing.

This doesn't even get into slowing the spread so hospitals don't become overwhelmed and staff crippled by being sick and other, non COVID patients being unable tonget treatment. If grandpa has a heart attack but can't get help because the heart doc ended up with COVID, and grandpa dies, he didn't die from.COVID, but COVUD still killed him.

path: 0 25098446 25100166 25102257, hotness: undefined, score: 7, children: 0

Objection 3 points 17 days ago

They are more effective at not spreading it but also help somewhat in not catching it. A sneeze can carry the virus a very long distance without a mask, and a mask can provide a barrier but having contact isn't great even with a mask.

path: 0 25098446 25100166 25100921, hotness: undefined, score: 3, children: 0

Th3D3k0y 1 point 17 days ago

That sounds like an everyone but me problem!

/s

Really though, I do have a friend who would take it that way. His take was "vaccines won't stop this from existing, so why bother?" Slowing the spread, lowering the risk, and hindering the symptoms meant nothing at the peak of the pandemic.

path: 0 25098446 25100166 25101922, hotness: undefined, score: 1, children: 1

victorz 1 point 17 days ago

Absolutely crazy. That friend needs help with logical thinking.

path: 0 25098446 25100166 25101922 25105230, hotness: undefined, score: 1, children: 0

Sludgeyy 2 points 17 days ago

Probably because it causes people to touch near their nose to adjust the mask.

It's like the people in super markets wearing gloves only to reach into their pocket to get their phone. Covid gets on gloves, gloves touch phone, person touches phone with no gloves when they get outside. Gloves did basically nothing but it doesn't mean gloves cannot help.

path: 0 25098446 25102451, hotness: undefined, score: 2, children: 0

Cum_Rag 6 points 18 days ago

I asked a guy why I should care about fauci testimony and I got no answer

path: 0 25089394, hotness: undefined, score: 6, children: 0

Canonical_Warlock 1 point 18 days ago

A jacket at 30F? That's still t-shirt weather.

path: 0 25088291, hotness: undefined, score: 1, children: 7

CarbonIceDragon 9 points 18 days ago

I find that I have to wear at least a light jacket to avoid discomfort anywhere below 62F-ish, depending on humidity and sun intensity. At 30F wouldn't having just t shirts be literally dangerous for any significant amount of time exposed?

path: 0 25088291 25088721, hotness: undefined, score: 9, children: 3

RepleteLocum -1 points 18 days ago

Isn't that just 0C°? If it's sunny enough, then it shouldn't be too big of an issue.

path: 0 25088291 25088721 25089549, hotness: undefined, score: -1, children: 0

Canonical_Warlock -2 points 18 days ago

Not really. I do it all the time. I guess it depends on what you're doing and if you have any medical issues with circulation. As it is I usually don't break out the jacket until it is regularly below 20F and I don't usually break out a full blown coat unless the temp is under 5F. If I'm doing any actual work then I actually find that I'm usually better off being more lightly dressed because in cold weather you're far better off being slightly chilly than getting slightly too warm and sweating. Sweating will kill you in cold weather.

path: 0 25088291 25088721 25090075, hotness: undefined, score: -2, children: 1

Screamium 5 points 17 days ago

Are you perchance an overweight male with high blood pressure?

path: 0 25088291 25088721 25090075 25091355, hotness: undefined, score: 5, children: 0

atomicbocks -2 points 18 days ago

70° is still jacket weather.

path: 0 25088291 25089141, hotness: undefined, score: -2, children: 2

Canonical_Warlock 0 points 18 days ago

I don't even like my aircon set that high.

path: 0 25088291 25089141 25090093, hotness: undefined, score: 0, children: 1

Alexstarfire 0 points 17 days ago

You'll hate my room then. It's just over 80 during the day.

path: 0 25088291 25089141 25090093 25090434, hotness: undefined, score: 0, children: 0

MrFlibble4747 1 point 18 days ago

You needed a State Daddy Like Mark McGowan!

path: 0 25088394, hotness: undefined, score: 1, children: 0

politicalmemes

@lemmy.ca

login for more options

Non political memes: !memes@sopuli.xyz

go to feed...

politicalmemes

@lemmy.ca

login for more options

Non political memes: !memes@sopuli.xyz

go to feed...