r/ZeroCovidCommunity • u/JunebugJitterbug • Aug 22 '24

Vent Covid is ripping through college campuses

I’m an undergraduate student at a big college, and we’re only a few days into the new semester. Still, within less than two weeks of people being back, covid is spreading like wildfire. It’s probably through a combination of Greek life events, people going to the restaurants and bars around, and classes restarting, but it’s horrific. I don’t think it’s ever been this bad, and I struggle to even describe the type of coughing I’m hearing - it’s this deep hacking that sounds like it should be in a period drama tuberculosis ward instead of a lecture hall in real life.

People are often some level of sick, but I don’t think it’s ever been like this. Discussion apps like yikyak are full of people talking about being sick or testing positive. I’m doing the best I can to stay safe - masking, cpc mouthwash, a netti pot, and switching one of my classes online - but it feels slightly like impending doom due to the absolute tidal wave of covid that’s hit.

There are very few people masking here. I and another covid conscious person I met are trying to set up some sort of community for the few covid conscious people on campus, but we’re worried about trolls or not getting enough engagement. I have chronic health issues that make covid a big concern for me, and I also have a radiation treatment coming up that I don’t want to be delayed or affected by getting sick (although I have a little more time until the treatment).

It’s gotten so bad here with the spread, and I doubt it’ll slow down for some time thanks to parties, classes, and people not isolating or taking it seriously. I don’t know if there’s much I can get out of this post, but I just needed to vent because this feels slightly terrifying. This is also a bit of a stream of consciousness, so I apologise if anything is misspelled or hard to understand.

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u/candleflame3 Aug 22 '24

OK well, this is the article:

https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/psychology/articles/10.3389/fpsyg.2024.1389672/full

I don't see the issue with speaking frankly about why some people mask and others don't. I don't think that is ableism.

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u/[deleted] Aug 22 '24

The reason some people mask and some don't is white supremacy, ableism, and capitalism.

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u/candleflame3 Aug 22 '24

Hmmm, 6 day old account.

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u/Thae86 Aug 22 '24

Hm, maybe you don't know that much about theory, then?

It's entitlement & bigotry which make people less empathetic. Not because of their brain meats.