If #COVID19 gaslighting were applied to other risks:
“We tried laws against murder, yet murders still occur. We must rescind those laws and learn to live with murder.”
“People are tired of not smoking, so we should just ignore the risks and allow smoking, again.”
“I feel safe driving drunk, so I should be free to do so.”
“Seatbelts can trap you in a car after an accident, so you should avoid wearing them.”
“There's a mass shooter in the mall, but I really want to shop, so I will do so.”
The slippery slope is, sadly, real. I've been told multiple times "Who cares if there's polio circulating? The death rate's only 1%."
I'm already seeing the exact same argument for "who cares about measles?" online now. It's going to continue until the burden is, literally, medieval probably.
