bonifartius 𒂼𒄄 @bonifartius@social.cleverlibre.org

@parasurv sssh, don't give them ideas!! 😀

@caskd sure, i was just making fun of the blocklist concept ☺ instance blocks are bullshit imo, apart from technical reasons (spam counts as dos, imho) and really harmful stuff (with real animals or kids), or if things could get you in legal trouble, can't expect that from anyone doing things for free.

@caskd how about a blocklist of instances/userd who use blocklists? 💁😜

@mathlover whatever works for you individually! i'm just tired that everything is a black&white thing currently. i'm fine with the masks, so i can wait till it's better tested, but i'm pretty risk averse generally :)

@mathlover at least the thalidomide scandal brought us better controls here. my problem is, i know how fucked up big IT is (hey, we're on fedi for a reason :D). i expect no less of big pharma (or any other ogliopol). my limited insight into science tells me that masks & distance work, so i like to stick to that until stuff is better tested.

@mathlover swineflu vaccination was 2000s, thaliodomide was 60s. i think you'd want to have any medication checked as much as possible. especially things which are taken by healthy people like vaccinations or anti baby pills (the list of possible complications is long for those, too). they are perfectly fine in principle, but pharma has no reason to do more the bare minimum, and like car manufacturers will search for loopholes. there is no reason for them not to.

@thor it would be the rainbowcat if any :) i'll just keep an eye on your store :)

@thor no, but then i'd might have use for one as a gift ;)

@thor can you do bumpers for sony phones?

@trinsec i guess i'm just frustrated by a combination of big pharma being in for the money and people just ignoring the mask&distance rules without real consequences. no need for rushed vaccines if people would've cared. some weeks complete lockdown helps massively. now we are stuck here with a potpourri of rules which aren't really helping, waiting for the deus-ex machinae vaccine.

tl;dr i'm angry about everyone and everything and just venting here 😉

vaccination works and is a sensible thing to do.

that said: being suspicious of big pharma just pushing out something untested isn't anti-vaccination, it's the result of decades of big pharma fucking (pandemrix) and covering up (see thalidomide). if it would be more or less the nation who develops it, like with the cuban vaccine, there at least wouldn't be monetary incentives for hiding things. in effect just saying "welp, happens" e.g. for the swine flu vaccination causing narcolepsy isn't reassuring either.

the most unsettling thing is that the pro-side is unscientific in their communications. it's almost like teleshopping now, "haha, you won't grow another limb!". that's what people make them feel taken serious in their doubts about a rushed new technology vaccine.

@mur2501 @Blue hi!

@thor thats a hack :)

@thor maybe i should give it a shot as ltd or the like, nothing much to lose then aside from time investment :)

@thor that's exactly the thing which is nice about small business, they are flexible in those regards and have great value. e.g. it's just great when the car is vacuumed by the car shop.