A quick rant: Some young people who don't give a damn about Coronavirus -- they think

[Doodley]

they are invincible, they are low risk, they say they aren't worried. People with this cavalier attitude really piss me off. They are the ones who won't take any precautions, they are in the bars, the nightclubs, getting close to other people, possibly picking up the virus, passing it on to other folk, some vulnerable and at high risk of serious complications and death. Wake up, and take some fucking responsibility!

[KG]

1. the entire world should just stay home starting now?

[cwydro]

9. No kidding.

[Newest Reality]

2. I remember...

I remember being young and feeling that way often, too. Feeling invincible was nice and my ego was enjoying the effects.

I guess we tend to forget that easily.

[bronxiteforever]

7. +1 absolutely. Science says

I blame the feelings of immortality of teenagers on the fact that their frontal lobes are not fully working. The reason the frontal lobes are not fully engaged is because they have not yet completed the process of neuronal myelination. Think of myelination as the insulation on the electrical wires inside your house. Without myelination in the brain, electrical signals from neurons fail to reach their destination. The parts of our brains that myelinate last are also the parts that evolved most recently. These parts include our frontal lobes, which contribute most to our unique personalities and allow us to anticipate the consequences of our actions. Essentially, your frontal lobes tell you that it's a bad idea to drink alcohol and drive or to ignore the consequences of taking heroin. When your frontal lobes finally complete their process of myelination, they begin to work properly and you stop doing dangerous things. Most importantly, you stop feeling immortal. Apparently, women finish this myelination process by age 25 years and men finish by age 30. Thus a 20-year-old female, although her brain is still myelinating, is closer to maturity than her 20-year-old boyfriend, who still has another 10 years before he can really appreciate the wisdom of warnings such as those against drinking and driving or against taking any drug that comes his way.
https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/your-brain-food/201008/why-do-teenagers-feel-immortal

[Doodley]

22. I was once young and selfish too, so I relate to that.

[bronxiteforever]

25. Me too! I was an idiot when I was younger.

[jimfields33]

3. I get it but you can't live in fear. You have to live life.

Wash your hands with soap and water and go have a good time.

[Ferrets are Cool]

4. What about the 10 people around you that DIDN'T wash their hands?

Until this thing has a cure, I wouldn't be caught dead in a bar/lounge.

[jimfields33]

5. Bar clubs and other places, but I've heard people say they literally won't leave their home

I know you didn’t, but many are. You have to measure risk reward. Right now reward wins.

[Doodley]

8. Yes, you can live in fear that this may not harm me, but what about my parents

and my grandparents? What if I pick up a deadly virus and pass it to others? What if my actions result in the deaths of other people? Having a good time should not be the first, selfish consideration.

[former9thward]

10. So I assume you have stopped going to any store whatsoever.

Where you would be far, far more likely to pick up something than a bar. And I assume you would never use any form of public transportation where you would be far, far more like to pick up something than a bar. The war on science continues....

[Doodley]

18. Assume all you like. The ones who have reckless disregard for the health

of others and dismiss the warnings of the scientific community tend to be the ones who dismiss science. I don't really see the point you are making. Do you defend the, "I don't give a shit. I am too young to be affected" attitude?

[jimfields33]

16. Do your thing. You are a grown up.

A pat on the back from me. Congrats!!!!!🎈

[meadowlander]

17. You can live your life in consideration for others.

It’s easy not to “live in fear” when the impacts of your irresponsibilty are only going to be felt by other people.

[MaryMagdaline]

6. Revenge of the millennials

[Sapient Donkey]

15. Hey now, most millennials are not a bunch of young whippersnappers any longer

Some of us are getting kinda old.

I figured this was directed more toward the generation that followed. Zs?

[MaryMagdaline]

19. Sorry I was projecting. If I had to listen to boomers (my

Generation) make fun of millennials, I would want a little revenge. Especially on those Fox News watchers not paying attention to science.

[Sapient Donkey]

24. I gotcha.

I don't think I will be coughing my parents to get revenge.

[WhiskeyGrinder]

11. I know a lot of old people who don't give a damn, either. They figure they've made it this long,

that it's all an overreaction, that they've survived the flu before. It's not a generational thing.

[virgogal]

12. That's the way young people are.

[cwydro]

13. What about all our good fellow Dems going to Bernie and Joe rallies?

You mad at them too?

[Doodley]

20. No, I used the qualifier "some" because I do not consider the selfishness of a few

to be the standard of the majority.

[Sapient Donkey]

14. My main concern is if I get it that I would pass it on.

Obviously there are other reasons why I wouldn't want it. I mean, I'd rather not take that chance of myself getting really sick from it. But really, I worry I would get it and not know really feel too sick, and then spread it unknowingly to someone who can't handle it... such as my parents.

[Doodley]

21. You have a selfless attitude that is an example to all.

[Sapient Donkey]

23. I feel like most people have a similar attitude toward it

but we just notice the assholes more.

[liberalmuse]

26. "It's only killing people over 60."

My "Christian" co-worker as we were leaving work today.