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Re: I Miss My Bar

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Post by Nursie »

_uwiz wrote: post #98
Nursie wrote: post #95

Earlier quoted context omitted.

No, I'm quite seriously talking about how it should have been done sooner, and if it had been, could have been shorter. I'm sorry you're so upset about this. It's not easy on any of us and it's been handled appallingly. But there really is no need to call someone that disagrees with you a "lockdown ####" and fantasise about violence upon them.

edit: Nah, I'd rather we go back in time and not normalize draconian, authoritarian restrictions on everyday life.

I think you probably ought to seek some counselling if you're fantasising about violence towards others on a daily basis. What you're expressing is deeply unhealthy.

I'm not saying this as some sort of point of argument or to belittle you - it really sounds like you could use someone to talk through this with.

Re: I Miss My Bar

#102

Post by [deleted] »

Nursie wrote: post #101
_uwiz wrote: post #98

Earlier quoted context omitted.

edit: Nah, I'd rather we go back in time and not normalize draconian, authoritarian restrictions on everyday life.

I think you probably ought to seek some counselling if you're fantasising about violence towards others on a daily basis. What you're expressing is deeply unhealthy. I'm not saying this as some sort of point of argument or to belittle you - it really sounds like you could use someone to talk through this with.

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Re: I Miss My Bar

#103

Post by jjgreen »

ersii wrote: post #64
_uwiz wrote: post #27

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Vaccination has literally fuck all to do with this. Our restrictions are randomly generated. It's illegal for me to have a friend over because they made it illegal. We have adverts trying to scare people into working from home, as if that's a choice. The government is literally trolling us, just showing us that we'll do whatever as long as there's propaganda backing it. Fuck this reality.

Come over to Sweden, things are quite dandy here. Never thought I'd say that in a positive manner though. Wish you the better and best.

A lot of us wish we could; but in the UK it is illegal to leave the house for anything but food-shopping, a medical appointment or (limited) exercise. I don't think "escaping a police state" falls under any of those.

Re: I Miss My Bar

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Post by Nursie »

Glawen wrote: post #79
wayanon wrote: post #29

I gave up booze in Dec 2019 as a (temporary?) experiment so lockdown has been helpful for me as I don’t have to not drink with friends in bars. But I know lots of people miss it and I hate seeing business owners in trouble.

never really understood this severance. You can drink without getting drunk. I like to drink good beverages, but I don't like being drunk, so I just take a few glasses.

I haven't given up but I have cut down a lot. There are some pretty tasty alcohol free beers now. Not all of them, by any means, but there are some good ones.

If beer is your poison.

Re: I Miss My Bar

#105

Post by vultour »

_uwiz wrote: post #53
tomcooks wrote: post #19

Maybe it's the rural setup where I'm from, but I'm glad that in 2020 and 2021 I barely visited bars. Summer was spent by lakes and forests, drinking beers, cocktails, appetizers, and eating freshly grilled BBQ for a fraction of the price, having quality time in the sun with friends. I don't miss commercial society, I don't miss their tropes and their rituals. Fake friendship and banter from people hanging around to g…

Maybe we should make your preferred hobbies illegal with strict enforcement. Fuck you, buddy.

Yes, if they’re helping a deadly virus spread during a pandemic then go ahead. Except unlike you I’m going to accept that, because I don’t want to be stuck at home for another year while morons continue to spread the disease everywhere.

Re: I Miss My Bar

#106

Post by _uwiz »

Nursie wrote: post #101
_uwiz wrote: post #98

Earlier quoted context omitted.

edit: Nah, I'd rather we go back in time and not normalize draconian, authoritarian restrictions on everyday life.

I think you probably ought to seek some counselling if you're fantasising about violence towards others on a daily basis. What you're expressing is deeply unhealthy. I'm not saying this as some sort of point of argument or to belittle you - it really sounds like you could use someone to talk through this with.

edit: Nah, I'd rather we go back in time and not normalize draconian, authoritarian restrictions on everyday life.

Re: I Miss My Bar

#107

Post by [deleted] »

vultour wrote: post #105
_uwiz wrote: post #53

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Maybe we should make your preferred hobbies illegal with strict enforcement. Fuck you, buddy.

Yes, if they’re helping a deadly virus spread during a pandemic then go ahead. Except unlike you I’m going to accept that, because I don’t want to be stuck at home for another year while morons continue to spread the disease everywhere.

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Re: I Miss My Bar

#108

Post by whywhywhywhy »

globular-toast wrote: post #63

When I see stuff like this it reminds me just how different I am to many people. It feels like I'm an alien trying to understand a new civilisation. I used to go to "bars" and the like, but it was only to meet women and get laid. Now that I've secured the means to reproduction I don't have to force myself through that hell any more. Sites like this suggest there is something attractive about such places even if you t…

Culture is very different across the world.

Bars/Pubs are an integral part of both socializing and unwinding with your work colleagues and also a destination to meet up with your close friends. In many places, it's actually far more about socializing.

Re: I Miss My Bar

#109

Post by adrianb »

RalfWausE wrote: post #31

I think the psychological toll of the lockdowns in different countries is highly underestimated. I myself have no real economical shortcomings due to the lockdown, but even as a person who is normaly a total loner and who can spend weeks completely alone on a excessive hiking trip i am slowly going crazy... For my wife, who is a highly social character, its even worse. And i am not the only one in this mindset... wha…

The link posted is cute and all but such initiatives are so easy to dismiss - what, you guys can't live without going to a bar? What are you, some kind of alcoholics? You don't want to save some lives?

When in reality the lockdowns ask us to give up everything that makes us human - closeness and interaction with other people, hobbies, and many people can't even work or see their families any more. And we're making this effort without even being sure it's worth it - sure, there's a vaccine now and that's an amazing achievement but we still have the risk of vaccine resistance so long-term not sure how we can avoid the (mitigated) risks.

Re: I Miss My Bar

#110

Post by Nursie »

_uwiz wrote: post #106
Nursie wrote: post #101

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I think you probably ought to seek some counselling if you're fantasising about violence towards others on a daily basis. What you're expressing is deeply unhealthy. I'm not saying this as some sort of point of argument or to belittle you - it really sounds like you could use someone to talk through this with.

edit: Nah, I'd rather we go back in time and not normalize draconian, authoritarian restrictions on everyday life.

If you are fantasising, daily, about committing violence against people in favour of public health measures, as you said you were, please seek some sort of mental health support.

I'm calling for less locking down, but done earlier so that it can be shorter, and I'm largely talking about how it could have been done better last year. If that's enough for you to want to physically harm me, I really think you need to get that support.

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