I think it’s human nature to “look for a reason” but … these engineered virus narratives have never set well with me. It implies that the only way a pandemic could happen is if some person created it; that’s incredibly self indulgent, “the only way man could die to nature is if man invented nature.”
Viruses just happen; we’ve had a reprieve from major plagues and things and have been unusually healthy because vaccines and other advances in medicine allowed us to save many that would have otherwise died.
The only parts humans are playing in our current health crises are:
A) Increasing the number of unvaccinated people giving viruses once nearly killed off room to play again
B) Increasing the temperature of the planet which has been demonstrated to increase mutation rates and may release lost viruses trapped in ice and permafrost
C) Cutting down large swaths of the Amazon rainforests which may also harbor lost viruses
In all cases, we’re not creating the problem directly, we’re just giving the advantage back to nature that research from recent centuries gave to us.
Shit, I didn’t mean to make it sound like I thought this virus was manufactured. Why would anyone need to manufacture a disease when you can just leave a brain-worm rapist to dismantle every safeguard until measles becomes an active issue again.
I think it’s human nature to “look for a reason” but … these engineered virus narratives have never set well with me. It implies that the only way a pandemic could happen is if some person created it; that’s incredibly self indulgent, “the only way man could die to nature is if man invented nature.”
Viruses just happen; we’ve had a reprieve from major plagues and things and have been unusually healthy because vaccines and other advances in medicine allowed us to save many that would have otherwise died.
The only parts humans are playing in our current health crises are: A) Increasing the number of unvaccinated people giving viruses once nearly killed off room to play again B) Increasing the temperature of the planet which has been demonstrated to increase mutation rates and may release lost viruses trapped in ice and permafrost C) Cutting down large swaths of the Amazon rainforests which may also harbor lost viruses
In all cases, we’re not creating the problem directly, we’re just giving the advantage back to nature that research from recent centuries gave to us.
Shit, I didn’t mean to make it sound like I thought this virus was manufactured. Why would anyone need to manufacture a disease when you can just leave a brain-worm rapist to dismantle every safeguard until measles becomes an active issue again.