I did a similar post on Slops community, asking for feedback regarding how specifically their comm is moderated, I did not ask for their overall sentiments of Hexbear at large. “Slop” is not a clear demographic though.
This comm is different though, as the demographic is clearer. From your perspective as people who are more covid/health aware, what are your concerns with not only how this comm is moderated, but the site in general?
Yeah I try to push for it irl. Whenever some casual acquaintance mentions “oh I dropped off the face of the planet for a couple weeks because I got covid, I’m doing better now (cough cough cough)” I just nod and say sympathetically “damn that sucks, hope you’re feeling better. I’ve never had it because” points to face “I get these bomb-ass respirators from China and wear them indoors”. People will nod and say “that’s smart of you” and then continue to never touch a mask.
Close friends and family I have struggle sessioned about it with and their conclusion was basically “getting covid once or twice a year is worth the price of not having to wear a mask” and when it comes to the topic of protecting the vulnerable they just throw up their hands in despair and go “well nobody’s masking anymore, what can I do? The vulnerable will have to just wear masks themselves. No I’m not vulnerable even though I have all these risk factors. No I’m not old I’m only in my 60s.”
Underneath it all is this: They do not want to wear a mask. They just don’t want to, and will rationalize to protect that feeling. Maybe they don’t have the ability to cope with living life as if there’s a dangerous disease going around that could disable them at any moment — after all, a lot of people handle uncomfortable feelings by just engaging in straight up denial. I don’t know, but I know nothing has gotten through to a single person I know irl.