I'm slated to speak at an event where the host refuses to ask the audience to mask because "they are pouring wine." COVID levels are currently high in California (where the event takes place) and nobody will have gotten their vaccines for the new strains yet. My partner is immuno-compromised, so this is a life-and-death issue in my family. I am traveling to the event on my own dime, to perform for free. All I ask is that the audience mask FOR AT MOST 90 MINUTES. Why is this so hard?
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@annaleen I was grateful for the masking culture at Worldcon. Not 100%, but so much more than I'm used to, and I was happy to see some panelists felt comfortable remaining masked. It was my first Worldcon, and seeing that made me think well of how it was run.
I'm sorry this event is being so wild. It is not a big ask. It should not be a big deal, just not at all, but here we are.
@annaleen Well, we couldn't get in the way of the Chardonnay, could we? *headdesk* I'm so sorry. I hope you can make them see reason.
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As a SF author can you get away with looking like a robot or astronaut?
https://microclimate.com/ is selling full head PAPR respirators again.
@alienghic @annaleen oh yeah just say you're an Archaean
@annaleen this study came across my feed today. https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamainternalmedicine/fullarticle/2838335
And people can be such self absorbed jerks. Sigh.
@annaleen capitalism
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"Truth is defined by the weakest of us who must suffer through it."
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Bleh (I'm quoting from elsewhere in my feed but it seems appropriate).
I was just chatting with a fellow that commented that he was inspired to write a paper by someone telling him his ideas were nonsense, and he wondered if they should be made a co-author. Somehow that came to mind, but I won't elaborate.
Good luck with it.
@annaleen Oh for fuck's sake. I'm sorry you're having to deal with that bullshit.
@annaleen My partner and I have both been bitten hard by long COVID, so I feel you a thousand percent on the above. Thank you so much for always being awesome about masking and encouraging / pushing others to do the same.
@annaleen Don’t go (easy for me to say, it’s not my livelihood)
@annaleen ugh,that’s the least they could do for you. I’m sorry :(
