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fadetoblack237 t1_ja5flos wrote

OP is arguing in bad faith anyways. 90% of people aren't wearing masks when they are out. Just walk around Boston on a Saturday afternoon. There are plenty of people out smiling at each other. At this point if I see someone in a mask, I'm going to assume they have a reason to wear one. I still wear one when it makes sense. Two weeks before my wedding I had one on everywhere so I wouldn't get sick. Immunocompromised exist. Older people exist.

At this point I'm glad voluntary masking has become acceptable because before 2019, it definitely wasn't.

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fadetoblack237 t1_j6f6vwj wrote

I did talk therapy for about six months after the incident and I suppose some CBT despite my therapist not really calling it that. We talked a lot about how unlikely it was to happen again. Plus extensive dissection of my feelings on it and at like month two she encouraged me to go to the mall again. Instead of SSP I went to Natick. For the next few months I was going once a week and we talked about how it made me feel. At first I could only be there for 10 - 15 minutes but by the time I stopped going, I was fine spending the day there. I still won't go back to SSP because apparently shit happens there a lot and the memories are still to fresh but I can go to pretty much any other mall no problem now otherwise. I'm still a bit jumpy when there is shouting in stores or big bangs but overall I'm pretty much back to normal.

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fadetoblack237 t1_j6bb6ph wrote

I was at one at the South Shore Plaza a year ago almost to the day of this one. Therapy helped me a lot if they are still having trouble in a couple of weeks it's worth talking to someone. It took me months before I could go back to the mall.

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fadetoblack237 t1_j60p39q wrote

Not totally out of thin air. IIRC there was a school district that did have a litter box but it wasn't for furies. It was in the event of a school shooting and kids had no choice to go in the box.

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fadetoblack237 t1_j5t7crf wrote

>I also stopped buying their store-brand chicken. Had to throw out an entire tray of chicken breast one time because it was rancid. For a poor student, discarding an entire tray of chicken breast is a huge blow to not only my wallet but also to my nutrition and overall morale that week.

This would have pissed me off enough to go back and return it.

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fadetoblack237 t1_j168pdi wrote

I've noticed all the general entertainment subs like this one r/gaming, r/Music, and r/movies all have had these types of posts flooding them. If you want good discussion you really have to dig into some more niche subs.

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fadetoblack237 t1_itsmnw5 wrote

>I think what they needed to implement far more than a vaccine mandate was an increase of paid sick time in every industry but places are so afraid of that minority of people who will take advantage.

You hit the nail on the head right here. My office just sent out a memo saying that you can be penalized for going over your 5 allotted sick days. Vaccinated employees are still coming in with symptoms and spreading it.

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