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"I’m going to be honest with you, because I love you, and you deserve nothing
but honesty. I’m going to try really hard not to be angry while I do it, but
it’s probably going to slip out every now and again. But I need you to hear me
out, all right?
By now, we’ve talked about my reality. My personal struggle with long COVID,
the isolation I live in, why I am so angry all the time.
But let’s talk about you. You just went to a big convention overseas. You got
on a plane, got a little gussied up, talked shop with some insiders, geeked out
over awards and merch, ate, drank, were merry, left with your social cup and
your heart full.
You’re a good person. We wouldn’t be friends otherwise! You’d never dream of
tripping a person with a red and white cane, using the r-word, excluding a
disabled person from an event because of something they can’t help.
You might even acknowledge that the COVID response from governments and
organizations has been ableist and inadequate.
But you didn’t wear a mask."
Via Violet Blue’s
Threat Model - Covid: November 6, 2025
https://www.patreon.com/posts/covid-november-6-142954399
Cheers,
*** Xanni ***
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mailto:xanni@xanadu.net Andrew Pam
http://xanadu.com.au/ Chief Scientist, Xanadu
https://glasswings.com.au/ Partner, Glass Wings
https://sericyb.com.au/ Manager, Serious Cybernetics
