AIBU to not be worried shitless about coronavirus like the vast majority?

[Thefaceofboe]

Am I....????

I’m married to someone who’s over 60 and has diabetes and high blood pressure. Neither of us are worried. We’re washing our hands more than usual, other than that life proceeds as usual. We’re both fatalists.

Some people have a higher risk than your DH. Some people's children are at a higher risk than your DH. Some people are concerned about the impact on their jobs and a lot of other things. The fact you were not worried does not mean the people shouldn't be worried.

Oh god woodchuck is back

@Thefaceofboe you are such a sweetheart listening to views that aren't your own.
Aren't you?

Erm what?

Google normalcy bias OP.

You can say yes I am worried about it, but trying to get on with life

But I’m not worried about it. Neither is he. Sorry we don’t behave in the way you think we should.

Spot on @Lucindainthesky

I’m finding all the “me/my relatives are higher risk than yours” top trumping a bit distasteful.

Most people have someone in those groups or are themselves. It’s hardly an unusual state of affairs. It’s still possible to be concerned without panicking about it.

Google normalcy bias

So basically you’re being told you HAVE to be scared of coronavirus.

No. It's more that people can not conceive of the idea that this might mess up their usual. Where shops are fully stocked 24/7 and food deliveries will obviously be there because they expect it.
No one, I repeat, no one wants anything to be fucked up. But it might be. Even if fucked up means having to sit at home for two weeks.

I'm not keen on getting it, I don't even want a mild version, thanks. My main worry is that the NHS will be overwhelmed by serious cases and it won't cope with normal admissions e.g. If we had an accident or the dc went down with something else. And who knows if you'll get a serious case or not? You could have an underlying condition and not have a clue.

Also worried about the societal impacts of having so many people potentially off work at the same time.

Maybe it will, but I’ll cross that bridge if and when it comes.

@Alsohuman Then you think that he is not going to get this virus?

Also, my lovely grandad is 95 and very frail. I don't want this as an ending to his life, how awful it would be.

Nope I couldnt give a flying fuck either lol there's a million things we are at risk of daily I haven't hot the time or energy to care

I find it interesting that some of the posters that are so "not worried" about coronavirus keep posting on threads about coronavirus to tell everyone they not worried.....

@alloutoffucks, we’re both over 60, either of us might get it, either of us might die. What difference would worrying it make? If it happens, it happens. Do you always find it so difficult to understand that people are different to you?

I find it interesting that some of the posters that are so "not worried" about coronavirus keep posting on threads about coronavirus to tell everyone they not worried.....

It’s not really surprising on a thread that’s specifically about not being worried, is it?

@alsohuman If you really think you are at risk, then yes I find the nonchalance hard to understand. Unless you are a lot over 60 and are living with the knowledge that you can get ill and die at any point. I have seen very elderly people develop that viewpoint of every day extra is a blessing. Because they do expect to die fairly soon.
If you think you really are not at risk and fully expect to both still be alive next year, then yes your attitude is also understandable.

It’s not really surprising on a thread that’s specifically about not being worried, is it?

I'm not just talking about this thread.

It says it’s a Coronavirus thread at the top of my screen

The thread title says “AIBU”. Which means “Am I Being Unreasonable?” Am I missing something?

Just accept that you don’t understand me @alloutoffucks, we’ll both be much happier that way.

AIBU is in my title but it’s in the coronavirus topic because it got moved from AIBU @WiseUpJanetWeiss

@Alsohuman Fine.
But the only people I have met who are really fine with dying are some of those nearing death, or the very depressed. Most people do want them and their loved ones to live.

@alloutoffucks seriously no one has said they are fine with dying just that there’s no point worrying over something you have little control over. There’s nothing wrong with having that mindset