I haven’t been following it that closely so I’m still kinda confused about how the coronavirus fits into the culture wars
my vague impression is that:
- social justice-y people are being contrarian by saying that it’s not a big deal
- tech/libertarian people are being metacontrarian by saying that it is a big deal and we should all be freaking out about it
I’m friends with more of the latter so seeing more of the latter discourse. And even though I think people think we should be freaking out, I’m not really sure what that means–is it jut that we should acknowledge that this is an important societal issue? Or do they think that it’s worth my time for me to take actions that decrease my personal risk of coronavirus?