Lessons From A Pandemic

[@gooseleap]

i was so upset when i found out my university was offering online classes now because of the pandemic. when the year before i had to withdraw because my anxiety disorder was so bad i could not enter the classroom and was told i would fail my classes because i was not able to physically attend classes. my condition worsened and i ended up having to go to an iop because of how badly forcing myself to try and get through the anxiety and consequent depression that came from the constant intense anxiety. i had to either go to this iop or be involuntarily hospitalized by the way. my heart goes out to everyone feeling cheated by an ablest system and all of those who hurt themselves trying to live up to, what is apparently arbitrary, standards because access is inconvenient and costs money hahaha this was supposed to just be an engagement comment but

[@themaple_dusk]

I know you made this comment a week ago but, THANK YOU FOR MAKING THIS COMMENT! I talked to one of my parents multiple times about how online classes are actually beneficial and very much needed from some people, with anxiety as an example, and they brushed it off with, "That's only gonna make it worse" "That's why they need to get used to it" I JUST WANT TO SCREAM AT THEM AHHHH

[@drust1985]

I dont even know what day it is anymore, thanks for vid

[@myselfapretend]

Let us boost this one as we did before! No... Better!

[@chcknpie04]

OK, this is 5 for 5 of your videos that I’ve liked. Here’s what’s crazy: this video doesn’t sound like it was made three months ago. It sounds like it was made fucking yesterday, which is a strong indication of how badly things are going.

[@OneHalfSaint]

Ditto that September 20th, 2020.

[@Georgeoftherings]

What a world.. people suck

[@AltoSnow]

@@OneHalfSaint A month later, and nothing's changed. Who'd have thought.

[@TheLily97232]

Still the case

[@kayo5011]

Nothing has changed

[@Firebringer121]

Such a cute ferret, skittles teaching me to love again.

[@SarahScratches]

Some lessons to learn from the Pandemic in 1918: 1. Lifting social distancing prematurely is not a good idea. 2. In cities like Denver and St. Louis that implemented the strictest measures the soonest, the pandemic curve was effectively flattened. Source: see section "Timeline #3 - The Evidence From 1918" here: covid19-insights.squarespace.com/blog/covid19-insights-7 me: It's almost as if our economic model is doesn't care to learn from the past. Just make quick profit and nevermind the future consequences or to heed the warnings of the past. 😩

[@kaitlyn__L]

Yeppp. Boris saying we can't close too early because of the economic cost, while other countries that took more drastic measures (even discounting countries that allowed governments to cross reference mobile phone data, CCTV, credit card payments etc since the UK and USA categorically refused those, Ireland and New Zealand did sooo much better) now have effectively beaten it and are reopening... so now Boris feels like we have to reopen too to not be at a disadvantage. Even though staying open for longer was meant to take advantage of the vacuum left behind by other countries closing sooner. As you say, it's almost as if they don't learn from the past.......

[@Khayyam-vg9fw]

@@kaitlyn__L Oh dear! These remarks did not age well!

[@kaitlyn__L]

@@Khayyam-vg9fw it’s true, the countries which got infections down to zero kept getting reinfected by reckless countries like the UK thanks to a repeated cycle of late lockdowns and early lifting. It’s amazing it happened like 4 or 5 times with apparently no lessons learned between any of them. And now we’re just letting it infect everybody every few months. There’s record numbers of sickness absences from school and work, too.

[@a1t3rmusic]

your videos are simply amazing...got hooked with your videos on LoK and never looked back since. subbed and liked.

[@iceyarticuno]

For the algorithm, 🌹

[@mcduckington]

We need to say NO. That hit me...

[@dudeist_priest]

Supportive comment for the reupload.

[@NawidN]

Similar comment for the same purpose.

[@onychophorawesome]

Great video! Also I miss having ferrets so I love the Skittles footage 😭

[@hollowed4306]

You know what, I am from Russia. And there are so many things, that we take for granted. Medical ensurance for almost no money, free medicine (yes it is sometimes not so good, but it is), a lot of businesess came to distance work, a lot of steps government made for gentle (no armour) restriction of people for their own sake, a lot of quarantine hospitals were built. And everyone looks abroad to america like there is better. It's strange

[@yanag7020]

how are you sO UNDERRATED??? god i’m watching ur videos right now and i’m learning so much

[@Natalie-kl3er]

Thank you for making this vid! I just want to add for anyone seeing this in the UK, if you are self-employed/gig economy or still employed or on furlough but it's not paying enough hours to pay ur rent and foods you are probably entitled to universal credit. The calculation they make is rent plus £57/week - 63% of the previous month's income. The system is incredibly overwhelmed so be persistent if you need this.

[@kaitlyn__L]

How good is UC about actually covering rent nowadays? At the start of the rollout (years ago) some disabled friends were given an even worse deal on rent by UC than the bullshit Local Housing Allowance caps on council-run Housing Benefit were giving them.

[@Dorian_sapiens]

Oh, this is a reupload. I will replace the deleted video with this version in my playlist.

[@allypoum]

Excellent video fam. Liked, shared etc.

[@goblinoidguy]

Comment to appease the elder algorithm

[@theanti-person9113]

Communism Anarchism Transhumanism It's time to combine these 3 things.

[@greentilde4751]

The Anti-Person would you say Decolonialism is already expressed in those terms or do we need to make an explicit mention of it?

[@theanti-person9113]

@@greentilde4751 anarchism kind of inhernetly includes decoloniality

[@LibertarianLeninistRants]

I agree

[@WoohooliganComedy]

@@thepixelatedbumblebee9439 I'm no expert on it, but my understanding is it's an umbrella term for a wide variety of ways we might transcend traditional biological humanity. The most dramatic example that springs to mind for me is the idea of transferring our consciousness into a computer, but there are lots of much more subtle examples. I don't remember if prosthetics and artifical organs are included in the umbrella, but it wouldn't surprise me. I assume the inclusion of it here is about some of those more subtle concepts, not the transferring consciousness bits. I don't know what specific connection they're thinking of.

[@WoohooliganComedy]

@@thepixelatedbumblebee9439 Gladly.

[@TAK-yj4hj]

Nothing, we will learn nothing. Not with the current system in place

[@jerrahaynes1564]

Still love you and Dr Skittles :)

[@danielhadad4911]

Kay, could you make a continuation to this video in 2023? I don't see many people talking about what we should have learned from the pandemic, and your insight would be most valuable.

[@roseclouds5838]

UK: we’re doing great as always! :) UK: *doesnt actually know how many people are infected* ,yes im mad because I just opened my window to hear clapping around a community of Boris supporters

[@charwyrm8702]

The clapping is for NHS workers, not for boris johnson

[@roseclouds5838]

Rhedyn Yes but they could support the NHS workers by not voting for someone who doesn’t care.

[@gradyvanness9646]

To your ferret and yourself, stay safe!

[@tetepalma568]

your content is great, we will defeat capitalism, someday, we need to build more organizations with the goal to do it, all over de world. Hasta la victoria siempre.

[@vazak11]

Excellent coverage!

[@Azeus-S]

Dude you're awesome! love seeing your vids.

[@wandanemer2630]

Wonderful video!

[@butterhorse3653]

That was a tasty dish

[@MaxArceus]

I'd say time for an update on this.

[@Azeus-S]

Dude you awesome! love seeing your vids.

[@donteatthemeatloaf]

Excellent video. My only gripe is that the Skittles to Other Footage ratio needs to lean more Skittles.

[@Victor-xp5os]

here in brazil we have free healthcare for everyone, for free. if it wasn't for that, the situation around here would've been way worse (and it's already pretty bad, around 9.000 confirmed cases).

[@anniebellec]

MY SCHOOL DID OUR ENTIRE SPORTS AND FOOTBALL SEASONS AND WE WERE FULLY OPEN UNTIL NOVEMBERRRRR AND OTHER PEOPLE SRE FULLY BACK IN SCHOOL AS WE SPEAK

[@neutralnarwhal8184]

10:02 Bold of you to assume employers, schools, insurance companies, landlords, and governments will wait until the end of the pandemic to remove accommodations.

[@Marxism_Today]

Looks like it has stayed up 😁

[@ThatOneGuy7550]

Reupload? Either way I did enjoy this video!

[@greentilde4751]

good video! Commenting for the reupload

[@NotAMuse]

I come from the future... our company refused WFH options for years, decades. Come COVID, everyone worked 100% remotely for 15-18 months and now, finally now, they’re going to allow us to WFH 80% of the week come September..... 🤦🏻‍♀️

[@NyJoanzy]

You should see the comments on American news channels when Canada closed the border. I'm just kidding, you shouldn't. #algorithmsquad

[@sunyavadin]

Huh. Why the reupload? Get hit with a copyright clam on some innocuous background detail?

[@KayAndSkittles]

Yeah, you know how it is on these streets

[@Mbewe_SM]

@@KayAndSkittles Man KZbin caught my G slippin'

[@Dorian_sapiens]

@@KayAndSkittles Did you have to take a lot out? I thought I remembered the original being a good bit longer.

[@KayAndSkittles]

@@Dorian_sapiens nope this is the same length! Just had to change some footage

[@Dorian_sapiens]

@@KayAndSkittles OK, my mistake! 😊

[@astrangerfromtheinternet8925]

to quote britney spears "🌹🌹🌹"

[@EmileFeik]

commenting for engagement

[@Vizzer96]

I'm just commenting to help. I also just want a nice femdom to top me.

[@orestria]

here's a comment for the algorithm

[@natethegreatest1000]

To be fair, doing classes online is different from working online. I don’t function well in an online setting regarding classes

[@paperbackwriter1111]

feed the algorythm

[@Ocyon]

Even though we have paid sick leave here in Germany, otherwise it's quite similar here :'D The pandemic wasn't taken seriously until employees from BMW, SAP and probably other big companies got infected wit Corona en masse. This happened after business meetings with people who've been in Wuhan recently or that even took place there during a time when Wuhan already had some 10k confirmed cases.

[@chronaursa1442]

Algorithm reasons

[@Runningfromtheredqueen]

I have no idea if the distorted Billy Bragg is supposed to inspire or scare the piss out of me. Very memorable outtro either way.

[@bookfan1239]

Algorithm comment-

[@BrytteM]

The sheer embarrassment of realizing we are living in the basically easiest setting of Pandemic INC game

[@Zinervawyrm]

32 years old, completely healthy, proud to say just this week (first week of October 2021) I went and got my booster shot. It's sad how so many have made the debate of mask/vaccine mandate political or say the virus is a global conspiracy when so many have died and so many had to watch loved ones die while standing on the other side of a glass window, not being able to comfort them because of this pandemic.

[@JC-jd1us]

Dang

[@caseyw.6550]

NOOOOOOO!

[@LogicGated]

Almost a million deaths due to this negligence in the US.

[@TheTheThe_]

Algorithm

[@juanmanuelgonzalez4135]

+++

[@uche007us]

please make an update to this video and now dont be very selective with your examples. Show us what happened in Sweden, Africa, Belarus etc. Interesting to see what happened in places where there was little restrictions.

[@andrewbenincasa4865]

I love this channel... but is there a way to block the commercial beforehand (it's rightwing propaganda). It's offensive and unethical in general on KZbin's part, but also bad marketing because I am a leftist.

[@Retr0Dima]

Install the KZbin Vanced app

[@quasi8180]

My uncle still blames china for covid. Its rediculous

[@Elneco1]

The situation is fucking depressing considering Johnson's approval has rose over this. How are people so FUCKING BLIND. I dont understand anymore...

[@Gurianthe]

I really have to unsubscribe, I always end up more depressed after all of your videos. if we knew what to do to fix the system or whatever that needs fixing it would be better, but there's literally nothing anyone can do. I don't even live in the states or the UK or the middle East, I'm able to work from home, I have basically free healthcare and I'm not being economical my impacted, but this video got me so, so fucking depressed

[@EmileFeik]

so you'd prefer blissful ignorance?

[@kaitlyn__L]

@@EmileFeik tbh let's not mischaracterise self care as disregard, hmm? If we try to make people feel guilty for needing to disengage, even temporarily, then we only make the burnout problem worse. In the long term that lowers our numbers considerably, just for some dubious short term gain in the number of people being involved. Choosing to take some space and re-assess what our mental health will allow us to do in the struggle is not selfish, and mischaracterising it as choosing to live in "ignorant bliss" is blatantly intellectually dishonest - no one is going to simply erase their brain of political advocacy just for needing to take a break. Being hostile to such things also discourages disabled activists from engaging in the first place, if we get too anxious about being socially punished for having to step back for a week, a month, a year. The culture of "you must be wired into bad news all the time and be angry about it all the time and CHANNEL THAT ANGER into ACTION" is one that privileges the abled as the only ones who can truly contribute, and it's not even sustainable for the most able bodied and healthy minded individuals let alone everybody else. Capitalism deliberately puts people under intense pressure so we're too worried about where next month's rent is going to come from to be politically active, so we don't need to add onto that pressure within our own ranks.

[@EmileFeik]

@@kaitlyn__L well um.. you're totally right. can't really argue with that. i guess its all about finding an in-between.

[@monke5100]

Come on, you gotta understand, that the mortality is mostly among older people or people with chronic disease. Young healthy people can absolutely handle being sick with covid-19 while isolating them selves for a couple of weeks. Yes there has been a rise in deaths of young people, but those cases are where people are put in hospitals among other sick people, where the virus spreads really rapidly. This is a big problem, and the reason why you should NOT go to the hospital unless it's absolutely vital.

[@bakist5540]

Possible but only temporary give it 3 months and the government will be out of money