Again, it's a silly category. Technically my kids were raised by a boomer (me - 1963) and my wife (gen x - 1966). I think I have little in common with boomers born in the mid- 1940s or the 1950s, who I consider an ealier generation. And my four kids wouldn't categorize us based on these American media-led categories. (Kids were not born or raised in Canada or the US).
I’m not touchy at all. I just think grouping people all in one category based on the fact they were born in a 15-20 year period is silly. Like someone born in 1963 or 1964 is a boomer and gets lumped in with someone from 1946 or 1948 or 1950 as a ‘boomer’ rather than a Gen x born in 1965 or 1968. It’s useless categorization.
Yeah. Seems so many nom-boomer leaders like Trudeau and Macron etc are pushing vaccines etc. And many young millennials are afraid to leave their houses. Yeah, some boomers are in this category. But not all of us. Since March 2020 I’ve travelled from Canada to Asia, back to Canada, to the US, to Brazil twice, and most recently to Bali, where I am now. Yesterday I bought my ticket to Brazil where I go next month before returning to Indonesia. But as you say, boomers gonna boom! I’m not staying put. I’m not vaccinated. What are you doing?
Interesting but I disagree. Culture and attitude between the US and Canada and Singapore and Canada is too different.
I could write a book on my experiences in both countries over the past 30 plus years. Remember, things in Singapore are a lot different than what you may read. Biggest difference apart from what I mentioned: taxes and foreigners are guests and have virtually to rights in Singapore. Opposite of Canada. Canada is not trending that way.
Interesting take. Having lived mainly in the USA and Singapore since 1989 I’d take both over Canada for many reasons. I don’t see how Canada is akin to the US or trending toward Singapore. Both of those countries have driven, ambitious people that are taught to work hard and succeed without relying on handouts. Teaching this in Canada would be considered evil. So Canada becomes a race to the bottom, and the people have no common core identity. There is mistrust among immigrant groups. No wonder they are not nice.
Interesting story - the headline focuses on the wrong thing. They say shutdowns are unnecessary. I guess the story will soon be removed.
“We argue there really isn’t much of a benefit to the 6-foot rule, especially when people are wearing masks,” Bazant said in an interview. “It really has no physical basis because the air a person is breathing while wearing a mask tends to rise and comes down elsewhere in the room so you’re more exposed to the average background than you are to a person at a distance.”
“What our analysis continues to show is that many spaces that have been shut down in fact don’t need to be. Often times the space is large enough, the ventilation is good enough, the amount of time people spend together is such that those spaces can be safely operated even at full capacity and the scientific support for reduced capacity in those spaces is really not very good,” Bazant said. “I think if you run the numbers, even right now for many types of spaces you’d find that there is not a need for occupancy restrictions.”
Six-feet social distancing rules that inadvertently result in closed businesses and schools are “just not reasonable,” according to Bazant.
“This emphasis on distancing has been really misplaced from the very beginning. The CDC or WHO have never really provided justification for it, they’ve just said this is what you must do and the only justification I’m aware of, is based on studies of coughs and sneezes, where they look at the largest particles that might sediment onto the floor and even then it’s very approximate, you can certainly have longer or shorter range, large droplets,” Bazant said.
“The distancing isn’t helping you that much and it’s also giving you a false sense of security because you’re as safe at 6 feet as you are at 60 feet if you’re indoors. Everyone in that space is at roughly the same risk, actually,” he noted.
The entire ‘nice’ narrative is old and no longer applicable. There is very little nice about Canada, especially in big cities. People are unfriendly and grumpy. Drivers are rude. Store clerks are indifferent at best. Government workers scowl at people. Few seem to do their job well, putting in minimum effort only. Smiles are lacking. There is no decent service in the service sector. Everyone complains. There is no sense of community. Nice my ass. That’s long gone.
Can they even hit 75% under a moderately “successful” scenario? Or is this just another way of letting people know to not expect an open summer?
And for the party that professes to ‘follow the science,’ can they demonstrate how they scientifically arrived at 75% of one dose?
And what if one province hits 75%? Will it open and exclude people from other areas?
The more they speak the more apparent it is they don’t have a clue and are making it up on the fly.
I’m honest. I simply say I haven’t had it and don’t intend to get it unless and until I have to. For me, I will have to get it if I need it to visit my family or travel. Currently this involves frequent trips to Brazil, Indonesia, the US and Canada. Perhaps not surprising Canada will be the toughest place to get a jab.
Mostly the younger ones on TikTok and Instagram. And some boomers. But mostly the younger generations.
I’m a last year boomer and I couldn’t give a fuck about Covid. I’m only getting a vaccine if I need it to continue traveling and living my life. Otherwise no way. But many of my peers are lining up to get it. They also look at me strangely when I tell them I haven’t slowed down. I’m in Bali now. Just bought a ticket to Brazil where I’ll spend June and July. Winter in SP is beautiful - better than a Canadian summer.
Too old for blue or pink hair? Or highlights?