Not to derail into the sex thing, but you should definitely be asking any new sexual partners if they've been tested for STD's and how long ago and what were the results. If you can't talk openly and honestly about this, then you don't trust them, no matter how horny you are. Wearing a condom protects against more than STD's. Condoms protect against parenthood, a far more insidious and incurable condition.

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Ong, your arguments about COVID are hysterical. It's not due diligence to site a single discredited scientist's opinion and claim, "Look it's not unanimous, there are experts who disagree". Look at the credibility of the claim and the explanations of counter claim. Obv. don't trust someone saying "You're dangerous and wrong." based solely on that. Look into their explanations of what is dangerous and why it is wrong.

Are you seeking evidence and logic? Or are you jumping at shadows and latching onto whatever selfish argument excuses you from doing something you would rather not do?


If you want actual data, I'll post it, but if past is prologue, you wont read more than a paragraph in a multipage essay in science lingo. You'll just tune out and ask me for a summary. So I'm posting summaries. If that's not convincing, then great. It shouldn't be. I'm an internet rando to you. Of course I have a bit more credibility, but we all know I'm not an epidemiologist, and not speaking from my personal expertise on this subject.

Your assertion that literally no scientists or experts can be trusted because any one or all of them could be under the thumb or politics or big pharma is hysterical. They literally swore to "do no harm" and dedicate their lives to saving people. Sure, some of them will be either corrupt or bad at their job, or have some ulterior agenda. But when there is international consensus from doctors everywhere, and only very few medically trained people nay-saying it, then let that speak for itself. The notion that doctors all over the world are somehow under the same thumb is beyond reasonable.