37c3 meta
"If we required COVID safety measures, we would lose a bunch of volunteers that we need to make the event happen"
You know how you'll also lose your volunteers? By infecting them with a highly contagious disease that can lead to death or chronic disability, and amplify the negative effects of existing disabilities
37c3 meta
"They might still announce measures in the next few months!"
That is functionally equivalent to not doing so. *Especially* vulnerable people often really need the time to plan and prepare for events, so if you don't specify the safety measures ahead of time, that means they must assume there will be none, and therefore cannot come.
Safety measures should be near the top of the priority list, not a "maybe we'll get around to it eventually".
re: 37c3 meta
@joepie91 The last time I was harassed about my mask was... when getting the booster shot last week. (Which I didn't get because I had the appointment wrong in my calendar; I'm getting it next Wednesday)
GGD person: "Sir, masks are no longer mandatory here!"
me: "Sure. But I still think it's a good idea."
GGD person: "Really? Do you really think that?"
And that is the organization that's supposed to protect vulnerable people, for fucks sake.
37c3 meta
"Just wear a mask if you're vulnerable!"
Even leaving aside that air should be filtered at the input *and* output for most effectiveness (ie. everyone should wear a mask, not just vulnerable people)... and that this is an extremely patronizing comment (do you think we don't already know this??)...
Do you realize that being the only one in a crowd to wear a mask today gets you *actively harassed*? It's been two days since this last happened to me. It's also been two days since I last went somewhere.
"Just wear a mask to protect yourself" is not a genuine reply. It's a cop-out, a cheap attempt to shift off your part of the responsibility to vulnerable people because you can't be bothered to tolerate even the slightest of inconveniences to keep other people safe.