People's brains seem to go TILT for any type of acquired disability in particular. Born with disabilities gets pity and aversion like they want to ward off any chance of "catching" the same disability, and therefore an acquired disability that is actually contagious hits some people in an atavistic superstition reaction.
Sigh. I'm born with congenital disabilities and acquired some more. I'm adjusting to wearing a mask in public for the rest of my life. COVID causes vascular damage, and I have congenital heart disease, and had open heart surgery before turning 45, 5 years ago. Anybody insults me wearing a mask, I describe what I remember of the ventilator. I still have nightmares. It's not kind of me, but being mean to me for protecting myself is also mean.
At this point I'm adjusting to the idea of wearing an N95 indoors the rest of my life, and I am fortunate enough not to have any disabilities or significant medical conditions yet. This isn't to disagree with your assessment, particularly about the brain-tilt that many people have when considering that they can become a disabled person at any time; just ... to share horrified wonder that people would rather pretend it can't happen.
It's not just COVID
Sigh. I'm born with congenital disabilities and acquired some more. I'm adjusting to wearing a mask in public for the rest of my life. COVID causes vascular damage, and I have congenital heart disease, and had open heart surgery before turning 45, 5 years ago. Anybody insults me wearing a mask, I describe what I remember of the ventilator. I still have nightmares. It's not kind of me, but being mean to me for protecting myself is also mean.
Re: It's not just COVID
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Re: It's not just COVID
I wish I could grant you th power to beam the sensation directly into their brain so you wouldn't have to spend as much time on their malarkey.