I genuinely think that this partisan lack of compassion is detrimental to the cause. I'm 'on your side' (well, you would consider me so I suppose. Of course, the reality has nuance) - But I would just prefer that you didn't speak, if it is just blinkered, antagonistic, lacking nuance and weakening the signal-noise ratio.

And I'm sad that you wish death or suffering upon anybody.

I think at this point most people have are beyond pandemic fatigue, so a lot of people are basically pretending that Covid is gone and not doing anything to protect themselves anymore.

I was extra careful from March 2020 to about April 2022 myself (rarely leaving the house except when it was low in summer, only meeting people outside, getting groceries delivered, wearing a mask when I did, etc).

But this winter I haven't bothered to do anything other than get the updated vaccine (and flu shot), keep an eye on CDC stats, and avoid events where people have recently had Covid, assuming they've announced it (happened a couple times).

I've gone to restaurants, bars, grocery stores, shops, meetups, the ocassional work event, etc. this winter. Stuff I wouldn't have dared do in 2020 and 2021. I probably shouldn't go as often, but I also don't want to just spend yet another winter trapped at home (already happens enough as is, hello incoming blizzard keeping me home this weekend).

That being said, if the numbers were double or triple what they are now, I'd probably be more hesitant, and go to less things.

The vax doesn't prevent you from getting covid. Everyone I know that was vaxxed (including me) has gotten covid multiple times, some severely.

Now it's impossible to actually know if it does anything to help. The more likely scenario is a weakened virus and herd immunity.