Facebook Follies of Friends and Families

[Barrister]

A lot of the stuff on my sisters' timelines at the moment is about the plight of the truckers in these days, and that hotels, restaurants etc. should offer them free stuff for the services they provide.

Not an insane take.  Not sure I agree (though truckers are important right now), but not completely crazy.

[Josquius]

So they've finally seen the light and become progressives?
Victory! ✌️

[Admiral Yi]

@Beeb: I think the point is the evolution from crazy mad hoaxer to born again virus justice warrior.

[Razgovory]

I suspect that it will go back to being a hoax when Trump states that we won't be isolating anymore.

[Barrister]

@Beeb: I think the point is the evolution from crazy mad hoaxer to born again virus justice warrior.

It's not inconsistent.  The reason things are so hard on truckers is because all of this is due to a hoax.

[Valmy]

A lot of the stuff on my sisters' timelines at the moment is about the plight of the truckers in these days, and that hotels, restaurants etc. should offer them free stuff for the services they provide.

Maybe they should get a Universal Basic Income so they can make it through times like this

I mean I do hope businesses ban together with their vital partners and they can all help each other get through this.

[Valmy]

@Beeb: I think the point is the evolution from crazy mad hoaxer to born again virus justice warrior.

It's not inconsistent.  The reason things are so hard on truckers is because all of this is due to a hoax.

I thought the issue is that suddenly they want to help workers through tough times instead of demanding they stop being snowflakes and tough it out or something.

[Savonarola]

A lot of the stuff on my sisters' timelines at the moment is about the plight of the truckers in these days, and that hotels, restaurants etc. should offer them free stuff for the services they provide.

Maybe they should get a Universal Basic Income so they can make it through times like this

I think it's a different problem; transport (or at least rail transport, which I'm more familiar with) is operating at capacity.  Freight carriers are putting themselves at risk so that you can get essential goods.

[Admiral Yi]

It's not inconsistent.  The reason things are so hard on truckers is because all of this is due to a hoax.

1. They've given up on the IT"S A HOAX memes.
2. There was that interrmediate position of GOD BLESS TRUMP FOR TRYING TO CUT PAYROLL TAXES.

Looks me like they're pivoting.

[mongers]

A lot of the stuff on my sisters' timelines at the moment is about the plight of the truckers in these days, and that hotels, restaurants etc. should offer them free stuff for the services they provide.

Maybe they should get a Universal Basic Income so they can make it through times like this

I think it's a different problem; transport (or at least rail transport, which I'm more familiar with) is operating at capacity.  Freight carriers are putting themselves at risk so that you can get essential goods.

Truck drivers are a key point of weakness in the UK, heard a radio documentary that said their average is is 56 years and lots have health issues.
The tanker drivers who transport milk are significantly older still. 

[DGuller]

Haven't you people understood yet that there is no logic required?  It really doesn't matter whether today's reality jibes in any way with yesterday's reality, no one cares.  Tomorrow's reality will be what it needs to be, let's not get all hung up on what today's reality is.

[Admiral Yi]

Haven't you people understood yet that there is no logic required?  It really doesn't matter whether today's reality jibes in any way with yesterday's reality, no one cares.  Tomorrow's reality will be what it needs to be, let's not get all hung up on what today's reality is.

"No logic required" is really overstating things.  They are displaying basic logic in things like internal inconsistency and hidden agendas.  It's rather that their that their logic is muddled, or based on false assumptions, or deployed against straw men.

[Tamas]

Haven't you people understood yet that there is no logic required?  It really doesn't matter whether today's reality jibes in any way with yesterday's reality, no one cares.  Tomorrow's reality will be what it needs to be, let's not get all hung up on what today's reality is.

[Richard Hakluyt]

A lot of the stuff on my sisters' timelines at the moment is about the plight of the truckers in these days, and that hotels, restaurants etc. should offer them free stuff for the services they provide.

I'm not sure about the free stuff but we need to think of our truckers as key workers and do what we can to keep them healthy and on the road. Food supplies could be at risk if too many truckers are ill.

I'm agreeing with your sisters; only been in lockdown a few days, am I losing it already  ?

[Legbiter]

I'm agreeing with your sisters; only been in lockdown a few days, am I losing it already  ?

Yeah we will all be much more aware of the logistics and people involved in keeping things running by the end of this pestilence. The checkout person at your local grocery store faces the pandemic every day for not that much money for instance.