When coronavirus turned into one of the greatest public health crises back in 2020, things like we knew them before changed beyond recognition. Not only did toilet paper become a hot commodity, but basically, a new kind of dictionary was born to reflect the current times. Hence, the term ‘covidiot’ emerged to refer to someone who, as Urban Dictionary puts it, “ignores the warnings regarding public health or safety. A person who hoards goods, denying them from their neighbors.”
The term has been in use a lot lately, and this is partly due to the fact that, no matter how much worse the pandemic may get, some members of society still act as if not a single thing has changed. The worst of it is that engaging in such behaviors like throwing decadent parties, refusing to wear face coverings, and calling Covid-19 a hoax not dissimilar to 5G puts everyone at risk.
So this time, we take a look at some of the most irresponsible Covid examples that should work as a handbook of what not to do during times of coronavirus crisis. After you're done, check out our previous post with more shameful Covid deniers who refuse to follow the rules and common sense.
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To find out more about the surge in Covid denialism during the worldwide pandemic, Bored Panda reached out to Dibs Baer, a New York Times bestselling author of "Lady Tigers in the Concrete Jungle." Dibs said that the reason why there’s still so much Covid denialism has to do with “too many mixed messages in different parts of our country and the fact that “a lot of people don’t believe in basic facts or science.”
The LA-based celebrity journalist and book author thinks that people are in denial because they can’t deal with the loss that’s happening. “The number is so high it almost doesn’t seem real. Overall, it’s mind-boggling. I’ve had two friends lose their fathers recently to COVID. It’s real and it’s devastating.”
When it comes to responding to Covid deniers, Dibs believes that being armed with information is a good way to go. “Like, I live near LA, where someone dies every 8 minutes from COVID right now. I might say something like, 'Hey, did you know that 1 in 50 people have COVID in our neighborhood? I wonder if you’re that one person? Probably, since I’ve been around 50 people today and you’re the only one who didn’t have a mask on!'” He added that he enjoys being passive-aggressive, which is not exactly the same as plain old aggressive.
Why Do People Think Not Wearing Mask Is Cool?
Safety Precaution Is Not 100%
Ok Den
Dibs also believes in calling people out in a safe way, if possible.“I had to go to the doctor this morning and I couldn’t believe it, but there was a guy sitting in the waiting room without a mask! And the nurse asked him to put one on and he stomped his feet like a big baby. I was about to get up and go help her when he finally put one on reluctantly.” Dibs believes the guy thought it wasn’t manly to put it on.
When it comes to humiliating ‘Covidiots’ by calling them out, video taping can also work, according to Dibs, but it can turn scary if you pick the wrong person on the wrong day. “I find it easier to yell at strangers than neighbors and people I know.” Having said that, Dibs concluded that the best weapon against Covid deniers is information.
Thank You For Your Confirmation
Correct
I’m Really And Truly Concerned About Them
One Person Still Counts As “Somebody”
Best Time To Get A Vaccine - Before, Or After You Catch The Actual Disease?
Yeah, No One Will
Ah Yes, Lets Post How You Broke Covid Restrictions On Social Media
Not Playing With A Full Deck
Get A Load Of This Guy
Good Job..
This Is Really Concerning
Bastards
When Not Even Your Own Spouse Dying From Covid Will Convince To Change Your Habits And Keep Safe
Real Friends Would Understand Why They Haven't Reached Out Or Not Hold It Against You
Easily solved by checking in with friends via phone, zoom, SMS. So many choices!
But not overdoing it and expecting multiple daily checkins that go on forever. There are those of us who are pretty comfortable in our own company and don’t always have—-or even want—-to be in the middle of a crowd, even an online one.
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I mean shes not wrong. Most of my friends completely stopped communicating with me this pandemic, but I know for a fact that they are communicating with other friends.
Yeah she is not wrong. You cannot expect attention 24/7 but a person that never makes an effort to contact you is not your friend.
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As an 80+ person, I appreciate a call now and then to those of my friends living alone. Shows pure love and understanding.
Unless you are also willing to constantly check up on others... never expect to be checked up on. Millennial sheesh
Agreed. It goes both ways, and maybe your friend(s) are having serious mental or physical problems that are preventing them from contacting you.
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I've got a big spreadsheet for keeping scores, with many columns/categories. Very few rows tho... hmm.
Although the 2nd person is correct, it's still good to check on people you care about, not to show your loyalty, but just because people need help now. If you can't, it really is fine though.
neither of these sides could happen to me because I don't have friends so boom problem solved
Holy s**t this is my mom 100% she was pissed people were not calling her and making sure she was okay... retired at home with my retired father both who go no where unless its a doctor or store. >_< Oh Sorry I was checking in on my friend THAT ALL LOST JOBS, have kids in school and are worried about how they are going to make it for the next year. holy f**k.
Maybe, if your friends are checking in, they are overwhelmed and need a call from you. Maybe.
How about checking up on your friends instead of tallying who is calling you?
If you can't be bothered at all to reach out to someone who may be struggling or depressed or lonely, what kind of friend are you?
the kind who is also struggling and depressed maybe
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Am I missing something? I totally agree with the first part. I work in healthcare, have a friend that works in news, and we're constantly checking up on each other over text. Doesn't have to be in person to make it meaningful.
But. . . but. . .have you called to see if maybe *they're* not okay? How would you feel if you dissed them to all your friends, and then found out that while they weren't calling you, they were busy dying of COVID? Don't wait for them to call you. Call THEM.
My real friends respect my fear of this illness and do not shame me for not wanting to meet up. And when we do meet up (just 3 of us), we sit far apart and don't touch anyone.
The person who posted this is SELFISH. If I haven't heard from someone, I REACH OUT TO THEM.
Disagree with this one, we're social creatures naturally. Person comes across as a d**k
This shouldn't be here. Trauma and tragedy really shows you who your real friends are, and who actually cares about you and who is selfish. Yes many people are suffering but it's not wrong to notice which friends acted like jackasses and decide not to continue those friendships.
There's No Hope
These Anti Maskers
Staff Working From Home Is Getting The Vaccine Instead Of The Frontline Workers
Christmas Eve Service After Their Drummer Recently Died From Covid
His Science Doesn't Match My Science!
ah, there might your religion and my religion (means different imaginary friends), but there is only one science
This Planet Is A Freaking Reality Show For Aliens. It Has To Be
Someone On Twitter Bragging About Spreading The Virus
Wear A Mask, Karen !
These People..
Just Discrediting Someone's Death Bc Of The Brain Dead Narrative You Believe
I can't even begin to express my hatred for people like this
They Really Thought They Did Something Here
I Don't Know If This Is True, But If It Is, "Save The Dick, Wear A Mask".
ooooh, but it wouuuld... announce COVID linked with permanent erectile disfunction in all survivors and you'll see all far rights activists properly masked in a matter of seconds, men and women alike!!! Come to think of it, this would have been the only winning strategy, if announced from the beginning we would all be well out of this pandemic
Oh C’mon!
I am christian, but hey guess what? i personally think god would like to have you alive than being arrogant and die.
Social Distancing
Brazil Making The Us Look Good
If You Attempt To Live, We Will Shoot
It looks like if I go in there with a mask or not, there's a good chance it will kill me.
*sigh*
Where I am we have no community cases but people will still wear masks and gloves by choice and practice social distancing when going out. Have to wear on public transport though. Don't hear many people complain because we aren't dying. Edit: I'm in NZ. All our active cases are in border quarantine
Worst Tip Ever
Justice Served
Maskless Crowds Shout "Covid Is A Hoax" Outside Hospital As Patients Fight For Their Lives On New Years Eve
My Local Mega Church Posted This Last Weekend. Revealing... If Nothing Else
Both My Mom And Dad Have Had Came Into Contact With People With Covid At Work
Welcome To Nebraska! Ohboy
Stop The Genocide Against The Covid Virus
People were shitty and evil about Jews, causing a horrific number of deaths. Did I do it right?
See You All In Hell
I can get DANCING out of that too. Does that mean dancing is too blame? How about CASTING? Maybe that's to blame.
When You Think Your Christmas Packages Are More Important Than A Covid Vaccine
Just Found This Gem On Fb
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Inhaling Your Foot Stank To Own The Libs
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If all the western countries learned a thing of two from Asian(Japan and South Korea), we would have prevent millions of cases.
New Zealand and Australia did nail it, but in New Zealand’s case, at least, we did see that the Asian countries were the ones to look to. We knew we couldn’t rely on the US and UK. :(
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People need to get that this is not about them, it is not about any single incident ... of course, if I go to the store without a mask, each one time in itself will have a low likelihood of me catching the virus. But I have to go to the grocery store about once a week, so this adds up. There are about 500000 people living in a radius of 20 miles around me, and in every household, one does about the same every week ... the low likelihood certainly will lead to some infections, it just isn't every other week for everyone, only for some. Damned, everybody knows how to avoid contact, everybody could know it works, and the masks are just a little uncomfortable, something everybody can endure... Not that hard. Not that much that is aksed. A little compassion and reason - so little I always have thought everyone has it - is all it takes. Antimaskers are assholes.
Me too. they should all catch it and die. The problem is all the inocents that they will infect.
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im fo f*****g mad rn i cant even express it in words. people are idiots. WEAR A F*****G MASK FOR F***S SAKE U CAN DIE
Wow. I actually did not know it was possible to be that stupid. Perhaps these covidiots refusal to protect themselves and others will result in their removal from the gene pool...
It has never been this easy separate the ignorant from the informed. No mask -- badge of stupidity.
Load More Replies... Here's the really scary thing, I had a cold over Christmas, and had an appointment for my yearly physical at the first of this year. Even though I did not have a fever, my doctor told me I could have had COVID-19 because it is estimated up to 40% of people who have had it did not have symptoms, and that most of us have probably been exposed at some time. BUT wearing the mask is like wearing a condom-it protects both people.
This makes my blood boil. Due to being medically extremely vulnerable I haven't left the house other than for hospital appointments, treatments and scans since March. I have not been in the same room as my partner for 10 months as he works in hospitals with covid patients. I've had to go through my treatments alone, I've not seen my family and my mental health is suffering.... but despite of all that, I am following the restrictions to the letter. I'd give anything for a hug but that's not possible right now. There are so many selfish, arrogant people out there. They think they are smart yet they are so very stupid. Anyone who refuses the vaccine claiming
Claiming its dangerous should hope they never get cancers... for chemo is actually there to damage cells. I bet they would have no problem with that bit of medical science though!
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We all know who is part of the problem from reading the comments in the post and here..... im glad i read this, so many good people who understand what we are dealing with..
As a Christian, the nonsense other Christians come up with to deny that the virus is a thing, or being all "brave" because God will protect them (um, maybe He has provided Really Smart People called Scientists who have figured out and given us the means to protect humankind through wearing a mask and social distancing?) just makes me sick, and I think it makes Him weep.
There is a joke. I might have read it on here. There is a flood and guy is trapped on his roof. Boat comes by to help "God will save me" guy says. Another boat comes "God will save me" guy says. He drowns. He gets to heaven and asks god why he didn't save him. "I sent you two boats". god says. Or something like that. It means god helps those who help themselves. Which means wear a mask. (I'm a former Christian).
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If I am honest, i just want all these people to curl up and die and thus clean up the human gene pool. Fun fact: in my country are two state with a very high percentage of voters of an alt-right party. 35% percent as opposed to the usual 10%. And, of course, this party is also antiscience and thinks Covid is hoax etc etc and noone follows the rules. Guess where the hospitals are full and people are dying like flies?
They are arguing with everyone in the hospital that covid is fake, right up until they die.
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Before being vaccinated, people should show their twitter, fb and instagram history to prove they deserve it.
god, this is so easy and so many people are too selfish to even comprehend. here's the deal, idiots: if EVERYONE wore a mask everywhere they were around other people, apart from their own homes, for an entire month, we would be out of this already. if you wear a mask, you cannot spread OR get cooties. if other people are wearing masks, they cannot spread OR get cooties. in your home, if everyone has been wearing a mask the whole time they're out, it's fine to not wear one, because no one should have any cooties (because they've been wearing a mask). everyone needs to get over themselves and just wear. the. goddamn. mask. not going out unless absolutely necessary further reduces the chance that you will get or spread germs while out. don't believe in covid? wear the mask anyway, for giggles. it doesn't hurt you. if my mom gets covid, she WILL die.
COMMUNISTS DON'T WANT YOU TO WEAR MASKS! They want America to get sick and die off!!! They know we're headstrong about our freedoms, and that we wouldn't do the best thing to prevent catching the virus (wearing a mask!). And what a coincidence that it's a virus that comes from a COMMUNIST-RUN country! STOP the RED MENACE and wear a mask! God Bless the USA!
I hate to think of all the people who are out of work and all the businesses that have closed. I think prolonged shutdowns will have a much more detrimental effect on society and individuals. Considering there is evidence that only those with other health issues before they got the virus are at risk from dying, shouldn't we be evaluating and identifying risk groups vs. those who are least likely to be killed? We could be letting least-risk people go back to work and school with masks, social modifications, and cleaning regimes instead of putting so many people into financial ruin, thinking that unemployment or the dole will keep them from becoming homeless and hungry.
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why shouldn't people wear masks brett? i want a genuine scientific reason not the "sheeple" reason
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If all the western countries learned a thing of two from Asian(Japan and South Korea), we would have prevent millions of cases.
New Zealand and Australia did nail it, but in New Zealand’s case, at least, we did see that the Asian countries were the ones to look to. We knew we couldn’t rely on the US and UK. :(
Load More Replies... People need to get that this is not about them, it is not about any single incident ... of course, if I go to the store without a mask, each one time in itself will have a low likelihood of me catching the virus. But I have to go to the grocery store about once a week, so this adds up. There are about 500000 people living in a radius of 20 miles around me, and in every household, one does about the same every week ... the low likelihood certainly will lead to some infections, it just isn't every other week for everyone, only for some. Damned, everybody knows how to avoid contact, everybody could know it works, and the masks are just a little uncomfortable, something everybody can endure... Not that hard. Not that much that is aksed. A little compassion and reason - so little I always have thought everyone has it - is all it takes. Antimaskers are assholes.
Me too. they should all catch it and die. The problem is all the inocents that they will infect.
Load More Replies... im fo f*****g mad rn i cant even express it in words. people are idiots. WEAR A F*****G MASK FOR F***S SAKE U CAN DIE
Wow. I actually did not know it was possible to be that stupid. Perhaps these covidiots refusal to protect themselves and others will result in their removal from the gene pool...
It has never been this easy separate the ignorant from the informed. No mask -- badge of stupidity.
Load More Replies... Here's the really scary thing, I had a cold over Christmas, and had an appointment for my yearly physical at the first of this year. Even though I did not have a fever, my doctor told me I could have had COVID-19 because it is estimated up to 40% of people who have had it did not have symptoms, and that most of us have probably been exposed at some time. BUT wearing the mask is like wearing a condom-it protects both people.
This makes my blood boil. Due to being medically extremely vulnerable I haven't left the house other than for hospital appointments, treatments and scans since March. I have not been in the same room as my partner for 10 months as he works in hospitals with covid patients. I've had to go through my treatments alone, I've not seen my family and my mental health is suffering.... but despite of all that, I am following the restrictions to the letter. I'd give anything for a hug but that's not possible right now. There are so many selfish, arrogant people out there. They think they are smart yet they are so very stupid. Anyone who refuses the vaccine claiming
Claiming its dangerous should hope they never get cancers... for chemo is actually there to damage cells. I bet they would have no problem with that bit of medical science though!
Load More Replies... We all know who is part of the problem from reading the comments in the post and here..... im glad i read this, so many good people who understand what we are dealing with..
As a Christian, the nonsense other Christians come up with to deny that the virus is a thing, or being all "brave" because God will protect them (um, maybe He has provided Really Smart People called Scientists who have figured out and given us the means to protect humankind through wearing a mask and social distancing?) just makes me sick, and I think it makes Him weep.
There is a joke. I might have read it on here. There is a flood and guy is trapped on his roof. Boat comes by to help "God will save me" guy says. Another boat comes "God will save me" guy says. He drowns. He gets to heaven and asks god why he didn't save him. "I sent you two boats". god says. Or something like that. It means god helps those who help themselves. Which means wear a mask. (I'm a former Christian).
Load More Replies... If I am honest, i just want all these people to curl up and die and thus clean up the human gene pool. Fun fact: in my country are two state with a very high percentage of voters of an alt-right party. 35% percent as opposed to the usual 10%. And, of course, this party is also antiscience and thinks Covid is hoax etc etc and noone follows the rules. Guess where the hospitals are full and people are dying like flies?
They are arguing with everyone in the hospital that covid is fake, right up until they die.
Load More Replies... Before being vaccinated, people should show their twitter, fb and instagram history to prove they deserve it.
god, this is so easy and so many people are too selfish to even comprehend. here's the deal, idiots: if EVERYONE wore a mask everywhere they were around other people, apart from their own homes, for an entire month, we would be out of this already. if you wear a mask, you cannot spread OR get cooties. if other people are wearing masks, they cannot spread OR get cooties. in your home, if everyone has been wearing a mask the whole time they're out, it's fine to not wear one, because no one should have any cooties (because they've been wearing a mask). everyone needs to get over themselves and just wear. the. goddamn. mask. not going out unless absolutely necessary further reduces the chance that you will get or spread germs while out. don't believe in covid? wear the mask anyway, for giggles. it doesn't hurt you. if my mom gets covid, she WILL die.
COMMUNISTS DON'T WANT YOU TO WEAR MASKS! They want America to get sick and die off!!! They know we're headstrong about our freedoms, and that we wouldn't do the best thing to prevent catching the virus (wearing a mask!). And what a coincidence that it's a virus that comes from a COMMUNIST-RUN country! STOP the RED MENACE and wear a mask! God Bless the USA!
I hate to think of all the people who are out of work and all the businesses that have closed. I think prolonged shutdowns will have a much more detrimental effect on society and individuals. Considering there is evidence that only those with other health issues before they got the virus are at risk from dying, shouldn't we be evaluating and identifying risk groups vs. those who are least likely to be killed? We could be letting least-risk people go back to work and school with masks, social modifications, and cleaning regimes instead of putting so many people into financial ruin, thinking that unemployment or the dole will keep them from becoming homeless and hungry.
Load More Replies... why shouldn't people wear masks brett? i want a genuine scientific reason not the "sheeple" reason
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