x_cell@slrpnk.nettoSolarpunk technology@slrpnk.net•graceful degradation: the opposite of planned obsolescence
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1 year agoYou can see the light getting weaker
You can see the light getting weaker
I stand corrected
It’s not about the planned obsolescence of the flashlight, but of the batteries.
Suddenly, I don’t need to buy a new pack of batteries if just one stops working.
It does.
Not to all strains, and not completely.
It does, by reducing symptoms like cough, which spreads the virus in the air, and by lowering your chances of having it on the first place.
I haven’t checked this one, but even if true, it’s a small price to pay to not having my friends and loved ones dying.
Which are extremely unlikely to happen in comparison to dying of covid.
There isn’t s way to strengthen your immune system, because it doesn’t work that way. You either have a healthy immune system or you are immunocompromised, which may happen when you are particularly fucking up your body with drugs, going through rapid environment changes or suffering with AIDS.
People with a immune system that is too strong (that is, more aggressive and more wasteful of body resources) actually tend to develop auto immune diseases.
Yeah. And they still deserved to fucking live.
Those are indeed good practices that will lead to a healthier life, and may affect your chances with covid (especially exercise if it’s cardio).
However, COVID doesn’t care. Being healthier mostly means that you can take a bit more physical damage on average than other people while your immune system tries to fight the infection. It will still fuck you up and possibly cause permanent damage.
Oh, and if you have bad genetics, got wet from the rain in a cold environment, or is just way too stressed out from work? Your chances are pulled down just as much.