pathetic piss kitten (@kitten)

pathetic piss kitten @kitten@elizabeth.cat

scabies, events

I like the idea of going to events quite a bit lately, but the whole topic always worries me a bit and makes me reconsider if it's worth it. specially considering it's also quite expensive.

idk. I managed to avoid catching anything at EH22, but I also basically ended up avoiding all physical contact except for two people (which was kinda a gamble anyway, since they were in contact with other beings, and so on). which is also a bummer since I'm quite cuddly and thus adds to the it being worth it question

I hope everything is okay at WHY

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pathetic piss kitten @kitten@elizabeth.cat

scabies, events

there's also the other side of it. like, just permanently isolating myself isn't realistic. and it's not like I couldn't get infected with stuff through other ways. I'm poly, I casually cuddle with people, they do the same with their people, and so on. nothing guarantees me that that's safe either.

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Mae Gray @weaknotgivingin@thicc.horse

scabies, events

@kitten yeah everything about pathogen spread is inherently probabilistic. You cant reduce risk to 0, and realistically not even close without a drastic reduction in QOL and/or a vast amount of money.

So imo it's all about finding the best ways to reduce risk to as low as you can and still be happy. It's a cost/benefit analysis, and a very personal one at that.

The real trick is avoiding falling into nihilism about it, which is what most people do.