By Drew Magary.

"But really, I just wanted to live again. And so America’s “f-ck it” response to the lingering pandemic forced me and my wife to rejigger our risk calculus.

"Could we go to the beach? Does the ocean have Covid swimming around in it? What if the beach was overrun with out-of-town rednecks and other MAGA shitbirds who think masks are for pussies? Would the beach town have actual safety measures in place, or would they just let it be Covid anarchy?

"Most importantly, did we really want to stay in our house all goddamn summer without seeing anything different?"

[gen.medium.com]