Re: What do you think about the Corona virus conspiracy theories?
Accman, it is good to see that you're willing to concede at least a bit here.
I am still not interested in engaging you very much on a personal level - actions louder than words, and all that - but I do want to offer one piece of guidance.
You say that you'll do whatever it takes, under protest, to get your certification. This is good. I agree with Jack, too, about Pearson's inaccessibility being inexcusable. That part is totally on them, and you shouldn't be going through that.
Be that as it may, there's another side to this. On the one hand, yes, it might seem silly to turn someone with otherwise good qualifications down. But it also might be silly for the person with good qualifications to quibble about wearing a mask instead of, y'know, getting that job and kicking ass. There is responsibility on both sides. But where Pearson can always find somebody else, or some other company can just hire somebody else, there is no magical solution you can expect to make sure your family does well. You are at least partially responsible for the well-being of your family on a financial level, correct? This means that if you turn your nose up at the wearing of a mask, you're turning your nose up at a solution which, while not perfect, is better than no solution at all.
Where the guidance comes into play is very simple. Protest in your head.
You are not going to change anything by expressing outrage at having to wear a mask, not in this situation. Your needs are not greater than the company's needs, and there is absolutely no way you will get what you want that way. If you are truly willing to do what needs to be done, just do it. People who know you will know how much you hate it; let that be enough. This is going to end eventually; nobody knows when. Between now and then, just content yourself with the fact that you've registered your outrage, and now it's time to get shit done. Every breath you use to complain is a breath you are not using to better your circumstances, and the circumstances of those who are depending on you.
Also, I did not fail to miss what you said about music and playing on a stage while wearing a mask. You didn't say there were no gigs available (though maybe there aren't). You said you refuse to wear a mask on stage. Same deal, dude. I'm not going to let masks stop me from working, and you shouldn't either. It's important to realize that wearing a mask does not make you a sheep. It doesn't change your thoughts and it doesn't mean you're betraying your values. If you have to, think of it as going along to get along because your country hasn't gotten itself straight yet. Try and think of it as something onerous you can do to help that process along; yeah, it's unpleasant, but it does do at least some measurable good. It opens doors that would otherwise remain closed to you at this time, and it allows you a better chance to be self-sufficient instead of feeling like you're one check away from being screwed.
There is a huge difference between "I hate doing this" and "I won't fucking do this". Trust me, a large majority of people I know don't like wearing masks, and we complain about it sometimes. But we do it because we recognize that if we want to help our country, it might be one thing we can do which will have beneficial impact. I think the main reason you're getting so much blowback here is because you're stuck on "I won't do this", or were until very recently. I can understand how much it seems like you're being forced to do things you don't like, and I can see how that might grate, but this isn't political, it's just something we're doing to try and lower the rate of transmission, which simultaneously lets people do more things and lets the economy try to recover, step by step. So grit your teeth and bear it as best you can. It's in a good cause. For me, that's the greater good. For you, maybe it's your family or the fixing of the economy. Either way, I think you have some tough work ahead of you.
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