The other side of that coin is that I don't care about your happiness when the health and safety of myself and my loved ones is at stake. I can't go anywhere and enjoy myself anymore because jerks just aren't happy unless they violate my airspace. What's up with the hugging? I understand that I look like Santa but come on. It's not like I'm going to give out gifts or something.
Well, I care about your right to pursue happiness as you wish.
Your position is hypocritical and self-centered. You expect other people to change their behavior to meet your desires, but people like me say, "you do what you want, please leave me alone."
"Violate my airspace," really? You have been killing grandmothers your whole life with your germs, and now you are accusing others of doing it?
You are welcome to stay home for as long as you want. Everyone has a fundamental human right to pursue happiness and make their own medical decisions.
Why can't you go anywhere? If you wear a mask, you are protected, right? Get out and enjoy life.
If by some strange reason you think that others need to wear a mask too, then you you should wear two, and you are just as protected. Science and all that.
Don't try to tell me that masks work in only one direction; that would be nonsense.
I think you should turn off CNN and read the Constitution.
PS: It really is just another flu. There are four other coronaviruses that most people acquire at some point in their lives, and they also cause flu-like symptoms. SARS and MERS are two additional ones. Viruses are ubiquitous. COVID-19 is not exceptional, other than the media coverage. There are now seven strains of it detected in the US. Don't be scared; it's completely normal for viruses to mutate. They tend to get weaker over time.
Regards,
Jim