Thread by @Mikeachim, Okay, so - ugh. Easter weekend is going to be a tough [...]

Okay, so - ugh.

Easter weekend is going to be a tough one for walkers, bikers, outdoors-ers - haunted by previous years of gallivanting.

But maybe it& #39;s also a challenge to copy a bit of the fortitude shown by the people we always say we& #39;d love to be like.

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As a scifi-loving kid, I wanted to be an astronaut, like how I later wanted to be an archaeologist after watching Indiana Jones.

Then I *was* an archaeologist (briefly), & found it wasn& #39;t about replacing golden idols with bags of sand & then running like the clappers.

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But actually *being* an astronaut seems to be about studying insanely hard, getting physically tough in a way that& #39;s hard for folk like me to comprehend, & then locking yourself in a metal box for months at a time:

https://www.businessinsider.com/coronavirus-nasa-astronaut-tips-advice-quarantine-lockdown-2020-3

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4 astronauts reveal their secrets to surviving months of isolation with other people

Veteran astronaut Scott Kelly says he "binge-watched all of 'Game of Thrones'" in space — twice — as part of his healthy approach to cramped quarters.

https://www.businessinsider.com/coronavirus-nasa-astronaut-tips-advice-quarantine-lockdown-2020-3

Same with terrestrial adventurers, like those on polar expeditions on foot.

Or the admirable, heroic and clearly mad-as-forks solo sailors who did this: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sunday_Times_Golden_Globe_Race

(Grab">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sund... this book for a gut-churning retelling of it: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Quest-Adventure-Chris-Bonnington/dp/0340417005">https://www.amazon.co.uk/Quest-Adv... - h/t @Al_Humphreys)

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All these things are, in one sense, selfish. They& #39;re done to push the limits of what& #39;s possible, but they& #39;re rarely a matter of life or death to folk not involved.

This is different:

https://www.legalnomads.com/coronavirus/

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I'm In The Vulnerable Class for COVID-19. A Plea To Take This Virus Seriously.

This post is a plea to take COVID-19 seriously for everyone, including those who are most at risk. Acting swiftly and comprehensively is critical.

https://www.legalnomads.com/coronavirus/

So if you& #39;re not frontline-useful (like me), staying home is the best thing to do. So you swallow your pride and admit that right now, you& #39;re useless.

But it& #39;s also a tiny insight into what it& #39;s *really* like to work as, say, an astronaut: https://www.weforum.org/agenda/2020/04/tips-astronauts-submariners-self-isolation/

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Here’s what astronauts and submariners say about coping with self-isolation

Some down-to-earth advice to help you get through the week if you’re struggling with the disruption to normal life caused by the coronavirus pandemic.

https://www.weforum.org/agenda/2020/04/tips-astronauts-submariners-self-isolation/

And maybe part of that, to quote @mrdavidwhitley, is to "stop trying to enforce miserable, joyless living on people who are behaving suitably responsibly."

Spending Easter weekend yelling at people (who aren& #39;t listening anyway) doesn& #39;t sound like an adventure worth having.

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Anyway.

All this is crappy and awful. And just getting through it in one piece is everything.

But if you want, there& #39;s also stuff to learn about the reality of those adventure stories we all grew up with. Not really comparable (Netflix vs frostbite? Hm...) - but maybe a taste.

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