I used the term 'Fisher Price eugenicists' to describe those dismissing #Covid19 as it 'only affects the old/already ill'. And I stand by that 100%

It reminded me of when I've made similar points before, about those who 'reject' the modern world/technology/medicine

/1 https://twitter.com/garwboy/status/1318510982730231808

I even did an article about it for the Guardian, taking aim at the insufferable Mark Boyle in particular

https://www.theguardian.com/science/brain-flapping/2017/sep/22/why-rejecting-the-modern-world-is-a-privileged-fantasy

Bottom line is, saying "We'd be better off without technology/the modern world" usually means "*I* would be better off, and a few people like me"

/2

You always get those types, who argue that 'a few #Covid19 deaths' or the loss of support for the vulnerable is "a price worth paying" for living in their ideal world.

It's interesting how those who insist the price is 'worth it' are never the ones actually paying

/end