{"id":2384103,"date":"2024-12-27T16:30:00","date_gmt":"2024-12-27T21:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/covid-cautious-bowling-is-a-thing-and-it-is-gloriously-ridiculous-watch\/"},"modified":"2024-12-27T16:30:35","modified_gmt":"2024-12-27T21:30:35","slug":"covid-cautious-bowling-is-a-thing-and-it-is-gloriously-ridiculous-watch","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/covid-cautious-bowling-is-a-thing-and-it-is-gloriously-ridiculous-watch\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8216;COVID Cautious&#8217; Bowling Is a Thing, and It Is Gloriously Ridiculous &#8211; Watch"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">26<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fcovid-cautious-bowling-is-a-thing-and-it-is-gloriously-ridiculous-watch%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2384103&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>The\u200d article focuses on the\u200b ongoing cautious behavior of some individuals\u200b regarding COVID-19, even\u200d years after\u200b the pandemicS initial outbreak and the declaration of an\u2062 end too the \u2064<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/martinez-we-have-2-4-hour-lines-due-to-new-mexico-lockdown\/\" title=\"Martinez: &#039;We Have 2-4 Hour Lines&#039; Due to New Mexico Lockdown\">public health emergency<\/a>. A <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\">political commentator shared<\/a> a video of an \u2064event in which a group in Oregon rented a bowling alley and adhered to strict COVID precautions,<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/doctor-slams-cdc-for-delayed-virus-guidelines\/\" title=\"Doctor slams CDC for delayed virus guidelines\">including wearing masks<\/a> and using air purifiers. The \u200bnarrator, Amanda,\u2062 described the experience\u200c as enjoyable despite the\u200d unusual safety\u200c measures,\u2063 which\u2062 included separating children\u2062 from adults. The author critiques \u2062such extreme caution, suggesting it stems from fear instilled by health authorities over the years. While acknowledging the importance \u2063of risk minimization, the narrative argues that such behavior can \u200clead to paranoia, questioning the \u200bsustainability of living in fear.Ultimately,the piece explores how the \u201cCOVID cautious\u201d may struggle \u2063with\u2063 finding meaning in life if they succumb to ongoing \u200bfears rather than\u2063 moving past the pandemic.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<section> \t\t\t\t<script>console.log(\"ad slot (AC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC2)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC3)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC4)\")<\/script><\/p>\n<p>For some people, the pandemic has forever changed their behavior.<\/p>\n<p>Despite being four years removed from the initial outbreak and even the <a href=\"https:\/\/archive.cdc.gov\/www_cdc_gov\/coronavirus\/2019-ncov\/your-health\/end-of-phe.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Center for Disease Control<\/a> declaring an end to the &ldquo;Public Health Emergency,&rdquo; there are overly concerned Americans who still cling to the outrageously bizarre and paranoid behavior the rest of us have come to recognize since <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/fox-news-doesnt-want-repeat-2020-catastrophe-promises-transparency-time\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">2020<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>On Thursday, political commentator LibsofTikTok posted a video to X of this behavior in the form of &ldquo;COVID cautious&rdquo; bowling.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em><strong>WARNING: The following video contains language that some viewers may find offensive.<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">A group of &ldquo;Covid cautious&rdquo; people In Oregon rented out a bowling alley, had everyone mask including the employees, set up air purifiers, and separated kids from adults.<\/p>\n<p>This happened a few days ago.<\/p>\n<p>How are these people real <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/9219aWEKSn\">pic.twitter.com\/9219aWEKSn<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Libs of TikTok (@libsoftiktok) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/libsoftiktok\/status\/1872334465374326965?\">December 26, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p> <script type=\"text\/javascript\"> \t\t\tif ( getCookie( \"ff_subbed\" ) ) { \t\t\t\tdocument.getElementById(\"stnvideo\").remove() \t\t\t} \t\t<\/script> <\/p>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>The woman narrating the video explains that she and her friends went to Kingpins &mdash; a bowling alley in Portland, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/sick-cop-tells-oregon-dad-naked-person-approached-2-year-old-son-isnt-violating-law\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Oregon<\/a> &mdash; before official business hours, where everyone agreed to wear a mask.<\/p>\n<p>Amanda, the narrator, said in addition to masks the group had &ldquo;purifiers up the a**&rdquo;.<\/p>\n<p>She called the hour and a half her group of eighty was there, &ldquo;a fantastic time,&rdquo; noting how it was &ldquo;amazing&rdquo; as she showed adults and children alike bowling together.<\/p>\n<p>This type of event would be peculiar at any point in the past four years, but considering that LibsofTikTok indicates this was recent, it&rsquo;s outrageous.<\/p>\n<p>Years of fear-mongering about COVID-19 from the CDC, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/ap-world-health-organization-announces-gaza-fighting-will-paused-vaccine-administration\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">World Health Organization<\/a>, and federal government have left an indelible mark on the psyche of those inclined to listen to them.<\/p>\n<p>Although questions could arise from an accurate number of deaths stemming from COVID, it&rsquo;s not something anyone would&nbsp;<em>ask for<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>No one would ask to be shot or hit by a bus either. Yet, these are risks every time we step out into the world. We avoid dangerous situations where an armed individual could do us harm. We look both ways before crossing the street. We minimize the risk but still live.<\/p>\n<p>But this bowling debacle makes it clear that risk minimization can pretty easily devolve into overkill manifesting as paranoia.<\/p>\n<p>One could argue the &ldquo;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/heart-racing-jd-vance-talks-stance-covid-vaccine-rough-experience-taking\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">COVID<\/a> cautious&rdquo; are living, but is it how anyone would want to live indefinitely? If this is what bowling looks like, how do these people go to a grocery store, visit family, or eat at a restaurant?<\/p>\n<p>Perhaps they avoid all of those things completely.<\/p>\n<p>This ultimately comes down to meaning and purpose.<\/p>\n<p>Whether it be lingering paranoia from the pandemic, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/parents-speak-daughter-suffers-life-altering-injury-playing-volleyball-transgender-opponent\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">transgenderism<\/a>, or championing any other leftist cause, the activist always seem to lack meaning and fulfillment in a higher role.<\/p>\n<p>Simply put, they need a reason to feel important because they don&rsquo;t have one otherwise.<\/p>\n<p>For the &ldquo;COVID cautious&rdquo; the real fear is the abyss of meaninglessness they may find themselves in if they just moved on.<\/p>\n<div style=\"position: relative;\">\n<div class=\"ff-fancy-header-container\"> \t\t\t \t<\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-submit-correction inner-content\">\n<div class=\"correction-form\">\n<form style=\"display: none;\">\n<div class=\"sc-name-field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* Name<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"name\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"sc--field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* <\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<label>* Message<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t<textarea name=\"message\" required><\/textarea> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"required-message\" style=\"display: none; padding-bottom: 15px;\">* All fields are required.<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"submit\" value=\"Submit\" onclick=\"event.preventDefault(); firefly_sc();\"> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"firefly-sc-confirm\" style=\"display: none;\">Success!<\/div>\n<\/p><\/form>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p> \t\t<script> \t\t\tfunction firefly_sc() { \t\t\t\tif( typeof window.captchaPublicKey==typeof undefined ){ \t\t\t\t\tconsole.error('window.captchaPublicKey is not defined'); \t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\tgrecaptcha.execute( window.captchaPublicKey, { action: 'submit_correction' } ).then( function( token ) { \t\t\t\t\tvar opts={ \t\t\t\t\t\taction:    'firefly_sc_submit', \t\t\t\t\t\tname:      document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"name\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\t:     document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tmessage:   document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"message\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tpost_id:   firefly_post_id, \t\t\t\t\t\tcap_token: token \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\tvar inputs=[ 'name', '', 'message' ];  \t\t\t\t\tfor( var i=0; i <inputs.length; i++ ) if( ! 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Even four years after the initial outbreak and with the CDC declaring an end to the &#8220;Public Health Emergency,&#8221; there are still excessively worried Americans who continue to exhibit strange and paranoid behaviors that many have come to recognize since 2020. Recently, political commentator LibsofTikTok shared a video on X showcasing this &#8220;COVID cautious&#8221; mentality during a bowling event in Oregon. <\/p>\n<p>In the video, a group of cautious individuals rented out a bowling alley, mandated masks for everyone including staff, set up air purifiers, and kept children separated from adults. The narrator described their experience at Kingpins in Portland as enjoyable despite these precautions. While such behavior might have seemed unusual at any point over the past few years, it is particularly striking given its recent occurrence.<\/p>\n<p>The ongoing fear surrounding COVID-19 has significantly impacted those who closely follow health guidelines from organizations like the CDC and WHO. Although questions about COVID-related deaths persist, no one desires such risks\u2014similar to how we avoid dangerous situations in daily life.<\/p>\n<p>This scenario raises questions about how these &#8220;COVID cautious&#8221; individuals navigate everyday activities like grocery shopping or dining out; they may be avoiding them altogether. Ultimately, this reflects deeper issues of meaning and purpose among those who cling to such fears\u2014suggesting that their need for significance stems from feelings of emptiness if they were to move on from these anxieties<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2384104,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/bowlinbg.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651],"tags":[16403,4127,8390],"class_list":["post-2384103","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","tag-bowling","tag-covid","tag-safety"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/bowlinbg.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2384103","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2384103"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2384103\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2384107,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2384103\/revisions\/2384107"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2384104"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2384103"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2384103"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2384103"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}