Nerdoldnerdith, institutions and social pressures are 'real life' unless you live in a vacuum. In that case, you would have no reason to need this vaccination.
Chances are, you live in the real world where you have at least some social interaction, such as going to the store to buy groceries. Yes, even most hermits have a little bit of social interaction. It is next to impossible to avoid entirely even if you do what Howard suggests, live in self-imposed isolation. Imagine what could happen if the COVID pandemic gets worse and people are sick and/or dying everywhere you go. The level of panic that would ensue would result in social pressure to get vaccinated like you can't even imagine. In the real world there are a lot of institutions. A couple of examples of institutions that are nearly impossible to avoid are the legal system and the economy.
When you are unable to make a living, cannot find housing, food other other amenities that you are used to and expect, you might just "give a fuck." Of course, you can always "run for the hills."
Good post Prime!
The real truth is , many of the "vax-refusal" crowd don't want to leave society.
They just don't want to be "inconvenienced" by anything they don't agree with.
They fail to realize that "freedom" comes with responsibility .
It's immature and selfish to ignore the basic civic duty to our communities .
As law abiding drivers, we get a drivers license ,wear seat belts , obey speed limits and avoid driving drunk.
As responsible citizens we pay our taxes, fees, bills and respect the property rights of others.
We wait in line to enter public events and don't cough ( or fart LOL )in other people's faces.
There are numerous expectations we all agree on for orderly public interaction and
nobody thinks it's a violation of our freedoms.
We don't live alone and have a social contract with everyone in our society.
One of those basic agreements is on public health and safety.
Covid is a highly contagious disease and we now have a safe, effective vaccine.
Please consider being a responsible citizen and get the vax.
Thanks.