Calling covid "the sniffles" doesn't make you sound reasonable.

That’s what it is for almost all children

Yes, but HN isn’t made up of children. The vast majority of people here are adults, a population in which Covid-19 is a risk for a large proportion. People aren’t talking about children and saying “you’re afraid of the sniffles* (* is only sniffles for children)” is disingenuous.

HN is comprised of tech workers, who dramatically skew younger and vaccinated. These are people for whom covid is very much just the sniffles.

The classic sniffles that kills millions a year that we all know and love, right