The Omicron variant of the SARS-CoV2 virus is intrinsically as severe as previous variants, , according to a preprint version of a large U.S.studythat counters assumptions in other studies that it was more transmissible but less severe.

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  • CheGueBeara [he/him]
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    3 years ago

    Also... meetings can be had outdoors. Wear a coat, make a fire, whatever. You can still hang out together pretty safely by just not being in a tiny poorly-ventilated box

    • Nagarjuna [he/him]
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      3 years ago

      I have been a backpacking guide and let me tell you, everything that happens in an office can happen in the back country just as easily.

      • CheGueBeara [he/him]
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        3 years ago

        That sounds pretty neat! Do you like being a backpacking guide?

          • CheGueBeara [he/him]
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            3 years ago

            Ha, sounds about right. I have friends that used to be raft + camping guides who said the same. Great to get paid to do fun outdoors stuff, but hard to make a career out of it.

            • Nagarjuna [he/him]
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              3 years ago

              Yeah, if you didn't count sleeping it paid about 4 bucks an hour. If you did count sleep (which you should, people wake you up for shit all the time), it was closer to 2.

              I've heard that if you work for NOLS or Outward bound you can almost make a career out of it, and if you freelance as a mountain guide you can get hella tips, but without those skiing and mountaineering skills you're better off being waitstaff.