... right, but did you happen to notice that the article was discussing the US? so ... maybe it would stand to reason that my comment was referring to the US? maybe?

right. that was my point.

if you're 'adult' enough to make bomb threats, you're old enough to deal with the consequences. I hope they find whoever made that threat and that he's put in jail.

but I doubt the credibility of most of them,

or nah. the number of people who have contracted it is ridiculously low.

But the amount of health workers that have come down with the disease is alarming.

unfortunately, that's not true at all. many of my sleep paralysis experiences have taken place in the middle of the day, with the TV on in the background. hope it continues to work for you, though.

why do feminists feel the need to constantly comment on things they aren't even a part of or don't even like?

yeah, that was my point.

Are you honestly arguing AGAINST public health best practices and screening for disease?

Full disclosure, I have a Masters in Public Health and currently work in the field.

a relatively easy to transmit virus

you know what I mean, silly. the app doesn't have anything to do with the risk involved any more than a bar would be to blame if a man met a woman there and later killed her. it's what makes the troll's APP PANIC so funny.

doesn't that also describe online dating, too, though? or ... dating in general? what does the app have to do with it?

the more I read their comments, the more I'm convinced they live in some nightmare, topsy-turvy version of Pittsburgh and not actual Pittsburgh.

It doesn't mean this was "just a phase" in my life I was going through to only try to attract men.

see, I agree with all of this, but it wasn't emphasized enough in the piece at all.

yeah, and I'm kind of unnerved that I see so many people (guys) here that think it's no big deal.

But when all the women are just horrible in various ways and this is pointed out again, again, again, you have a problem with women.

it's surprising to me. human beings are curious by nature, but they're also generally able to tell right from wrong, and are definitely able to stop themselves from indulging in that curiosity if they choose.