Vaccine Hesitancy Is Healthy

When the decision to vaccinate or not is too important to be left in the hands of so-called health experts, university hospital professors and researchers, pharmaceutical firms, and politicians, who all have a vested interest in promoting vaccination, be it for herd immunity; economic recovery; vaccine diplomacy, supremacy, or nationalism; profiteering; popularity; or politics—their mantra is that the benefits of getting a shot outweigh the risks, whose short-term advice may not always be in the long-term health interest of the general public.

Just because a decent proportion of the population have been partially or fully vaccinated for whatever personal, selfish, or altruistic reasons, this doesn’t mean that others too should blindly or ritually follow suit, because groupthink or the “wisdom of the crowd” doesn’t always translate in all spheres of life, particularly when potential long-term adverse effects associated with nontraditional techniques of producing vaccines cannot be discounted—when vaccine hesitancy is healthy for those who won’t let themselves easily fall for, or be fooled by, any health expert’s recommendation.

by MathPlus June 13, 2021

Trumptarithm

A cryptarithm à la Trump. An illegal or immoral word sum in which each of the letters stands for one of the digits 0–9, with different letters standing for different digits.

Solve the following trumptarithms.
(i) BAD + BAD = GOOD
(ii) WRONG + WRONG = RIGHT
(iii) LIAR + UNFIT = TRUMP

Hints: (i) 3 solutions (ii) 21 solutions (iii) 22 solutions

by MathPlus March 03, 2021

Zoombie

Someone who looks like they just woke up or walked off from a Zoom session in progress, or from one that just ended.

Since lockdowns started, mental hospitals worldwide had alerted the authorities that hundreds of zoombies were admitted with severe forms of antisocial or evil behaviors, with a number of them entertaining suicidal thoughts to stop their recurring mental or demonic torments.

by MathPlus April 16, 2021

Omicron Variant

The new shiny Covid-19 mutant first detected in South Africa that is currently in the limelight, as it hopes to eclipse the delta variant, by being the most infectious and transmissible viral killer in causing the most number of infections and deaths worldwide in 2021 and beyond.

The apparently deadliest omicron variant, which offers little protection against currently WHO-approved vaccines, looks like another devil-sent gift to vaccine producers to help them further profit or profiteer from the pandemic.

by MathPlus November 28, 2021

Zoombie

Someone who spends most of their waking hours on Zoom: meetings with bosses, colleagues, subordinates, friends, children and parents, church members, and third parties.

Since the lockdowns, mental hospitals worldwide have raised the alarm to the authorities that hundreds of zoombies came in with severe forms of antisocial or evil behaviors, with a number of them entertaining suicidal thoughts to stop their demonic torments.

by MathPlus April 01, 2021

Mask Boys

A group of alt-right vigilantes who would hurl vulgarities and racial slurs at those without a mask in public, or at those who wear it without covering their nose or/and mouth, and would kick them if they refuse to pull their mask up from their chin.

Ironically, in a number of red states, dozens of pro-Trump anti-maskers, who are now part of Mask Boys for unknown reasons, have been arrested for their deadly or thuggish behaviors towards their fellow patriots who refused to back down.

by MathPlus May 13, 2021

Josh Hawley

Also known as the “Kyle Rittenhouse of the US Senate.” A label for a pro-Trump senator who wants to be perceived as a “political savior” in upholding electoral integrity as they idiotically attempt to overturn a free and fair election—a stunt aimed at gaining political mileage among voters when they run for President in 2024.

An opportunist senator from Missouri was dubbed a “Josh Hawley” after he was blamed for objecting to the results of a legitimate, democratic election, and for the blood that was shed at the Capitol.

by MathPlus January 09, 2021