I don't think she's manic. She sounds level and calm on camera. She's crying a lot and taking time away - it sounds more like apathy or depression to me. If she was manic her actual posts probably wouldn't make sense. Kanye is an extreme example but his recent stuff on social media gives a good insight into the grandiose thoughts, messiah complex, loss of rationality, poor attention span etc. I don't really see any of that here? Like not even a little bit?
Her anti vax posts. They're not the worst I've ever seen but she has a responsibility to look into these things in depth before she potentially influences people with speculation or pseduo science or anti government paranoia. But she starts off by saying she was confused about the covid death reports - I can see why people are losing faith in the gov because they're being told one thing one minute and another thing the next. However, if you read anything about the covid death reporting you'd know all we can go on are estimates. Some people prob died of covid and weren't tested, some people had covid and died of another cause, some death certs say covid and some don't. Mortality data is not an exact science and it's never going to be. I don't see the point in arguing over 5k deaths not counting while she ignores the other 41000. FORTY ONE THOUSAND PEOPLE DIED. MINIMUM. It's a
bleeping insane amount of people. Never mind people with long term effects. People who lost limbs or suffered multiple organ failure.
Whilst I agree in free speech, I'm pissed off that someone with a large platform like her has decided to use it to spread bullshit. It's irresponsible to say
tit like that without proof of any kind of educated argument because these views will kill people. But I don't think she's in the midst of some deeply troubling manic episode. I think she's just a
twit who likes riling people up and causing controversy. And I think anyone who spreads this
tit about covid not being bad is unbelievably priviledged because it hasn't affected them enough that they can see how bad it is. She doesn't have to work on a ward with ppe or sit at home while a family member takes their last breaths on a ventilator.
I've unfollowed her. I had a good dose of conscience reading whatkatiehealydid as well as Rosemary MacCabe and Evidentiallyyou talking about her. I'm not letting her have my follow as one of her numbers, fake or real, to say she has a following for that fake virus shite. I definitely think she needs help. I found her years ago but none of the content I initially followed for is there anymore. I've no problem if someone wants to grow and change content, and we move with them, but not her direction.
I read what Katie Healy said. It reminded me of a friend of mine who worked in a palliative care unit for children. They lost 11 kids like her daughter Penelope to swine flu, and by the sounds of things covid is worse. This narrative that covid isn't that bad is absolute bollocks. It comes down to how much you value lives and especially the lives of those who are most vulnerable. Poor Penelope depends on everyone around her doing their bit. I can only imagine how incensed Katie was reading that as she and her family just have to take the utmost care as they watch others doing and saying
bleeping stupid
tit.