i'm constantly warning everyone i know: do everything possible to avoid getting covid, because it's really possible that it will permanently disable you, which will ruin your life in ways you are not prepared for. and most people are responding like "that seems pretty extreme and pessimistic :-( and kind of inconvenient for me to consider rn". and i'm like, my guys, this literally happened to me from a much milder virus than covid19. i have genuinely had my life ruined by it.