• @jaybone
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    134 hours ago

    Chicken pox parties were a thing in the 70s and 80s. I think that’s before they had a vaccine? I don’t remember measles parties being a thing though.

    • @shalafi
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      252 minutes ago

      My parents tried to get me sick in the 70s, never caught it. Then I got hit with chicken pox when I was 16 and it fucked me royal, still have scars. Be damned sure I got my shingles vax though!

    • @OrteilGenou
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      173 hours ago

      No shit, chicken pox is not particularly serious compared to fucking measles. These people are idiots

      • @shalafi
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        352 minutes ago

        For little ones, no big deal. For teens or older, it’s godawful. Easily the worst sickness of my entire life.