Dec 01, 2022, 17:23

Thu, 01 Dec 2022 17:23:11 +0000
WorldAIDSDay

This year for #WorldAIDSDay I'm thinking of Isaac Asimov, who died of AIDS in 1992. He got AIDS from a blood transfusion, and back in 1992 his family felt compelled to keep the actual cause of his death a secret, because of the stigma then associated with AIDS. This is a helpful reminder that trying to apply a specific moral code when dealing with a virus is silly. Viruses do not have morals, and will always exploit multiple modes of transmission when possible.