Truth of the matter is, there always have and always will be diseases and viruses manifesting themselves, as this list from 2003 shows (which was around the height of the gay hookup and escort sites debuting such as rentboy, adam4adam and men4rent:
It’s nothing new. I don’t think now is the time to point the finger at anyone, who is doing what they can to get thru this. Part of the reason I came into this profession, is because I didn’t have to be concerned with being let go like other jobs I’ve had in the past. And as we can see now, a lot of people have been let go thru no doing of their own.
I know a lot of people going thru tough times, but when those unemployment checks come out, lot of people will be handling their bills. And not everybody is out of work. People are also still going to stores to buy essentials. Think about it: how much of a risk am I posing to see 2 or 3 clients a week, than to go to a store and cross a couple dozen people, who are also crossing a couple dozen people, who are also crossing a couple dozen people? After all, new research seems to point that one can spread it by talking or just coughing and the virus stays in the air for 6 minutes:
https://www.google.com/amp/s/amp.cnn.com/cnn/2020/04/02/health/aerosol-coronavirus-spread-white-house-letter/index.html
In my case, I can’t allow myself get down to $0. I have 2 vehicles that regularly need maintenance, and I can’t allow my insurance to lapse. That’s illegal. And I don’t live walking distance to anything nor are their buses/public transportation in the town I’m in an hour outside of Kansas City. I also am not living in my own place, so to stay in and allow myself to be depleted financially would essentially put a strain (no pun intended) on my housemates, because then I’d be bugging them for money in the process.
I know the government is doing what they can now, but it’s not going to be a permanent solution. At some point, it’s going to have to give.
I also am not being medically defiant either and am no stranger to a hospital bed: I have asthma, and I spent 5 days in the hospital earlier this month due to non-COVID related issues. I stayed Inside in a room for 5 days, and when I finished my treatment, I left. So I’ve already been thru it. I know what it’s like to have respiratory issues. If someone I meet contracts COVID, they could have likely got it from elsewhere.