Jeff, I love your substack, but your talk about the “them” who took the shots and then came around, and whether you should forgive “them” or what not is upsetting. You are self-employed and living in Florida. You had the luxury of making the choice not to get the shot and (hopefully) not suffer any great repercussions. This is not the case for the vast majority of population. We are a family of four formerly living in California. The shots were mandated for both of my sons. The choice we had was either to give them the shot or have them sit in their room, all alone, unable to come out for over a year. If that is not a recipe for mental health problems, I don’t know what is. My husband and I, both retired and not personally under any pressure, took the shots first, to see if we develop any side effects, so the boys could then try and claim some sort of medical exemption if they can. I developed paresthesia which has still not gone away. My husband is now suffering from pretty bad tinnitus. When the boosters were announced we pulled our kids, packed up and moved to a “backwater” state where we are thankfully left alone. My younger son was aiming for Stanford and Princeton, and is now applying to a local college where the kids and the teaching standards are quite below his ability. I could continue with this litany of what we lost by moving, but I won’t. I don’t need anyone’s forgiveness.