TechCrunch founder Michael Arrington, who recently moved to Miami, posted this exchange with a friend of his who was visiting from Seattle and this friend’s concern with COVID-19.
His friend texted, “Hey Mike. Just fyi. I just took a rapid test and I’m COVID negative. All good to go.”
But Arrington replied with, “Why the hell would I care. This is Miami. West coast has really done a number on you guys”:
Good friend in town for Seattle, having dinner with him tonight and he sends me this. God, people are sick. And I don’t mean covid pic.twitter.com/wZxD6Lh6oK
— Michael Arrington 🏴☠️ (@arrington) February 8, 2022
LOL. “WELCOME TO MIAMI”:
WELCOME TO MIAMI 🎶 https://t.co/Dvg40PZeub
— Kyle Kashuv (@KyleKashuv) February 10, 2022
This appears to be a theme with his friends visiting from the West Coast:
Old friend visiting Miami from California. Invited me to dinner and requested I bring my vaccination card. My friend, you are not in California any more.
— Michael Arrington 🏴☠️ (@arrington) November 16, 2021
Some called Arrington out for his response. . .
I think he was being considerate.
— PangolinMoon (@pangolinmoon) February 8, 2022
so I'm being rude for not doing the same?
— Michael Arrington 🏴☠️ (@arrington) February 8, 2022
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This, right now, is extremely rude, yes.
— D.M. Schmeyer (@dmschmeyer) February 9, 2022
. . .and:
Perhaps because I’m English, this lack of respect for a friend’s consideration of your wellbeing is jarring.
Where I live, the expected response would be to thank them for their concern and keep my other thoughts to myself – and keep the conversation private.
— $byrngar @40213 (@byrngar) February 9, 2022
But here you are, not keeping your thoughts to yourself.
— Michael Arrington 🏴☠️ (@arrington) February 9, 2022
For those criticizing Arrington, he later followed up with another text where the friend admitted that maybe it’s time to move to Florida, too:
There’s hope for him! pic.twitter.com/L05coNrQb8
— Michael Arrington 🏴☠️ (@arrington) February 8, 2022
Covid dead-enders hardest hit.
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