@evanpitcher ...yeah no use in denying it. A view like that in front of me would mean total forfeit of control and my wrecked remains would probably beg for more.
@RuffTankTop I don't really know myself. It appears to me like there is some tribalism/circle forming around a HIV+ identity - and I at least hope that sort of sense of belonging could be substituted by a different supportive source, if they had one.
@RuffTankTop I can hardly imagine what life must've been like living through the AIDS epidemic, especially since our social standing at the time is also incomparable to the present day. Though I also can't help but feel pity for bug chasers since a lot of them seem to just need an ingroup.