> It should not upset you this much.

The question pertaining to the core of the submission does not upset me, nor do I find it in bad faith (that one I assume good faith since it's legitimate).

> Current Covid strains don’t seem all that bad, basically everyone I know has been infected now.

This, does. Because it has nothing to do with the submission but all with covid minmizing thrown in after a legitimate question.

> I apologize for anything triggering

and

> Assume good faith - its in the rules friend (https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html)

This wording (emphasis mine) tells me all there is to know about why I shouldn't explain myself to you.