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Starting June 14th, I had cramping and mild diarrhea / looser stools for several days, then severe watery diarrhea for 2-3 days, then occasional intermittent loose stools with mostly normal stools. I also had the most appetite loss I’ve ever had (even worse than with norovirus) starting 10 days into illness, as well as bloating and nausea well after 2 weeks of it starting. The whole thing felt like a stomach bug for 4-5 weeks. I had norovirus for the first time in 9 years just 6 weeks before getting ill again, but this was much longer and worse. I had lightheadedness and fatigue which continued up until a few days ago, as well as waves of mild nausea. I went from 157 lb to 143 lb (5’10”, M). All the aforementioned symptoms led me to believe it could’ve been Giardia, Crypto, or Cyclospora even before the outbreak was announced. I had already seen a Dr (before the outbreak was announced), and they said “it was within the normal time period for this thing,” so I wasn’t given treatment. I already had contamination OCD that flared like crazy during this. I can’t say 100% it was cyclo, but it definitely is at least as likely as all other causes in my opinion.

I retrospectively attributed it to a salad I had at an event that likely contained SYSCO iceberg lettuce. It was about 27-28 hours before the first wave of symptoms started. Incidentally, I only ate that salad because the other homemade one at the event had raw sprouts in it, and I was just a little more cautious after I already had norovirus a few weeks before. I didn’t have any food avoidance issues, just was taking a slight precaution. However, I rarely ate out during this period to avoid getting sick again.

Today I was finally feeling better and more brave so I ate at one of the restaurants I like and tried to order no raw produce. I had pickled red onions, but it had parsley in it. I was tempted to not eat it, but since I told myself that would just be OCD behavior since I already bought it I ate it. I then realized I ate at this place on June 11th and had the same item that had parsley. I’m worried now I could get a second infection and that I messed up tremendously since parsley and cilantro have been linked to Cyclospora, and they’re saying there are some outbreaks which aren’t related to the lettuce.

After Alireza ended up with a draw instead of a win against Pragg (on a day where every other player also drew), one user accused him of being an Andrew Tate “worshiper” because he tweeted two years ago that he got distracted by unexpectedly seeing him and his brother in the crowd while playing in a match at a GCT event. AFAIK, he’s been very respectful in every video I’ve seen of him playing with female chess content creators and colleagues. Obviously I don’t know his personal life and can’t speak in absolutes, but I can’t find any record of him ever referring to Tate as his idol or role model.

Not only that, but they said “him being the youngest 2800 ever was more of an indictment than an accomplishment,” because he’s 22 and hasn’t become World Champion I suppose.

I also saw somebody say “Alireza can’t convert a winning position,” which is an objectively hilarious thing to say about somebody with the same win rate as Magnus (46%).

It amazes me how they call guys like Alireza, Gukesh, and Pragg washed before they’ve even hit 25. I guess for Alireza it might be because he was the youngest 2800 in history, for Gukesh because he has the WC title, and Pragg because he’s been playing at such a high level since a young age. Instead of celebrating their respective accomplishments they try to use them against them.