A family member died of it, and a close friend just got out of the hospital last week after being diagnosed with covid and pneumonia. So, yeah, it is a "thing," despite your ability to dismiss, assuming because of your situation.
Yes, for majority of ppl it is nothing more than a cold. But as a middle aged male with high blood pressure and potential heart issues, I'm not idiotic enough to gamble with the one life I have and leave my wife a widow and two young children without a father. If you are young bro who is healthy, single, employed, and in a situation where there isn't much risk, well, wonderful for you. That is not true for everyone.
The world is a dangerous place right now, filled with a lot of ignorant, dangerous people who are making the pandemic worse. I will rejoin it when it is safe to do.