I think he was asking the reader to empathize with his choice in life. Life is about survival. Survival is about coping. There are a lot of different ways people cope with existence, striving for good career, high status and money, having children to make life seem less lonely, go find people to socialize and people who can empathize with you when you are depressed. Because of COVID, a lot of people have to cope harder now. Having to cope harder makes coping not as effective as they used to be. “Humanize a choice” means “Please be empathetic with my choice during this dire times.”
I think he was asking the reader to empathize with his choice in life. Life is about survival. Survival is about coping. There are a lot of different ways people cope with existence, striving for good career, high status and money, having children to make life seem less lonely, go find people to socialize and people who can empathize with you when you are depressed. Because of COVID, a lot of people have to cope harder now. Having to cope harder makes coping not as effective as they used to be. “Humanize a choice” means “Please be empathetic with my choice during this dire times.”