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First, it was my plans vs. 2020 followed by the toilet paper hoarding memes, and jokes about learning to live life via Zoom, confronting anti-maskers, vaxers, and whatnot, but the mess felt like escalating. Fast forward to today, and there’s a global birthday in town.
The pandemic has turned one. Like a restless baby, it’s been keeping us awake at night, pushing our sanity to the brink, making us question whether the world as we knew it before is even possible anymore. Except what's at stake is not your prenatal late nights fueled with pinot and carelessness, but our jobs, travels, and friendships.
But since we already have enough looming over our poor heads, let’s celebrate the pandemanniversary with what we know the best, the internet’s favorite memes and jokes that make the absurdity, stress, and sometimes sheer hell on earth somewhat more livable.
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On March 11, 2020, the World Health Organization declared COVID-19 a global pandemic. Within a week, millions of people around the world stayed home in place for what we all initially thought would only take a couple of weeks.
Days went by, they turned into weeks, and then months. The world stood still in what became the biggest health crisis in recent history with the coronavirus becoming the main cause of death in the United States. Now, according to data from Johns Hopkins University, around 2,000 people die from the disease every day on average, which is already down from the high of more than 3,000 average daily death count in mid-January.
While many battled for the lives of their own and their loved ones, those who were lucky enough not to fall ill had to adapt to the pandemic world they never knew before. Remote work and education became a new norm, social isolation replaced face-to-face communication, and our leisure activities, like shopping and having a drink on a bar terrace on a sunny Sunday morning, turned into a distant memory.
With 20 million Americans who are now unemployed due to the coronavirus crisis, the pandemic now holds a firm grip on the worldwide economy as nobody is really sure yet when the mess is going to end. And although the vaccinations have made us all hopeful, they have been partly overshadowed by new mutations popping up out of nowhere from various places around the world.
Our mental health has suffered too. The report “Stress in America™ 2020: A National Mental Health Crisis” issued by the American Psychological Association shows that “Americans have been profoundly affected by the COVID-19 pandemic, and that the external factors Americans have listed in previous years as significant sources of stress remain present and problematic.”
Thus the APA has announced an alarm situation: “We are facing a national mental health crisis that could yield serious health and social consequences for years to come.”
According to the report, the pandemic has disrupted work, education, health care, the economy, our relationships, and some groups were impacted more than others.
The APA stated that the country’s youngest individuals, Generation Z, are the most susceptible to the potential long-term damage caused by the persistent stress and trauma. “Our 2020 survey shows that Gen Z teens (ages 13-17) and Gen Z adults (ages 18-23) are facing unprecedented uncertainty, are experiencing elevated stress, and are already reporting symptoms of depression.”
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Marcellus the Third 3 years ago
YOu know the classic Chinese curse, "May you live in interesting times"?...
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Bow, I’m a Slytherin 3 years ago
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Slime11IsSus 3 years ago
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A Head 3 years ago
My wife and I have run our business from home for 7 years or so. Previously, a Zoom meeting meant that we'd basically be on a conference call and maybe share our screens. Suddenly it was a "Video call" with clients we had never seen before. WHY? We always just talked on the phone before! I've always been sitting here in a day-old t-shirt and some crappy shorts! Now you suddenly have to see me?! And don't even get me started on these hi-res cameras that pick up every flaw in your skin unless you have professional lighting and make-up. Let's just talk, like we used to do.
the warner sister 3 years ago
I remember when the only time I was on Zoom was for mid-week religious school. *sighs* Memories
marshmallo nat 3 years ago
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Foxxy (The Original) 3 years ago (edited)
I am so glad we didn’t have to do Zoom therapy sessions for long. It was very difficult getting my son invested into what he was meant to be doing. He does so much better in the actual clinic.
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Samantha PandaNotBored 3 years ago
Have you ever eaten Sunday lunch in bed ..Me: Yes , with extra gravy
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Samantha PandaNotBored 3 years ago
I e also given up drinking, which I’m so proud of . I used to drink like a fish. Now, I just don’t see the point in it anymore. The smell of wine makes me want to vomit . I’m so proud of me. . My parents are alcoholics.... I will never be that person now .
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Bow, I’m a Slytherin 3 years ago
I just about made it... the only thing keeping me sane was 2 rats. Well, I say that like it’s over. It definitely isn’t...
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Niffler_13 3 years ago
One year ago I was 7 months into a relationship, and had just been told I'd be working from home for 2 weeks. Now a year later, the relationship ended 1 week ago, I've been partially vaccinated and I'm still partially working remotely.
Marianne 3 years ago
One year ago, I finally took the leather punch upstairs to make additional holes in my belts (because I had lost weight). When I will finally start wearing pants with belts again, I will have gained so much weight that I wouldn't have needed new holes in the first place.
El Dee 3 years ago
I feel this one. I had successfully dropped a full size and was considering buying new clothes that would fit better. Now I'm barely able to fit into the clothes I would have gotten rid of..
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Brendan 3 years ago
Extracts of an email I sent to a client in March 2020: "an office around the corner from us has discovered that one of their employees has been infected with the virus...we have been asked to work from home...it should be safe for us to return to work soon, so I may be able to proceed with this matter properly next week."
Ami Temi 3 years ago
This article was so relatable. Sometimes, when I react on something on BP, my comment randomly is added to other reactions I wasn't responding to. I've seen this with other people's reactions, too. So, if you see a comment of mine and it seems weird and out of place: I just didn't spot it in the 'wrong' place. I'm sorry for any inconvenience!
Adam Francis 3 years ago
Have you ever seen the movie 'Blast From the Past'? Right now there are people living the first part of that movie. They've locked themselves in their basements a year ago with some food and tons of toilet paper and have no idea who won the election.
NoDramaPartyLlama 3 years ago
I've seen many folks say 2021 was supposed to be different. Guys, this is the year of the ox. Why are we surprised it's full of bull? That's my terrible coping motto anyhow.
... 3 years ago
From March to August 2020 I went to my workplace exactly 4 times. From September to this day it's 0 times. Before all this s*it remote work was common practice but only for like 1 day per month. In December I moved and now it's 300 kilometers to my workplace. Some permanent changes are happening. Hope that virus is not one of those permanent things.
Niffler_13 3 years ago
One year ago I was 7 months into a relationship, and had just been told I'd be working from home for 2 weeks. Now a year later, the relationship ended 1 week ago, I've been partially vaccinated and I'm still partially working remotely.
Marianne 3 years ago
One year ago, I finally took the leather punch upstairs to make additional holes in my belts (because I had lost weight). When I will finally start wearing pants with belts again, I will have gained so much weight that I wouldn't have needed new holes in the first place.
El Dee 3 years ago
I feel this one. I had successfully dropped a full size and was considering buying new clothes that would fit better. Now I'm barely able to fit into the clothes I would have gotten rid of..
Load More Replies... Brendan 3 years ago
Extracts of an email I sent to a client in March 2020: "an office around the corner from us has discovered that one of their employees has been infected with the virus...we have been asked to work from home...it should be safe for us to return to work soon, so I may be able to proceed with this matter properly next week."
Ami Temi 3 years ago
This article was so relatable. Sometimes, when I react on something on BP, my comment randomly is added to other reactions I wasn't responding to. I've seen this with other people's reactions, too. So, if you see a comment of mine and it seems weird and out of place: I just didn't spot it in the 'wrong' place. I'm sorry for any inconvenience!
Adam Francis 3 years ago
Have you ever seen the movie 'Blast From the Past'? Right now there are people living the first part of that movie. They've locked themselves in their basements a year ago with some food and tons of toilet paper and have no idea who won the election.
NoDramaPartyLlama 3 years ago
I've seen many folks say 2021 was supposed to be different. Guys, this is the year of the ox. Why are we surprised it's full of bull? That's my terrible coping motto anyhow.
... 3 years ago
From March to August 2020 I went to my workplace exactly 4 times. From September to this day it's 0 times. Before all this s*it remote work was common practice but only for like 1 day per month. In December I moved and now it's 300 kilometers to my workplace. Some permanent changes are happening. Hope that virus is not one of those permanent things.
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