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“What Did The Pandemic Ruin More Than We Realize?” (30 Answers)

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While we already allow ourselves to live more freely knowing that the pandemic is more or less controlled, we can still feel its effects. Even though this phenomenon hit us differently, it still made an impact on each and every one of us. While some lost their loved ones, were laid off, or had to say goodbye to their dreams, others might’ve been lucky to get out of it with less painful consequences. Having this in mind, Reddit user u/blancheneige37 asked others online “What did the pandemic ruin more than we realize?” The question that received more than 42k upvotes encouraged people to share their insights on what changed during the pandemic and hasn’t come back to its previous state.

Soon Reddit users started sharing what they’d noticed since the beginning of Covid-19, revealing how much our relationships with one another have changed and how kids and youth were robbed of getting an opportunity to socialize and now might struggle with their emotions and anxiety. Others also noticed that the way they see money has changed as now many things are much more expensive, and even having a takeout is considered a luxury. Not to mention the number of rising businesses that had to be closed due to the inability to adapt to this sudden change. What are some of the things that you have noticed to be different than before? Don’t forget to leave your thoughts in the comments down below!

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#1

“What Did The Pandemic Ruin More Than We Realize?” (30 Answers) It ruined me on traffic, for one glorious year, as an "essential worker" I had the roads almost entirely to myself, it was beautiful.

lettherebeme , be-nn-y Report

Final score:

240points

Frankthetank 1 year ago

Plus, now the traffic is different and people are driving crazy!

67points

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#2

“What Did The Pandemic Ruin More Than We Realize?” (30 Answers) Leaving the house.

Goes to Subway - I can make a better sandwhich at home.
Goes to a nail salon - I can paint my nails better than this lady.
Goes to a hair salon - I’ve been cutting my hair solo for 2 years now, I’m a pro.
Goes to work - I can do all of this more efficiently at home.
Goes to Applebees - I can provide myself with mediocre service at home.
Goes to Walmart - I can order all of this online.

Why did I leave the house again…?

EmmyTheSweet , claudia gabriela marques vieira Report

Final score:

237points

OnAFreakingRollercoaster 1 year ago

This!!

44points

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#3

“What Did The Pandemic Ruin More Than We Realize?” (30 Answers) My ability to tolerate people and their b******t.

8pintsplease , Vera Arsic Report

Final score:

214points

OnAFreakingRollercoaster 1 year ago

Increased or decreased 🤔

19points

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#4

“What Did The Pandemic Ruin More Than We Realize?” (30 Answers) The belief that Americans are able to come together in a crisis and be willing to make sacrifices for the greater good.

We’ll never trust each other again.

treenation , Sheila Sund Report

Final score:

200points

Yeah, okay. 1 year ago

I honestly blame the leadership at the time. Trump divided people by going against science, forcing states to one-up each other in return for federal aid ("be nice to me", remember that quote?), refused to consider national policies so states were on their own, the last goes on and on. Trump was never, ever a leader. He was a dictator-by-election wannabe who thought driving attention to himself by any means possible meant he was "popular".

134points

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#5

“What Did The Pandemic Ruin More Than We Realize?” (30 Answers) The health system is wrecked. Way too many nurses got burnt out and left the profession.

randomredditor0042 , Iguanageek Report

Final score:

194points

Kookamunga 1 year ago

They lost a bunch of nurses who wouldn't vaccinate as well - shameful. Buh-bye, morons!

11points

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#6

“What Did The Pandemic Ruin More Than We Realize?” (30 Answers) I feel like everyone is more bitter now. Like we all saw through the sham of society. Time feels different now. Things just feel off compared to pre 2020

destroyed233 , USDA NRCS Montana Report

Final score:

181points

oboe lover (he/they <3) 1 year ago

isn't that good though? the curtain fell, it doesn't make me happy, but now progess can start?

48points

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#7

“What Did The Pandemic Ruin More Than We Realize?” (30 Answers) Worker/employee relationships. A lot of people woke up to how s****y a deal we have it in the united states. Wealthiest country in the world. No guarantied sick leave, no paternal/maternal leave. We gave big business bailouts AND they still raised prices and fired workers.

IllustriousFailure , Gary J. Wood Report

Final score:

169points

Js 1 year ago

Can't agree more. Left my job recently for reasons along these lines.

32points

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#8

“What Did The Pandemic Ruin More Than We Realize?” (30 Answers) The cost of living is pretty f****d

ANiceDent , Brendan Riley Report

Final score:

162points

Nichole Harris 1 year ago

I'm nauseous every week trying to budget now...my anxiety so high....

7points

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#9

“What Did The Pandemic Ruin More Than We Realize?” (30 Answers) Family relations. Vaxxed vs antivax, mask vs no mask, covid deniers vs lockdown advocates... Fractured a lot of my family and many others.

Grim_Rebel , Helena Lopes Report

Final score:

159points

Lara M 1 year ago

I think that's the upside. Everyone showed who they truly are.

65points

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#10

“What Did The Pandemic Ruin More Than We Realize?” (30 Answers) "essential" versus "non essential" employees, better known as those who HAD to show up physically in person, and those allowed to stay home. Biggest division in the workplace. Mentally it will never be the same in the workplace.

MobWife_88 , mARK Report

Final score:

143points

Frankthetank 1 year ago

March 2020, I learned that I was essential. I did not want to be essential. I quit my 22 yr. career December 2021. The pandemic changed ME.

40points

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#11

“What Did The Pandemic Ruin More Than We Realize?” (30 Answers) Grocery Shopping at 2:00am was the best thing ever. Now I have to shop with the rest of you hooligans and it f*****g sucks.

Holinyx , Hannah Donovan Report

Final score:

130points

Headless Roach 1 year ago

Excuse me but I am just an ordinary roach

31points

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#12

“What Did The Pandemic Ruin More Than We Realize?” (30 Answers) My perception on money. I worked so hard to pay off debt, save up for a new house, get promotions. Now with the rise of housing costs and inflation I feel like money is literally such a made-up thing and I have no control over anything even with all the right decisions.

KindredSpirit24 , Keith Cooper Report

Final score:

126points

oboe lover (he/they <3) 1 year ago

money is a made up thing that you have no control of (unless you are a huge company CEO or smth) :/

37points

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#13

“What Did The Pandemic Ruin More Than We Realize?” (30 Answers) As a teacher, I can say that it’s definitely affected kids in a way people don’t realize. Kids who had their first year of school (or even second) during the pandemic act quite different than kids who had a normal introduction to school. Many of them seem to have fewer social skills and higher anxiety than kids from previous years.

llamaddramaa , carolinespromiseblog Report

Final score:

123points

James016 1 year ago

My son started primary school the September before the pandemic hit. Then it was home schooling but being so young there was no live lessons. He is in year 3 now (7-8 years old). I’m not sure how it affected him as he has speech and language issues from being autistic, but he and his classmates seemed to roll with it. However when school reopened, he was very happy to see his friends.

26points

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#14

“What Did The Pandemic Ruin More Than We Realize?” (30 Answers) This might just be local, but where I live, a S**T ton of businesses closed. I mean, half of them were closed. Not just because of the shutdown, they were closed permanantly.

XTVSteveYT , Matthew Paul Argall Report

Final score:

122points

John 1 year ago

Too many shops operated on the edge really.

30points

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#15

“What Did The Pandemic Ruin More Than We Realize?” (30 Answers) Increased polarisation of people politically, socially, economically.

samw523 , Erik Maldre Report

Final score:

115points

JoJoB 1 year ago

I'd agree with this, and I think it started with the mask/anti-mask, vax/anti-vax thing. It was just so heated. It is NOT a political party thing, regardless of what the media tells you. It's an a*****e thing.

47points

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#16

I'm not sure if anyone else feels the same way but my perception of time hasn't really returned back to normal since then

Champaign__Supernova , pxhere. Report

Final score:

113points

kitten levels tokyo 1 year ago

My ability to put up with being around people has not returned…

61points

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#17

“What Did The Pandemic Ruin More Than We Realize?” (30 Answers) I honestly don't think the majority of Americans especially truly understand just how f****d the healthcare system is and is going to be.

Not just staff burnout, but we have nationwide backorders on some really key medications and even things like blood and albumin shortages.

There have been times that we've literally just not had the supplies available to give a blood transfusion and have had to resort to alternative treatments for things like seizures because we simply do not have the normal medications available.

We have major equipment shortages too, there were several months that we couldn't consistently get Foley catheter kits and we're having to Frankenstein things together. Currently the only a-line kits my facility has are the double port ones that we use for swanz. Bariatric beds? Good luck finding one!

Entire supply chains and productions lines have ground to a hault.

Add staff burnout, staffing shortages, increased patient loads, deceased equipment, and it's just a domino tower.

But most people?

Not a single f*****g clue.

TheBattyWitch , sergio santos Report

Final score:

110points

kitten levels tokyo 1 year ago

Being on the receiving end of a “Frankensteined” urinary catheter is my new worst nightmare.

41points

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#18

“What Did The Pandemic Ruin More Than We Realize?” (30 Answers) Printed menus… call me snarky but scrolling through your phone at dinner, whether with family or on a date, is s****y

JayHaz10 , Kanesue Report

Final score:

108points

the shrimp whisperer 1 year ago

THIS. EVERYTHING DOESNT HAVE TO BE F_CKING DIGITAL. I DONT WANT TO DEPEND ON THESE F_CKING THINGS. I USE EM A LOT. THEY'RE GOOD FOR FUN. BUT WHEN I GO TO SCHOOL I HAVE TO STARE AT A SCREEN ALL DAY. THEN I HAVE HOMEWORK, SO I DO THAT ALL EVENING. THEN I WATCH TV WITH MY FAMILY OVER DINNER AND IF I DONT, I'M VIEWED AS ALOOF. THEN BECAUSE I WAS TOO BUSY DOING SCHOOLWORK ALL DAY, I STAY UP ON MY PHONE DOING THINGS I WANTED TO DO. MY EYES HURT. I FEEL SICK. I'M DEPRESSED. I'M APATHETIC. I'M NEARLY ANHEDONIC. I CAN'T SLEEP. MY HEAD HURTS. I'M BRAINWASHED. I'VE HAD ENOUGH. i'll be back tomorrow y'all :D i'll be sure to read all your comments and like all your posts :D yup i'll be an active user for a very very very long time :DDD im really raging against the machine amirite? :D

35points

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#19

**view on people, their hygiene, and their mental capacity.**

I started to notice that people cough and sneeze without using their hand/arm and just do it into the open, into a room or hallway full of people, directly at people, when they wear a mask they would remove the mask before sneezing or coughing into the open - all without any remorse or understanding why this would be bad or generally why it would be disgusting, no matter if it’s during a pandemic or not.

this still happens, daily I see someone doing it.

it’s mind blowing to me, absolutely mind blowing, considering what we all went through and why.

Final score:

105points

Jorie 1 year ago

Absolutely! People are coming to work sick and don't seem to care about their co-workers. I'm just getting over my second severe upper respiratory infection in six months because people come to work and infect others. This year I missed Thanksgiving because of it.

28points

RafCo (he/him) 1 year ago

We did too. My daughter had pneumonia. Kid came to her karate hacking up his lungs, not wearing a mask. I wanted them to send him home. These kids are all touching each other and the equipment. Wear a damn mask. On my last train to New York, everybody's in masks, except the one lady coughing her head off. WTF lady?!?

5points

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Lazy PANda (she/they) 1 year ago

Same! I’m in quarantine right now and I had to miss my school plays cast party and thanksgiving just cause people refuse to wear a mask.

2points

Totally happy Panda 1 year ago

I feel sorry that you missed something that was important for you. I can understand how you feel

2points

Megan Humphries 1 year ago

At least in America this is not necessarily because the worker did not care. So many places do not provide sick leave and they can not afford to be out. It also seems to me that even those who do provide sick leave question someones use of it, and/or make them feel bad about it. Too many places are understaffed and that is of course made even worse when people are out. It also seems to be a badge of honor to too many people to work through any and everything.

2points

Just Another Girl 1 year ago

Yes! I heard one supervisor in my company complaining to another about employees not being allowed to come to work sick! She said “We never had to do this before Covid.” She wanted her employees with flu and laryngitis to still come to work and wait on customers! People have definitely shown their stupidity levels over the past few years!

1point

Emie N. 1 year ago

I got sick and missed Thanksgiving as well.

1point

Dora Ferrier 1 year ago

It's not that people don't care. It's that they can't take time off because they used up sick days or PTO, they have bosses or work for organizations that don't tolerate time off for illness, or they can't afford to take time off because they don't make enough or they'll lose their jobs if they do. Not everyone is out to get you. Some people just don't have that luxury.

0points

Mabelbabel 1 year ago

It's oppositional defiance basically "You can't tell me what to do, you're not the boss of me!" They take great pride in not doing what others are doing, and not doing what's expected of them. To them, its a sign of their superior free thinking and makes them think they are special. Toddlers usually go through a phase like this about aged 2, but eventually grow out of it. These anti-vaxx, anti-mask morons have essentially not evolved beyond toddlerhood.

8points

Well-Dressed Wolf 1 year ago (edited)

I physically cringe when people cough or sneeze openly near me, now. I still wear a mask publicly as I have an elderly parent (my dad died last year, for those who read my other comment - but his death was not Covid related). I can’t believe other people still think it’s acceptable to NOT cover their mouth/nose. Covid aside, doing that will help prevent the spread of other illnesses as well!

7points

CHRIS DOMRES 1 year ago

As a 67 year old, I had upper respiratory infections and bronchitis every winter of my life until COVID hit and I started wearing a mask. For the two years of wearing a mask in public stores I have not had a single cold, flu or COVID. Last week, my first week of winter and I failed to wear a mask. Headcold suffering hits again. A mask all winter is my new norm.

5points

StrangeOne 1 year ago

People who purposely cough on other people deserve to get smacked.

5points

Just Another Girl 1 year ago

Isn’t that biological warfare and an act of terrorism? (I know I exaggerate. )

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RafCo (he/him) 1 year ago

Big time this. Also in movies too. When I see things like parties in shows I get anxious. Too many people, too close together.

4points

Pizzagirl 91 1 year ago

Yeah, I really lost respect for a co-worker, who, in the autumn of 2020, was all pro-vax and protective measures, but when I went to the company bathroom seconds after her, I heard unmistakable proof that she did not actually wash her hands after coming out of the stall... Like, she turned on the water for 2s, tops, and then went out the door. That's nasty even when there's no pandemic.

3points

AffenpinscherMom 1 year ago

Gross. I am now much more aware of things like that as well. Even though I am known to be one of those people that complains about my comfort level when having to wear a mask, of course I still do because I'm not an a*****e, and now realize the importance of wearing a mask in public if I have a cold or the flu. I'm not wearing one when I get my spring allergies though, that is just me sneezing because my nose itches!

2points

Alexis Bélanger 1 year ago

I noticed that too and more lol. I was talking to a neighbor outside, thankfully art a distance, but the way the light hit I could clearly see just how much he would spit when talking. I'm talking rain here, now I'm very aware of people's mouths😅

2points

JL 1 year ago

Looking back pre-pandemic, it blows my mind that someone would spread their germs all over a cake blowing out candles, then we'd all eat it.

1point

Joséphine Godwin-Sens 1 year ago

I had to miss Easter with my grandparents (which one is terminal with cancer) because the stupid people in my classes

0points

Huddo's sister 1 year ago

I have found the opposite, more people are covering sneezes now, which is fantastic. People have begun coming to work sick again, compared to at the beginning of the pandemic, because they have no sick leave left and the government has decided not having mandatory isolation for covid is a good thing!

0points

Lady Lestrange 1 year ago

I've seen this as well. People removing their masks before coughing or sneezing, then what's the point of wearing one?

0points

Pat Johanson 1 year ago

The owner of the company came to work knowing he had Covid. He had to "talk" to someone. Ever hear of a phone? Oh, but he was good, wasn't a bad case.

0points

Mental Liberals 1 year ago

People are morons!! Nothing new there...

0points

the shrimp whisperer 1 year ago

in japan people just wear masks to work when they have colds or something

0points

John 1 year ago

Japanese culture like to put emphasis in empathy and concern for your fellow people.

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#20

“What Did The Pandemic Ruin More Than We Realize?” (30 Answers) the lockdowns happened during my last semester of university. I've never had an in person job, only work from home, which I realize is a blessing but also makes it feel like... idk like it's not real. I have no work friends, have never met my supervisor in person, I do all my work from my desk in my room. It feels like pretend.

EastWin3185 , Federalreserve Report

Final score:

80points

kitten levels tokyo 1 year ago

Take our word for it, at home is better than at office.

72points

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#21

“What Did The Pandemic Ruin More Than We Realize?” (30 Answers) Everything just feels off, people are rude, no parties or overnight hangouts, most people nowadays keep themselves busy on their phones and tiktok. My mental health also took a hit. The time before 2020 feels like a colourful fantasy while the present one feels like a dystopian world

TuhatKaks , Nenad Stojkovic Report

Final score:

78points

kitten levels tokyo 1 year ago

Kind of agree. Pre 2020 felt like a dystopian world. The present feels like a less-fun dystopian world.

26points

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#22

“What Did The Pandemic Ruin More Than We Realize?” (30 Answers) My waistline, and my mental well being. It's my own fault, but I was about six months sober and working out daily before covid. A few days later, half my department and my co-manager are laid off.

I'm suddenly working 14-hour days in extremely stressful conditions.

Walking my dog and working out took a back seat to a shot or two of Jack to calm my nerves and whatever comfort food I could get from grubhub.

Life is better now, but I haven't quite kicked all the bad habits I gained from those days.

Stress affects me differently, and I'm a lot more sensitive to it than I used to be.

lnvalidSportsOpinion , Jeremy Eades Report

Final score:

74points

Captain Az 1 year ago

You'll get there. Healing isn't linear

40points

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#23

When you combine social media with a global pandemic it forced all of us to realize people don't suffer equally. In the age before social media, we could rely on tradition or culture to justify sacrificing to come together. Nowadays we must be guarded to not be exploited.

holdendc Report

Final score:

72points

Graham Berry 1 year ago

Yeah, a lot of the Ritch showed that they could go on a 2 year long vacation with little issue where everyone else was forced to live Day to day in a very real fear of homelessness and death.

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#24

Faith in humanity.

Final score:

68points

RafCo (he/him) 1 year ago (edited)

Nah, i have available faith in humanity. Faith that we will happily kill our neighbors to avoid a little inconvenience. I'm writing this in bed with insomnia at 3AM, just after my dog farted, so my mood isn't at it's best.

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#25

“What Did The Pandemic Ruin More Than We Realize?” (30 Answers) Feels like it’s a more ‘to each their own’ sense of living. People don’t appear to be as connected as before the pandemic.

xensiz , Garry Knight Report

Final score:

67points

Headless Roach 1 year ago

I think the pandemic just expedites what was happening already before in this aspect

33points

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#26

“What Did The Pandemic Ruin More Than We Realize?” (30 Answers) People's driving is so out of wack, my only concern is to make it home in 1 piece.

pallaime , jencu Report

Final score:

60points

Kookamunga 1 year ago

.....and please refrain from letting your toddler take the wheel.

22points

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#27

“What Did The Pandemic Ruin More Than We Realize?” (30 Answers) Price of eating out

FukinSpiders , Lou Stejskal Report

Final score:

59points

Shelby Moonheart 1 year ago

Even at fast food places.

20points

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#28

Niche retail

There was this cool place that sold vintage chanel, hermes, 70's pieces

They needed the exploratory foot traffic to survive. Covid killed em

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Wood Carver 1 year ago (edited)

My local outdoorsy everyday carry knife pen and gadget store went for the same reason, it was impulse buy central but nothing you needed. I miss it

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#29

“What Did The Pandemic Ruin More Than We Realize?” (30 Answers) I’m in my 40’s, but the pandemic really cut the list of friends I socialized with in half. We got out of the habit of seeing one another, and now that things are back to “normal”, we just made a habit out of not having dinner dates and stuff like that. When I realized this was happening, it made me look back and realize that I was the one who used to plan things and reach out. I made the conscious decision to stop being the one who always reached out, called and texted and I now see that I’m only in touch with half the people that I used to be.

EDIT: I am not talking about socially awkward, depressed, introverted people. If anything, I’m the introvert, and I still always made a point to reach out. I’m referring to people who still go out, celebrate holidays and birthdays and socialize. Just not with me anymore apparently. There are only so many times I can try and make plans with people who don’t do the same with me. I cannot be the one putting 100% into a friendship.

Barnitch , Kindel Media Report

Final score:

56points

kitten levels tokyo 1 year ago (edited)

Some might say you may not be an introvert if you were always “the one to plan things and reach out.” 😀

14points

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#30

“What Did The Pandemic Ruin More Than We Realize?” (30 Answers) People seem so much shi**ier in large group public situations now. I don't know what it is, but etiquette in places like a movie theater use to be standard, but every experience I've had lately has been horrible. People talking, sitting there on their phones, and other just generally bad things.

I've heard the same about concerts, but haven't been to as many myself. I've heard from others where people used to be polite (help each other up in pits and stuff and so on), they now just don't give a f**k.

It's like people are just more rude now for some reason. I'm really interested to know if this is happening everywhere or if I just live in a s****y rude a*s place.

goblinking_157 , llee_wu Report

Final score:

54points

Debbie 1 year ago

Not experiencing that at all. I went to a postponed concert last night, and everyone was in a good mood and friendly and chatty, as we've all been waiting for this for 3 years. Then again, metal concerts are usually friendly :)

22points

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#31

“What Did The Pandemic Ruin More Than We Realize?” (30 Answers) Used car market is completely f****d, as are flight prices

Shandangles7 , Bernard Spragg. NZ Report

Final score:

28points

DarkAngelNic 1 year ago

Story Time. I bought a brand new 2023 Honda HRV and was anxious about the payments as they are $550 a month. I haven't had a car payment in five years and it was for a car 1/3 the value of my new car. The day after buying I contemplated returning it to buy a used 2019 base model HRV - However, I learned my payments would only be $50 a month cheaper and wouldn't have nearly the amount of features I have with the brand new car. It is wild.

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#32

“What Did The Pandemic Ruin More Than We Realize?” (30 Answers) Children's education, mental health, coping skills, and socialization. My wife is an elementary educator, and it's shocking how far kids regressed during the pandemic. By almost every measure, this generation of kids is in big trouble. I'm optimistic that the trend will right itself over time, but it's really sad to see.

staffsargent , Marie Report

Final score:

26points

Doofus Jerry 1 year ago

Don't blame that on the pandemic. The pandemic certainly didn't help, but children's education, mental health, coping skills, and socialization were all HORRIBLE BEFORE the pandemic. It amplified problems that were already there. Unfortunately, it would require a pandemic at least twice as bad plus some recovery time for people to realize these things are issues.

14points

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#33

“What Did The Pandemic Ruin More Than We Realize?” (30 Answers) Night shift people lives. Nothing is ever open late anymore

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Final score:

25points

Chucky Cheezburger 1 year ago

I'm not night shift anymore but I was for many a year and places open late were a godsend.

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#34

“What Did The Pandemic Ruin More Than We Realize?” (30 Answers) My social/work life, after living like a hermit for 2 years and working from home, it's taking me a long time to go out like before.

No_Bodybuilder8055 , Gareth Williams Report

Final score:

24points

oboe lover (he/they <3) 1 year ago

social anxiety hits hard ;-;

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#35

“What Did The Pandemic Ruin More Than We Realize?” (30 Answers) Young people's desire to go into healthcare. We won't realize it for a generation or so, but healthcare in America was already chronically understaffed. The pandemic burning out medical professionals and discouraging young people from going into healthcare is going to have a negative effect on the quality of healthcare, not only in the United States, but other hard-hit countries, too.

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23points

oboe lover (he/they <3) 1 year ago

i don't know anyone who plans to go into healthcare except kids whos' parents are forcing them haha

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#36

“What Did The Pandemic Ruin More Than We Realize?” (30 Answers) Every holiday for 2020 was on a weekend, except Cinco de mayo , that was going to be on a Tuesday "taco Tuesday"... it was going to be the best party year ever.
Instead, a week before st Patrick's day, the world shut down.

Honestly, I don't think we've ever reached closure from it, and I don't know that we ever will.

I read in a psychology magazine that the human brain changed in 2 years what our brains traditionally change in 10 years..
This posts answers verify that

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21points

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#37

Children’s education, attitude, and manners. As a teacher, there is definitely a noticeable difference after covid in these things. The attitudes and blatant disrespect is unbelievable. I don’t take any of it personally so it doesn’t wear on me so much, but I can absolutely see why some teachers are burnt out because of it.

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20points

oboe lover (he/they <3) 1 year ago (edited)

not the kids fault but their parents. (we still gotta deal with it though!!)

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#38

People's life plans. We lost almost TWO YEARS of our lives. I should have been in a much different place by now but Covid ruined my opportunities and now I feel like I'm behind two years.

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20points

Pizzagirl 91 1 year ago

If I've learned anything, it's that 2 years matter either not at all (I've "lost" 2 years before when I dropped out of college etc.) or very much (my twins turn 2 in a month). But in this particular case, we've all lost opportunities, AND had an excellent opportunity to get to know ourselves better. I wouldn't be surprised if, in future job interviews, one question would be "how did you handle the Covid-pandemic?", cause that actually says more about you than "where do you see yourself in 5 years?".

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#39

“What Did The Pandemic Ruin More Than We Realize?” (30 Answers) Independent/smaller/DIY music venues never really recovered

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Final score:

18points

oboe lover (he/they <3) 1 year ago

small businesses were just brutally destroyed these last few years.

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#40

People’s ability to drive. Drivers are far more aggressive post-COVID, and even fewer people are using their signals.

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17points

Robert Trebor 1 year ago

Red light running is becoming epidemic in Austin, Texas.

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#41

“What Did The Pandemic Ruin More Than We Realize?” (30 Answers) I went to go get Taco Bell at 10:00 and it was closed

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16points

Js 1 year ago

All of the fast food places near me close by 8pm on weekdays. Even McDonalds. No late night snacks for me unless I make them myself. Probably a good thing tbh.

3points

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#42

“What Did The Pandemic Ruin More Than We Realize?” (30 Answers) No school on snow days

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13points

kitten levels tokyo 1 year ago

Snow days with no school were the biggest dopamine hit in my life.

16points

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#43

Modern dating

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9points

Js 1 year ago

That was already pretty much on its way out. The pandemic just put a few new nails in the coffin.

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#44

“What Did The Pandemic Ruin More Than We Realize?” (30 Answers) It pushed people away from social gatherings with friends and family and mostly replaced that with screen time. It f****d us up socially, we are more alone than ever.

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Final score:

6points

Bethany Heller 1 year ago

This answer annoys me. I see this everywhere, and all I can think is that these people don't even know what tech is for if they can't use it to talk to their friends.

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Katie Lutesinger 1 year ago

Everyone seems so much more gloomy and pessimistic these days. And I've noticed that I myself have become curiously numbed to bad news. Nothing seems to shock me much any more. My friend has cancer? Well s**t. Local woman drowns both of her kids and then herself and they don't find the second kid's body until the next day? That sucks. It's not that I have *no* reaction - I feel sad and I feel sympathy. I just don't feel shocked.

15points

Tim 1 year ago

The response now is, "who had San Francisco using murder robots on their 2022 apocalypse bingo card?" instead of ,"holy s**t, murder robots? Who ok'd this atrocitity!?"

4points

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David Leick 1 year ago

My faith in humanity was never quite ironclad. But, people zealously refusing to do the bare minimum to help one another out completely depleted it for me.

6points

JoJoB 1 year ago

Food for thought: Were all these changes caused by the pandemic or by the omnipresence of social media in all aspects of life now?

5points

Kat Min 1 year ago

The pandemic. A freind of mine has this huge tomb of a book about the history of plagues. A substantial percentage of humans have always gone batshit crazy during plagues. The denial, the conspiracy theories - you find them at every plague in history. Many people simply cannot cope with this kind of desaster.

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Debbie 1 year ago

Lots unrelated to covid has happened these past years, and they had a big influence on my life. People value time a lot more now, value family/home time. It enabled working from home more. I think it also (together with short supplies due to wars etc) recycling and reuising is more and more on the agenda. No more one use products - those are meant for profit of an organisation. Reusable items don't generate as much money as single use. The economy is changing. Workers are stirring - the employee shortage shows a change. Maybe a more positive post would be how the pandemic Changed things (for better or worse). It is the start of a new era. What will this period be referred to later in the history books? Will these be the years of change, with the pandemic as catalyst. The anti-abortion laws, the employee shortage, the wages, shortage of items/base materials. The future is not as clear as it was before.

3points

Stump Rumpersonne 1 year ago

The assumption that most, at least well over half of people are good-hearted. The pandemic and the surrounding political climate taught me that if people don't feel safe or are unable to understand something they double down and dig in with aggressive, selfish stupidity, violence and hate.

2points

Kat Min 1 year ago

I believed that my stodgy, burocratic home country (Germany) was slow and old-fashioed but at least well organized, full of respobisble adults and could react to a serious crisis. ... ... Never in a million years would I have believed that my country is chockful of infantile cry-babies and run by incompetent people who avoid responsibility like the plague. For me, the pandemic had some psoitive effects but the loss of trust in my government and especially in the administration is not one of them.

1point

Benita Valdez 1 year ago

Not one mentioned losing their loved ones and I feel a bit more bitter. My life was turned upside down with the loss of both of my parents and other people in my life. Covid took my life without even infecting me once. Funny how that works out

1point

Faith M 1 year ago

The way some people became the sanctimonious and angry overlords about what EVERYONE MUST DO and lost their minds at the slightest disagreement

0points

Meh 1 year ago

My physical and mental health has gone to hell. I just don't enjoy anything anymore, I look like s**t, I'm constantly in pain and my general outlook is much darker. Hence my username

0points

LynzCatastrophe 1 year ago

It's ruined people for me. I never was a people person, I've worked retail my entire adult life, but it seemed to bring out the entitlement of people, entitlement they did nothing to earn or deserve, yet act as if they are the most important thing in the world.

0points

Lara Verne 1 year ago

Pandemic ruined my finances, my health and all faith in humanity I had (not much).

0points

Lord Mysticlaw 1 year ago

A lot of people lost jobs and still can't find new jobs because unemployment has skyrocketed and employers can take their pick of younger people who are willing to work for lower salaries. Money might not make you happy but poverty will sure make you miserable.

0points

Sean Sean 1 year ago

Not to mention that the homeless population, at least in the USA, is increasing rapidly due to low wages and high rents (and rental requirements).

0points

V 1 year ago

Not just USA. In Australia we have a massive problem with people being perfectly capable of affording rent on a home, but being denied so often they are living in caravan parks. We also lost a lot of houses due to natural disasters in the last couple of years and with the lack of building materials they are not being replaced any time soon.

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Piggy Tee 1 year ago

This is not stuff that were 'ruined' by the pandemic, rather the opposite!!

-2points

Katie Lutesinger 1 year ago

Everyone seems so much more gloomy and pessimistic these days. And I've noticed that I myself have become curiously numbed to bad news. Nothing seems to shock me much any more. My friend has cancer? Well s**t. Local woman drowns both of her kids and then herself and they don't find the second kid's body until the next day? That sucks. It's not that I have *no* reaction - I feel sad and I feel sympathy. I just don't feel shocked.

15points

Tim 1 year ago

The response now is, "who had San Francisco using murder robots on their 2022 apocalypse bingo card?" instead of ,"holy s**t, murder robots? Who ok'd this atrocitity!?"

4points

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David Leick 1 year ago

My faith in humanity was never quite ironclad. But, people zealously refusing to do the bare minimum to help one another out completely depleted it for me.

6points

JoJoB 1 year ago

Food for thought: Were all these changes caused by the pandemic or by the omnipresence of social media in all aspects of life now?

5points

Kat Min 1 year ago

The pandemic. A freind of mine has this huge tomb of a book about the history of plagues. A substantial percentage of humans have always gone batshit crazy during plagues. The denial, the conspiracy theories - you find them at every plague in history. Many people simply cannot cope with this kind of desaster.

1point

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Debbie 1 year ago

Lots unrelated to covid has happened these past years, and they had a big influence on my life. People value time a lot more now, value family/home time. It enabled working from home more. I think it also (together with short supplies due to wars etc) recycling and reuising is more and more on the agenda. No more one use products - those are meant for profit of an organisation. Reusable items don't generate as much money as single use. The economy is changing. Workers are stirring - the employee shortage shows a change. Maybe a more positive post would be how the pandemic Changed things (for better or worse). It is the start of a new era. What will this period be referred to later in the history books? Will these be the years of change, with the pandemic as catalyst. The anti-abortion laws, the employee shortage, the wages, shortage of items/base materials. The future is not as clear as it was before.

3points

Stump Rumpersonne 1 year ago

The assumption that most, at least well over half of people are good-hearted. The pandemic and the surrounding political climate taught me that if people don't feel safe or are unable to understand something they double down and dig in with aggressive, selfish stupidity, violence and hate.

2points

Kat Min 1 year ago

I believed that my stodgy, burocratic home country (Germany) was slow and old-fashioed but at least well organized, full of respobisble adults and could react to a serious crisis. ... ... Never in a million years would I have believed that my country is chockful of infantile cry-babies and run by incompetent people who avoid responsibility like the plague. For me, the pandemic had some psoitive effects but the loss of trust in my government and especially in the administration is not one of them.

1point

Benita Valdez 1 year ago

Not one mentioned losing their loved ones and I feel a bit more bitter. My life was turned upside down with the loss of both of my parents and other people in my life. Covid took my life without even infecting me once. Funny how that works out

1point

Faith M 1 year ago

The way some people became the sanctimonious and angry overlords about what EVERYONE MUST DO and lost their minds at the slightest disagreement

0points

Meh 1 year ago

My physical and mental health has gone to hell. I just don't enjoy anything anymore, I look like s**t, I'm constantly in pain and my general outlook is much darker. Hence my username

0points

LynzCatastrophe 1 year ago

It's ruined people for me. I never was a people person, I've worked retail my entire adult life, but it seemed to bring out the entitlement of people, entitlement they did nothing to earn or deserve, yet act as if they are the most important thing in the world.

0points

Lara Verne 1 year ago

Pandemic ruined my finances, my health and all faith in humanity I had (not much).

0points

Lord Mysticlaw 1 year ago

A lot of people lost jobs and still can't find new jobs because unemployment has skyrocketed and employers can take their pick of younger people who are willing to work for lower salaries. Money might not make you happy but poverty will sure make you miserable.

0points

Sean Sean 1 year ago

Not to mention that the homeless population, at least in the USA, is increasing rapidly due to low wages and high rents (and rental requirements).

0points

V 1 year ago

Not just USA. In Australia we have a massive problem with people being perfectly capable of affording rent on a home, but being denied so often they are living in caravan parks. We also lost a lot of houses due to natural disasters in the last couple of years and with the lack of building materials they are not being replaced any time soon.

1point

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Piggy Tee 1 year ago

This is not stuff that were 'ruined' by the pandemic, rather the opposite!!

-2points

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