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2020 was a wild year. When January began, the vast majority of us never anticipated that only a few short months later, the world would be a completely different place. Toilet paper shortages, lockdowns, mask mandates, and a devastating pandemic swept across the globe at a rapid pace. And while COVID certainly hasn’t been eradicated yet, the world has gone “back to normal” more or less.

However, the lasting impacts of the pandemic aren’t going anywhere any time soon. Redditors have recently been discussing things that have never been the same since 2020, so we’ve gathered some of their thoughts down below. Enjoy reading through these replies that might make you miss pre-pandemic life, and be sure to upvote the ones you agree with! 

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#1

30 Things That Were Screwed Up By The Covid Pandemic Quite Severely And Possibly Irreparably My faith in the general intelligence and common sense of people.

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4 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

The decline of general intelligence because of social media, especially with kids and young adults. TikTok plays a HUGE part in this - posting meaningless, stupid challenges, youth dying from said challanges, and doing dangerous stunts for fame.

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30 Things That Were Screwed Up By The Covid Pandemic Quite Severely And Possibly Irreparably It ruined the phrase "avoid it like the plague" because it's obvious alot folks did not like to avoid plagues.

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30 Things That Were Screwed Up By The Covid Pandemic Quite Severely And Possibly Irreparably Everything, cost-wise. All companies use "supply chain" issues to drive up their prices and lower the quality of their items.

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4 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Don't forget shrinkflation. Smaller product, same, or higher, price.

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30 Things That Were Screwed Up By The Covid Pandemic Quite Severely And Possibly Irreparably People. People are so outwardly mean, antagonistic, and proudly uninformed now. We’ve lost all sense of a social contract.

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30 Things That Were Screwed Up By The Covid Pandemic Quite Severely And Possibly Irreparably Masks. It used to be we could respectfully wear a mask while we were sick, making sure we didn't get anyone else sick. Now, here in Texas, we have idiots who will scream at you for wearing a mask. Dude...I'm trying to not get YOU sick. I'm trying to be considerate, but somehow we've made that into something political.

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4 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

That does seem to be a USA thing. Other countries were doing it before the pandemic. Here in the UK some people still wear masks when they go to the doctors and hospital, I've never seen so much as a raised eyebrow.

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30 Things That Were Screwed Up By The Covid Pandemic Quite Severely And Possibly Irreparably Covid ruined the tipping culture. Now I'm expected to tip everyone, everywhere. I'm so sick of having a tablet shoved in my face with tip choices at fast food places.

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Conspiracy theories. They used to be about fun s**t like aliens and lizardmen. Now they’re just self esteem props for the dumbest f***s you went to school with.

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4 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

And many of those rude, hate fill, dumb jerks we went to school with got jobs where they are bosses.

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30 Things That Were Screwed Up By The Covid Pandemic Quite Severely And Possibly Irreparably My trust in the United States government.

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4 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

My trust in the US government took a huge nosedive for quite a few other reasons.

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30 Things That Were Screwed Up By The Covid Pandemic Quite Severely And Possibly Irreparably The medical industry. So many got burnt out and left and the shortages are still a huge issue so healthcare is suffering. They deserve the break or need to leave but their absence is causing a huge void.



Edit: the replies to my comment make me want to write thank you notes to all of my doctors. I have a disability that requires a lot of them and while I’m thankful in person to them and their staff, maybe writing thank you in the portals would help - and cards for when I go in person. I appreciate all of you in healthcare for ALL that you do. We need to continue to bang our pots and pans and speak up for better conditions for you all - in every tier of the field in every country because this is universal. You are STILL the heroes.

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4 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Yeah, got mistreated by doctors (the paternalistic kind of treatment that reduces you to data). But it's crystal clear it's not because they are evil but because they lack means, time, and a proper context to see and treat their patients like human being.

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30 Things That Were Screwed Up By The Covid Pandemic Quite Severely And Possibly Irreparably People's trust in healthcare professionals thanks to rapid proliferation of misinformation and an explosion in the number of anti-vaxxers after the release of the vaccine.

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4 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

The disdain for education and knowledge shown by so many is utterly sad. Ignorance is a disease that needs to be eradicated like smallpox and polio. Ignorance is dangerous and leads to a society full of suspicion and suffering.

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30 Things That Were Screwed Up By The Covid Pandemic Quite Severely And Possibly Irreparably Social skills. I strongly feel those have plummeted over the pandemic and everybody is okay with acting like a complete maniac sometimes.

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Product quality is suddenly gone to s**t and companies don't care for it.

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30 Things That Were Screwed Up By The Covid Pandemic Quite Severely And Possibly Irreparably Virtual learning did a huge disservice to the youth. We're going to see the results of that very soon.

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4 months ago (edited) DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I had to teach online through the pandemic. Absolutely pointless. Surprisingly, some children were not even properly equipped to participate (or said so as an excuse). Most importantly: so many distractions at home. And general lack of concentration made worse by having to stare at a screen for a long time. Understandably so, even I was bored out of my mind by the online conferences with my colleagues.

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30 Things That Were Screwed Up By The Covid Pandemic Quite Severely And Possibly Irreparably Everyone’s mental health.

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4 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Except for introverts. It was like a vacation for many of us.

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Journalism.
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I think the decline in trustworthy news started before the pandemic, but boy did it aggravate it.

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4 months ago (edited) DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Laws should be amended to make it easier to sue the news media for lies. FOX News was sued and claimed they were not a news channel but they were an entertainment channel. And that anyone who could not recognize that was a fool. FOX executives essentially called all their viewers idiots.

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Everything, seemingly. I think the world actually ended in 2020 and we’re all in hell now but we haven’t figured it out yet.

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Manners. No one seems to have any manners- restaurants have feral children running around, movie theaters have people talking through the entire movie.

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30 Things That Were Screwed Up By The Covid Pandemic Quite Severely And Possibly Irreparably 24-hour stores and supply chains. Even today, more than four years later there's still things out of stock and hard to find.
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Not only was it 24/7 stores, but also stores that opened at 7am, and closed at 11pm. Now it's 9am-9pm.

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4 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Or stores that were once 24/7 now close every night. I work a very late 2nd shift half the time and get off around 1-2am. Nothing is open anymore if I need some groceries or whatever. Walmart was the go-to and I don't think they'll ever go back to 24/7.

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Streaming services. The pandemic saw an influx of subscribers and thus and influx of profits. They are still chasing after those profits even though they no longer have the same number of subscribers. Also, the pandemic made every media organization think they should have their own service and as such you now pay more for less content or pay cable like prices across multiple services thereby negating the benefits of chord cutting.

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4 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

The pandemic may have accelerated this a bit, but that's the inevitable direction things were headed in for years prior. It's the same story with every "disruptive" tech/service that's attempting to replace an existing service that does essentially the same thing....the only difference is the new thing gets to enjoy a lack of regulation for some period of time.

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A chance for a fair and reasonable life if you have a regular job.

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4 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

This has been decades in the making, not exclusively fallout from Coronageddon.

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My sense of age.
I don't even know how old I am anymore.
Like ofc I know but it doesn't feel correct.

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4 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I know how this feels, it's like everyone jumped ahead two years but didn't live the time.

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About a million lives.

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4 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Yes. Whenever I encounter someone who says masks and vaccinations were unnecessary, I tell them that those millions of people who died from COVID before the vaccine was available would 100% disagree.

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30 Things That Were Screwed Up By The Covid Pandemic Quite Severely And Possibly Irreparably Genuine human interaction. Feels weird and technological now.
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It feels like we all transitioned to being chronically online during quarantine and never fully transitioned back

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4 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I am autistic and all of my social skills were learned by rote and kept fresh with practice. I lost a lot of them during lockdown and I don't have the energy to do it anymore.

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30 Things That Were Screwed Up By The Covid Pandemic Quite Severely And Possibly Irreparably IRL Shopping. I went to four different stores (Rite aid, CVS, Safeway, and friggin Walmart) just to get some Neutrogena body wash and the only place that had it was charging like $14 for it. Found it on Amazon for $8, goddamnit.

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4 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Yes. I was shocked to find the half filled deodorant container I buy is over $9 now.

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I think the pandemic ruined a lot of things, but one of the worst effects was it made many more people addicted to social media. Imo, social media is this constant whisper in your ear telling you you’re not good enough, you’ll never be successful, and nobody cares about you. I think this constant nagging reminder day after day, year after year makes you less empathetic and more okay with being a total a*****e to others. If nobody cares about you, why should you care about them? It also makes it very easy to view people less as individuals and more as part of a group you don’t like.

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4 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Got rid of all social media except Youtube and the occasional visit on Bored Panda (is BP considered social media?) and i never regretted it.

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30 Things That Were Screwed Up By The Covid Pandemic Quite Severely And Possibly Irreparably I feel like people are angrier drivers now, but that is just a gut feeling.
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I’ve definitely seen this too. Didn’t think it was possible for people to drive like they cared even less about other people but here we are.

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4 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

This is a big one. I ride a bike a major US city, and since the pandemic, instances of dangerous drivers and close-calls have dramatically increased.

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My happiness,I lost my brother ( sepsis) I truly thought we gonna grow old together, The world is such a sad place now,It's like a heavy wet blanket suffocating whatever reality we had before this pandemic started.

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30 Things That Were Screwed Up By The Covid Pandemic Quite Severely And Possibly Irreparably My bank balance and chance of buying a house. Was making 6 figures in my own business which completely stopped for 15 months making getting a mortgage all but impossible because even though for 8 years I made $10-20k+ more year over year, I didn’t have any income for over a year…

Edit: wanna know the ironic kicker? I work IN real estate, and still can’t get a house.

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4 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

If you were making six figures, why didn't you save some money?

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30 Things That Were Screwed Up By The Covid Pandemic Quite Severely And Possibly Irreparably 2020 ruined my hot girl summer plans and my relationship with jeans.

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4 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

There are just as many men whose 'hot boy summer plans' were also ruined. What do you say we all plan to meet up again at the beach next year when we've finally managed to drop our pandemic weight? ;-)

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Ensh**ification is running rampant everywhere. Everything is a subscription model and gig work that got you hooked with quality service and good price. And every 6 months the service gets worse and costs more…extends to everything: food and service is worse for higher prices. Rideshares are harder to find with worse drivers and were back at nearly cab fares. I ordered a 6/10 burger in flipping reno, nevada that was 28 dollars before tax! Grocery stores are pathetic now. 1 check stand open with a line to the back of the store even when you go in at night. It takes 6 months to get into see a specialist doctor even when you have something fairly debilitating going on. Concert tickets are priced insanely even if you can get them before the bots snatch them up minutes after going on sale. Your purchasing power for a house dropped even from 4 years ago the same house that cost 300k now costs 400k. Journalism was dead and buried and is now husking around as a decrepit clickbait ghoul.

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Social etiquette. Was already on a decline but that finally took it away.

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4 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

peoples intellect didnt decrease, though. it was declining because people stopped bothering, not that we forgot how.

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Entertainment in general. Streaming was doing well until the pandemic, then it took front and center, bringing ads and other limitations with it. One could say this was inevitable with or without the pandemic, but it feels like a big result of that time period.

I also think the pandemic was the final nail in the coffin for malls, which had already started dying a slow death around 2015.

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30 Things That Were Screwed Up By The Covid Pandemic Quite Severely And Possibly Irreparably Customer service. From phone lines (if they even have them at all) to in person experiences. The in person part is likely to do with people outwardly turning into complete a******s during the pandemic so I can only image what that does to a worker’s mentality. The phone or online part is likely corporate cutbacks. Whatever the exact reasons, we’re probably never going to have even “good” customer service as the baseline ever again.

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4 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

A bigger problem is outsourcing. Seems that every time I call a business' customer service line, I get connected to somebody with such a strong accent that I can barely understand them. They're often also not as well trained because the company is trying to save money so they cut back on the length (and breadth) of training and onboarding.

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Personally, **brain fog:** occassionally forgetting a word while casually speaking; and **phantom smells:** smelling 'smoke-like' scents from mild to irritating, which is not being experienced by other people nearby.. frustrating.

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4 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I didn't even have covid but have brainfog. Is it PTSD from it all?

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30 Things That Were Screwed Up By The Covid Pandemic Quite Severely And Possibly Irreparably Dining out. The bar is so much lower for good food and service now.

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4 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Takeaway quality has dropped as well. Salad used to be included free, it seems to made of gold now.

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More self check outs and fewer cashiers and baggers. I shop where I can have a cashier when I have a big shop to do.

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4 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Nah, I like avoiding cashier contact whenever I can (huge introvert). It just saves a lot of time. (As for baggers, we don't have that where I live, thank God.)

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30 Things That Were Screwed Up By The Covid Pandemic Quite Severely And Possibly Irreparably Dating is really weird now compared to before covid. I can't put my finger on what is different though. I just know the apps are different now.
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They monetized the lonely. It's extremely predatory and sad.

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4 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I met my ex via online dating a few years before Covid. I reckon that's the only method by which I might (strong emphasis on "might") find someone else again, but after reading numerous posts about how awkward and weird online dating has become, I'm seriousy contemplating dropping all hopes for a new relationship.

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The small town vibe and affordability of my area. WFH and retirees moved here, traffic and prices skyrocketed. The chance of me buying a home in my 20s went out the window and I have to fight for my life driving every day. Can't even enjoy the attractions around town, everything is expensive and overcrowded. My life is work and go home, feels like the pandemic didn't end in that regard. .

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4 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

My house now is worth probably close to twice what I bought it for 9 years ago. Problem is that if I sell it, I won’t be able to find another one in the area

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Dollar menu doesn’t exist anymore. On top of that, fast food isn’t cheap anymore at all. There is absolutely no reason a visit to Mcdonald’s for 1 costs more than $5.

Edit: Pre-pandemic, a hamburger was $0.89 before tax. Now it is $2.19. Is this a joke? Stay in your lane McDonald’s.

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4 months ago (edited) DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Also the dollar tree, where everything is $1.25 and up now ...?

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My job of 12 years in the entertainment industry.
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Basically the same. I was playing gigs as a freelancer and finally making a living in the six months before COVID shut things down. I'm moving on because it still hasn't bounced back anywhere near those levels.

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4 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Just my luck... finally got the resources/training I needed completed one year before COVID (entertainment industry) - there's generally (on average) a 2 year minimum of 'slow time' whilst one gets lots of little gigs to get their name 'out there' -- and of course... COVID hits, and studios are all only wanting to bet on the 'already well known', or relying even more heavily on nepotism than previously - it was not being the popular kid in high school all over again.

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Shipping costs, and that's a problem that will never go away.

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4 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I noticed that Amazon have recently increased their minimum order for free delivery from £25 to £35. I now look elsewhere for things and mostly find them cheaper and with free delivery anyway. Shrewd move Amazon.

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A sense of community, both at work and in the general community.

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Movies. Theyre all awful since covid.
Customer service.
Food after 9 pm.

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City folk here.. clubs / dancing and entertainment took a huge hit. Most of the good places closed and people have no concert / club etiquete anymore. Everybody’s so closed off and cliqued up, or pushy and entitled, messy and rude.

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4 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

My SO were walking home on a Saturday night and actually passed a group of well dressed people walking to or from a bar/restaurant and we were like, woah! Other people!

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A lot of local businesses, especially small/independent ones. On a personal level, my perception of time. There are a lot of times that i recalled a memory from years ago, or so i thought, but upon checking some pictures it happened more recently than that- and vice versa. A really weird feeling.

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4 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Some of my favorite restaurants were forced out of business during the pandemic. Of course I'm disappointed that I won't have those options anymore, but it's so sad for them, since a lot of them were family-owned, and definitely a labor of love for those families.

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My wife can't leave the house to do anything anymore. she waits until im home or its my days off. she last about 10 minutes in Walmart before needing to leave.

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30 Things That Were Screwed Up By The Covid Pandemic Quite Severely And Possibly Irreparably I'm pretty sure the stress of covid accelerated my male pattern baldness. Sigh.

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4 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

While my male pattern baldness hasn't happened yet, I have been noticing more grey/white hairs in my beard, mustache, and even my head. And I'm not even 30 yet.

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The 24 hour food service industry.

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My last tenuous feeling of participation in US culture. It's so live-and-let-die. I used to think somehow, some way I could help, but nope. I'm old now and nope. I for the moment have the ability to travel so I'm doing that but I can see the world falling apart in front of my eyes, so...I mean...what's it all for, anyway?

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My entire life. I left my abusive husband just before the pandemic was declared. It had entirely screwed me financially and socially.

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4 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

At least you escaped. Imagine being trapped with an abusive husband (or wife ) throughout the pandemic.

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*The 2020 pandemic ruined my travel plans, my gym routine, and any chance of figuring out what day of the week it was. Oh, and let's not forget it turned my living room into my office, gym, and personal anxiety cave.*.

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#52

Simple social gatherings. Just hanging out with groups of people. Social dinners, going out for a drink.

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Everything! Cost of living, cost of cars and houses. Some restaurants are ghost towns more and mainly operate via delivery. Hospitals are not as staffed anymore and nothing changed from Covid, meaning that pay for staff or air quality in hospitals. People are super polarized now and our country is divided and we can’t just get along for the good or the country anymore.

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30 Things That Were Screwed Up By The Covid Pandemic Quite Severely And Possibly Irreparably Friendships and relationships. The isolation and lack of face-to-face meetings definitely caused some breakups. Might have made some stronger though.
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4 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

my best friend had her first baby during the lockdown and i never got a chance to hold him and missed the first few months of his life because of it.

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Goddamnit, cherry hibiscus pure leaf iced tea disappeared. It became scarce during the supply chain issues in the first wave, then it disappeared altogether. That was my s**t.

Produce seems like it's garbage now.

And I swear restaurants started frying with a different oil. It smells different outside of restaurants now.

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4 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I dk where you live but if you're in Canada, find a Superstore, Shoppers D**g Mart or anything in that chain. They have the same tea under their own brand. It's called President's Choice Berry Hibiscus Herbal Tea. I'm addicted to the stuff, so I can relate!

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Trust in science.

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4 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

“There is a cult of ignorance in the United States, and there has always been. The strain of anti-intellectualism has been a constant thread winding its way through our political and cultural life, nurtured by the false notion that democracy means that 'my ignorance is just as good as your knowledge.” - Isaac Asimov, 1980.

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The little library at my office. +/- 140 person office, large break room, a rarely used table in the corner with an empty shelf above it. Years ago someone brought in a few books and stuck them on the shelf. That evolved into a small but active book exchange. Then covid hit. We took turns WFH, half at home while the other half had to come in. Suddenly the shelf filled up, then the table below. Tons of books. Then CDs and DVDs. Then VHS tapes. Cheesy stuff: Richard Simmons Sweatin’ to the Oldies, Jazzercize, ancient Disney movies. The table was soon overflowing, and the boss got pissed that everyone was WFH, cleaning out their closets, and dumping their junk at the office. She stayed late one day (which she NEVER did). The next morning we arrived to find the table cleared off, and the shelf. And just like that, our book exchange was over.

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4 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Killjoys. Another shelf would not have broke the bank.

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It ruined trust in western medicine, media, so-called experts and government. Also, some faith in humanity.

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4 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Do you mean the idiots who stopped trusting science (and there own eyes!), or do you mean you no longer trust science (as in a conspiracy believer)?

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Dressing rooms. Goodwills don't have them anymore because of "Covid" (I think they use that more as an excuse because people would trash the rooms and its a huge hassle to clean them up, I know I worked in retail). Even though I'm not sure that Covid is the whole reason they're becoming less and less, its a great excuse for companies like Goodwill, who know say you can only return your items for store credit (if you can return them at all) its greedy and gross. It makes them a lot of money easily, and it was discovered because they were shut down during Covid, which is so dumb because there shouldn't be more than one person in there at a time anyway and we were disinfecting everything else.

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4 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Goodwill ruined Goodwill. They take donated items and sell them for insane prices, which is basically pure profit. Horrible company. Most people thing they are a charity. They are a for profit business.

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The price for a haircut.

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4 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I usually use an electric razor to shave my head. Last time I went for a haircut after the pandemic, it was $30. While I might not be able to style my hair just yet, an electric razor for roughly $30, and it being rechargeable is worth it.

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My body lol.

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I WANT SOUPLANTATION BACK. Salads, pizza, ice cream. One place. Under $12 for lunch. Peak civilization.

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The price of fitness equipment for home gyms.

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4 months ago (edited) DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

The price for gyms too. I get they took a huge hit with the pandemic, but for the price of a pre pandemic 12 months membership now i get a 6 months one.

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#64

Every high school prom.

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Used cars buying experience.

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4 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

The prices! I have a 2002 Camry I paid $6000 for fifteen years ago. I looked on car ads last week and saw the same 2002 Camry was still selling for $6000!

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All the cheap buffets in Vegas are gone.

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Vaccines.

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4 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

How did vaccines get worse? They are much safer in the last 50 years. Now us oldsters do not have to worry as much about death from pneumonia or the torture from getting shingles. The yearly COVID vaccine is just a few days of an aching shoulder.

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