Not sure if this is allowed here and I mean no disrespect to anyone’s views. However, I am curious how this transition was experienced by folks here.
In March 2020, it was quite taboo to ignore the guidelines in many places, and laws were strictly enforced. Now, the vast majority have essentially returned to “normal life”. Basically a complete 180 in right around 4 years.
Did you see this outcome coming?
Was there a tipping point?
Did your views evolve over time? Or diverge in specific ways?
As someone in the middle of the spectrum, the trajectory the pandemic took (in terms of how serious people took guidelines) seemed somewhat unsurprising and inevitable. Personally, I picked up a couple of good habits like being stringent with hand washing and never going into the office sick (regardless of illness).
Just interested in other peoples perspective on this if you care to share :)
I don’t blame the vast majority of people for returning to “normal life,” whatever the hell that means.
What fills me with unquantifiable rage is the business owners and all other profiteers of our capitalistic system who would rather people return to work during the worst public health crisis in several generations and the elected and health officials around our world who gave up on the people they ought to serve.
Edit: This post feels a little bit like you wanna know why we’re all “not over it yet.” And it’s like…where do I even fucking start?
Remember when the CDC cut the recommended-self quarantine time for infected workers from 10 days to 5, because Delta Fucking Airlines asked them to?
Yes I remember wanting to send redacted to the CDC many times.