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People Share What We Lost During COVID That Never Came Back
It's been several years since we were all stuck inside, separated from one another, and unsure of what was going to happen day to day. The Covid-19 years were odd and uncertain, and they certainly changed people in interesting ways. Not only that, but the pandemic changed society as a whole.
There are some practices, normalities, and other things that were changed because of Covid-19 that never really went back to 'normal', and that's odd to think about. Some people have noticed these permanent changed, and others have not.
Here, people came together to share some of the things they have noticed changed drastically since Covid-19 days that haven't really returned to the way they were before them.
What do you think never returned to normal post-Covid?
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People's social skills, honestly.
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Color palette. Maybe it's just where I've lived, but the millennial trend of white/beige/black everything with simple square shapes was really popular when COVID happened.
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Overnight businesses.
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Considering other people. Its like an invisible social rule was broken and never repaired.
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People are…. angry. There’s this kind of lack of minimal empathy everywhere.
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Etiquette. I used to joke and laugh about having had to attend charm and etiquette school.
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Faith in humanity. I hope that if there was a crisis, people put aside difference and so what's best for the community/society.
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My immune system. I never used to get sick
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I think we lost our sense of time
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Optimism, a positive mindset, and being a high-functioning person.
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Young adults gave up on the system as a whole.
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Volunteering. I’ve seen it across several organizations. People aren’t volunteering their time and service like they used to.
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The quality of products is terrible now. Clothing is made of the cheapest fabrics and nothing fits well anymore.
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Simple societal norms such as staying off your phone at the theater.
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Driving. It's like every day is the most dangerous commute you've ever had.
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Prices
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Fast food.
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Office culture. Even if you’re back in the office, it doesn’t feel the same.
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The broad spectrum of social interaction
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Me. Not to sound too dramatic.
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Customer service.
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