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[–] [email protected] 42 points 2 years ago (2 children)

The internet as a whole got sadder / meaner / more unruly when COVID happened. I was on reddit a lot at the time and noticed it immediately.

It’s still like that, but I hope we find a way forward.

[–] Today 7 points 2 years ago

The world as a whole...

[–] thegreatgarbo 1 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

I'm of the opinion that the two years of COVID driven existential fear and uncertainty around death, of both ourselves and our loved ones, is a global impact that will ripple through behavior for many years. We monkeys all act out our traumas. That's okay, it's part of the healing process and will eventually become a fading memory replaced by better ones, births, new relationships, triumphs and laughter.