Post A2uXmoMNSyz2EuO1vk by InvaderXan@writing.exchange
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(DIR) Post #A2tXUXtNlAqenN9eM4 by InvaderXan@writing.exchange
2021-01-04T13:11:19Z
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I'm trying to get peoples' opinions on a few things for a thing I'm trying to write. Well, a few things really. So here are a few little questions. Make your answers as long or short as you like, share only as much as you want to, and just speak from the heart. There are no judgements or wrong answers.
(DIR) Post #A2tXVDAUITtOoITOD2 by InvaderXan@writing.exchange
2021-01-04T13:11:28Z
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During the pandemic, especially during the lockdowns, what things have felt weirdest to you? What has felt uneasy or difficult to cope with? What seemed strange or out of place?
(DIR) Post #A2tXX0UWOss84ZhSLY by InvaderXan@writing.exchange
2021-01-04T13:11:48Z
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What have you been doing to cope with being stuck at home so much over the past year? What things, large or small, have brought you comfort and joy? Is there anything you’ve enjoyed?
(DIR) Post #A2tXYga7OZ8yu37OVc by InvaderXan@writing.exchange
2021-01-04T13:12:06Z
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While the pandemic keeps continuing, what worries you? What irrational fears or concerns do you have? Are you paranoid about anything?
(DIR) Post #A2tY4Bb28JJY4RZCa0 by vicorva@social.scribblers.club
2021-01-04T13:17:44Z
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@InvaderXan It's been hard that I can't hang out on my friend's couch or play games with my sister. There are very few places I am truly comfortable other than my home, and I miss them. And this will sound weird, but I miss people interacting with my cat. It used to be that Merlin would get attention and cuddles from friends, but nobody visits for safety and it feels off. Unlike us, he can't exactly voice chat with them.
(DIR) Post #A2tYD4r2ZIVrleIGWm by vicorva@social.scribblers.club
2021-01-04T13:19:22Z
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@InvaderXan I've played more multiplayer games than I ever played in the past, to the point of even making new friends who game. I used to engage with friends through activities like board games which aren't really replicable in pandemic, so video games have become a huge thing for me. I can talk away while also having something to focus on. It's almost as good as seeing people in person. Almost.
(DIR) Post #A2tYL40jaZO5T3dUrQ by vicorva@social.scribblers.club
2021-01-04T13:20:48Z
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@InvaderXan Nobody seems to be taking it seriously enough. Even people who claim to take it seriously seem to have seen friends or family at least a few times this year in person, or eaten out regularly, or even BEEN ON HOLIDAY, and I don't understand it.I just want this to end and sometimes I think it will never happen because nobody will stay home.
(DIR) Post #A2tYU0XVremhJ9EUro by Anke@social.scribblers.club
2021-01-04T13:22:23Z
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@InvaderXan I chatted more with people I already knew online. I bought a big teddy bear.
(DIR) Post #A2tYYqDhexC2kaGudk by yam655@weirder.earth
2021-01-04T13:23:18Z
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@InvaderXan I worked from home and home schooled my kids before the pandemic started. Add in very little driving as my ex and I were sharing a car, and... My overall lifestyle didn't really change at all. I got more stuff delivered (like groceries) -- which I would have considered a waste of money previously.I've got to watch everyone freaking out about... Well, what was basically my normal lifestyle already.
(DIR) Post #A2tYZV4ZlnFnS9Jhbc by Anke@social.scribblers.club
2021-01-04T13:23:25Z
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@InvaderXan My mental health took a nosedive, and I'm losing my job. I don't think it's entirely irrational to worry about finding a new job, particularly since job search and my mental issues really do not go well together...
(DIR) Post #A2tYsKl8L7hsy5CfSa by covertCharisma@tech.lgbt
2021-01-04T13:26:48Z
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@InvaderXan I got super into virtual reality, both for gaming and also as a way to walk around outside without actually leaving the house and putting myself and others at risk.
(DIR) Post #A2tYzJPTkqfMoJOzK4 by yam655@weirder.earth
2021-01-04T13:28:05Z
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@InvaderXan I watch various streaming programming. I have a number of hands-on projects. I sing improvised acapella. I dabble with some fiction writing. I've started experimenting with penmanship and sketching. There are other things, too, that I've prepped for but not yet fully engaged with. (I've collected a few new hobbies over the past year.)
(DIR) Post #A2tZ1TD2IAKjmWbwX2 by yam655@weirder.earth
2021-01-04T13:28:30Z
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@InvaderXan I watch various streaming programming. I have a number of hands-on projects. I sing improvised acapella. I dabble with some fiction writing. I've started experimenting with penmanship and sketching. There are other things, too, that I've prepped for but not yet fully engaged with. (I've collected a few new hobbies over the past year.)
(DIR) Post #A2tZ1qSlppaNtz9Kka by covertCharisma@tech.lgbt
2021-01-04T13:28:30Z
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@InvaderXan (US-centric) I worry that not enough people will take the vaccine but the US will still call the pandemic over at some point, everywhere will open back up, and people will act like the virus is no longer an issue.
(DIR) Post #A2tZDYDzTF8ioNomVU by covertCharisma@tech.lgbt
2021-01-04T13:30:39Z
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@InvaderXan Gonna be honest, I didn't do much different except stop going out places. Everything I do moved online, which I guess is different, but I've done that before so I just sort of shrugged and went back to online-only. We did have to stop group shopping trips in the household and designate one person to do all the grocery runs.
(DIR) Post #A2tZUisX73mQmEyBQ8 by covertCharisma@tech.lgbt
2021-01-04T13:33:46Z
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@InvaderXan Gonna be honest, I didn't do much different except stop going out places. Everything I do moved online, which I guess is different, but I've done that before so I just sort of shrugged and went back to online-only.We did have to stop group shopping trips in the household and designate one person to do all the grocery runs.
(DIR) Post #A2tZmqb19rd9vPQ4Aa by yam655@weirder.earth
2021-01-04T13:37:01Z
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@InvaderXan I don't expect it to end for another 3-5 years. I expect it to be resolved for the rest of the world before then. Everywhere but those areas where antivaxxers are strongest, like the US (where I am located).From the beginning I've not expected the pandemic to be under control in the US until something like agoraphobia prevents sufficient people from leaving their homes.I'm all set to be pleasantly surprised by how it unfolds.
(DIR) Post #A2tZnUnpfdeGcjirhI by aldersprig@wandering.shop
2021-01-04T13:37:02Z
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@InvaderXan After I got used to working from home - okay, the first bit of getting used to, it's still taking time - the weirdest parts were first, being around my husband /all the time/. (I love him, I love spending time with him, could he go away sometime?). And second...... grocery stores. Stores. I keep getting freaked out by how different they are. One-way aisles. Whole new social rules. Ack.
(DIR) Post #A2tZs4rXXjMVcTdpuC by aldersprig@wandering.shop
2021-01-04T13:37:59Z
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@InvaderXan I didn't have a lot of socialization in-person to begin with, but I miss what little I had, and I find that I really miss small talk. A lot. My parents seem to miss seeing me more, and try to see me more, than they would in a normal year, which is stressful in and of itself.
(DIR) Post #A2tfF7SgXrks6zp3Sq by Rowyn@wandering.shop
2021-01-04T14:38:09Z
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@InvaderXan Maybe the weirdest part is that all seems so normal now. Like, Lut and I used to go out to eat a few times a week. Now he hasn't left the house except for a medical appointment since February. And that just feels normal.The hardest part is not being able to travel to see my family or long-distance SO or friends.
(DIR) Post #A2thRUuLOmh0DCn1vM by neeti@eldritch.cafe
2021-01-04T15:02:47Z
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@InvaderXan I've rearranged my home so there are sections or "spaces" for different things, so it feels like I have some different place to go to do a thing. (Usually I do everything, like eat, work, watch tv, read or play, in one place.)I found joy in astronomy, tarot, writing, reading, things that I can do indoors.
(DIR) Post #A2tndFdKc7T62UouCe by WizardOfDocs@wandering.shop
2021-01-04T16:12:09Z
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@InvaderXan the loneliness has been very hard to cope with. I've been touch-starved like you wouldn't believe, and constant voice and video calls with my partners doesn't help like I need it to. I feel my emotional responses to things regressing too high school. Also wearing a mask makes it hard to see and to breathe, and I feel like I'm alone in being unable to get used to them. TL;DR I'm depressed now
(DIR) Post #A2tnmoOyiNKyThfJey by WizardOfDocs@wandering.shop
2021-01-04T16:13:54Z
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@InvaderXan knitting is helping, and lunch with my roommate, and games like Minecraft and VRChat where Ican convince myself there are people in the room with me. Regular movie nights on Discord are less effective, because no matter how good I feel, I'll have to be alone again soon.
(DIR) Post #A2to8DLf9wAJvhJuE4 by WizardOfDocs@wandering.shop
2021-01-04T16:17:46Z
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@InvaderXan I'm scared that quarantine will never end because there are always people breaking quarantine. The idiots who wear their masks off their noses, and who go to parties, and who don't think this affects them, have taken my life away and are holding it hostage, and I am helpless to get it back.
(DIR) Post #A2tosdKmsPWRqP2qQa by RadioAngel@sunbeam.city
2021-01-04T16:26:08Z
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@InvaderXan 1. The beginning of the pandemic. My dad was at the hospital and when we went to pick him up they told us he had stage 3 cancer (a miss diagnosis, but we didn't know it at the time). We found out about the food shortages the same day when we went to Aldi to pick up groceries. 2. The fact that people absolutely don't care about the wellbeing of others and made masks a political hill to die on. 3. The fact that adult dependents never got a stimulus check.4. Loosing my grandpa and all my family members snubbing us because we wouldn't go to the funeral and possibly infect them with Covid.5. Not even being able to go outside because my neighbors won't wear a mask. 6. My uncle possibly lying and bringing suspected Covid to us.
(DIR) Post #A2tp4r2DlR3roKBij2 by RadioAngel@sunbeam.city
2021-01-04T16:28:21Z
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@InvaderXan A multitude of hobbies. I haven't been able to read since the pandemic started and have been filling my time livestreaming, learning how to draw, getting better at chess, and learning Latin. All of that plus video games and D&D (and my dogs) have made it bearable.
(DIR) Post #A2tpH2a0fLhH5knriC by RadioAngel@sunbeam.city
2021-01-04T16:30:34Z
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@InvaderXan My dad, he's still sick and he works at a hospital. The rest of my family is immune compromised and he doesn't remember to sanitize etc. when he comes home. I'm both afraid of him possibly bringing Covid home or one of us having a severe reaction to the vaccine since that's a big possibility.
(DIR) Post #A2tpqK5rXfeZXrWgUa by lindentreeisle@fandom.ink
2021-01-04T16:36:55Z
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@InvaderXan Aside from the stuff like seeing downtown empty at midday, what felt weirdest was probably how my sense of time just collapsed when I didn't leave the house for weeks at a time. By late spring it felt simultaneously like it had been a minute since lockdown started, and that it had always been that way. I never realized how much my timesense relied on daily and weekly routines.
(DIR) Post #A2tqGozdHTuauKFPO4 by lindentreeisle@fandom.ink
2021-01-04T16:41:44Z
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@InvaderXan I *love* working from home. I'm so much more productive when I'm able to walk away when I'm too tired/distracted/bored and come back after a rest or a snack or doing something else for a while. It is endlessly comforting to have my budgie chorpling to me all day and be able to see the cats napping when I turn around. I live alone but between pets and the internet I have never felt alone.
(DIR) Post #A2tqHbLbV60WsMtdIW by TQ@octodon.social
2021-01-04T16:41:48Z
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@InvaderXan the empty streets. Going to places that are usually full of people. Eerie.
(DIR) Post #A2tqModrV1X7YWvH6G by TQ@octodon.social
2021-01-04T16:42:49Z
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@InvaderXan making music. Watching a lot of critical role. Playing ttrpgs remotely myself.Making jam. Weirdly.
(DIR) Post #A2tqcCH9uaDtCNdcA4 by lindentreeisle@fandom.ink
2021-01-04T16:45:36Z
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@InvaderXan Every time we get close to a deadline where I might have to return to physical workspace I get anxious (they keep getting pushed back). I get unhappy/anxious/doubtful about leaving for trips (I've taken two this year, driving but otherwise restricting my contact to immediate family) although I settle down once I've actually embarked. In a lot of ways lockdown has created this bubble where I feel in control and it is scary to leave it.
(DIR) Post #A2tqiglXSnNxV0wYKG by TQ@octodon.social
2021-01-04T16:46:46Z
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@InvaderXan I'm stuck at home. My health has declined further and it worries me a lot. I think it's because of the continued stress, I have no outlet left. My resources are drained and will probably stay that way. Parents are forgotten in this pandemic, at least that's how I feel. I feel insignificant. I'm only there to serve capitalists make money.Ich fear these thoughts aren't even paranoid.
(DIR) Post #A2tqsPQola6QdMt1FI by lindentreeisle@fandom.ink
2021-01-04T16:48:31Z
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@InvaderXan When we first went into lockdown in March I would get deeply nervous about the amount of food I had- irrational bc I was employed and had access to rideshare and grocery delivery. But I used to walk around my kitchen touching packages and counting how many meals' worth of food I had, sometimes more than once a day. I think it was a control thing, but it stopped once my hindbrain accepted that the world wasn't ending (maybe 4-6 weeks in).
(DIR) Post #A2truKUkBwzLrACc4G by carcinopithecus@x0r.be
2021-01-04T17:00:04Z
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@InvaderXan weirdest: the actual distancing itself. just... not how i'm accustomed to moving or interacting. even the parts that are improvements that I'd like to keep after we're vaccinated.
(DIR) Post #A2trv0hzF6XMmOimXY by carcinopithecus@x0r.be
2021-01-04T17:00:13Z
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@InvaderXan stuff to cope: far more video games, fanfic writing, website/blog customization and other onlineness. ironically also gave me the final impetus to get rid of facebook.
(DIR) Post #A2trwyK755vlxgURGa by carcinopithecus@x0r.be
2021-01-04T17:00:35Z
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@InvaderXan fears: losing many more creative and other spaces, even online ones, that are a refuge from the gentrified corporatized monetized hell that is getting into everything in this city. turning into a world where the only people left are either the ones who never really live because they never quite have enough money, or live for money.(1/2)
(DIR) Post #A2ttUS0HqrdFWWkCGW by ijyx@sunbeam.city
2021-01-04T17:17:48Z
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@InvaderXan Recently, I've been scared that something could happen to my motherI think it's not *only* the pandemic that does this - a recent death in the family prbly plays a part too - but it started with the current lockdownWhen it comes to less personal things, I suppose my biggest fear right now is new strains of the virus that are immune to the vaccines
(DIR) Post #A2tuUJGASe1cMKfWwy by ijyx@sunbeam.city
2021-01-04T17:28:59Z
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@InvaderXan During the first lockdown, I worked in childcare so working from home wasn't an option - for over two months I was at home, pratically on vacation. And for most of that time it was relaxing. I spent a lot of time on the balcony, reading, playing ACNL, listening to podcasts, and drawingMy mom and I developed sort of a tradition of watching shows together every evening during the lockdowns. Those evenings are fun too.Recently, before the winter break, we had one week of school from home, which ive found to be much easier than going to school. I could work at my own pace, skip a day when wasn't in the mood, and sleep according to my own sleep rhythm. I think this is a part of why I'm hoping the current lockdown will continue (the other part being the obvious reasons, health, safety etc)The also extended the current winter break from 2 weeks to 3
(DIR) Post #A2tvKTcfB3bbYc4A0O by ijyx@sunbeam.city
2021-01-04T17:38:25Z
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@InvaderXan I think the weirdest thing was that it *wasn't* weird. It seemed somewhat surreal at the beginning, but within a day or two I got pretty used to it.Also I've never really felt lonely before. I can get by on very little social interaction for quite a while. That changed after about 6-7 weeks of the first lockdown. I didn't feel like I needed more social contacts - quite the opposite. I started re-playing embarassing moments from years ago in my head over and over again, started getting angry at people I hadn't talked to in months over things that had happened years ago etc. The idea of meeting people again stressed me out. It didn't feel like I wanted more interaction at all, but to me it seemed like a warning sign that I needed it.Luckily that started shortly before the daycare I worked at called me back to work. Being in contact again with the kids and my coworkers definitely helped me
(DIR) Post #A2tvOGSA5Bq1s5xalM by ijyx@sunbeam.city
2021-01-04T17:39:07Z
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@InvaderXan I think the weirdest thing was that it *wasn't* weird. It seemed somewhat surreal at the beginning, but within a day or two I got pretty used to it.Also I've never really felt lonely before. I can get by on very little social interaction for quite a while. That changed after about 6-7 weeks of the first lockdown. I didn't feel like I needed more social contacts - quite the opposite. I started re-playing embarassing moments from years ago in my head over and over again, started getting angry at people I hadn't talked to in months over things that had happened years ago etc. The idea of meeting people again stressed me out. It didn't feel like I wanted more interaction at all, but to me it seemed like a warning sign that I needed it.Luckily that started shortly before the daycare I worked at called me back to work. Being in contact again with the kids and my coworkers definitely helped me
(DIR) Post #A2u3qqCRZSSOTkkHj6 by aldersprig@wandering.shop
2021-01-04T19:13:54Z
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@InvaderXan There were things I Wanted To Do (hike more all summer) and didn't... But the things that I DID do were:Rearrange my home office to be as comfy as possible. (Husband bought me an amazing monitor)Our local hotel was doing a "stay for the day-only as a home-office for $50" and I did that once. Then I dogsitted/housesat for my parents while they were gone (camping) twice to get a couple days of quiet. Well, different noise.
(DIR) Post #A2u4290HzyFxz3RybY by aldersprig@wandering.shop
2021-01-04T19:15:56Z
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@InvaderXan on the "not sure if it's irrational": My dad and most of my aunts/uncles are 70 are over and somehow A Risk Group. Cancer, Heart attacks, kidney transplant...Mom's Almost perfectly healthy, but she's the outlier.
(DIR) Post #A2u47bloTN6YeKHhbc by aldersprig@wandering.shop
2021-01-04T19:16:56Z
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@InvaderXan I worry about Doing the Wrong Thing, catching Covid, not knowing it, and despite the mask, passing it on to someone who will die from it. I worry about catching it myself and getting knocked over into the invalid part of any one of my chronic conditions.
(DIR) Post #A2uXmoMNSyz2EuO1vk by InvaderXan@writing.exchange
2021-01-05T00:49:21Z
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@vicorva Aw, poor Merlin 💚 zoom calls don't really work for cats!
(DIR) Post #A2uaZuEIdDHwXf97JY by InvaderXan@writing.exchange
2021-01-05T01:20:37Z
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Well, this got a lot more responses than I was expecting. Thanks to everyone for the replies. Sorry I can't reply to you all individually, but I appreciate you taking the time 💚
(DIR) Post #A2ubuUTZg5imhhfbxQ by MmeLibertine@elekk.xyz
2021-01-05T01:35:22Z
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@InvaderXan animal crossing helped me feel more connected to some people, and allows me to "visit" my sister more often. My son has brought me a lot of joy and kept me very busy. Cooking is a nice joy, too.
(DIR) Post #A2uc4fnESLNIhOiihc by MmeLibertine@elekk.xyz
2021-01-05T01:37:22Z
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@InvaderXan I'm worried it's never going away. I'm worried my son is missing out on connections with his peers and other families. I stress over every interaction, even masked and distanced, because what if I didn't wash my hands enough or didn't have enough space between us. I freak out over allergy symptoms cos what if it's actually covid.
(DIR) Post #A2v9uGicDyi6Tflsbw by vicorva@social.scribblers.club
2021-01-05T07:56:28Z
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@InvaderXan one of his favourite humans stopped by to drop something off and Merlin saw him on the doorstep and for the first time in his life, tried to escape the house. Just yeeted himself out the door after friend. 😭
(DIR) Post #A2vZXXK6v5si7l890C by InvaderXan@writing.exchange
2021-01-05T12:43:43Z
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@vicorva Oh my gosh!! 💚💚😭😭😭
(DIR) Post #A2vZtGQkPMYQ6PaxrE by InvaderXan@writing.exchange
2021-01-05T12:47:37Z
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@MmeLibertine The paranoia really can creep up on you, huh? Even when you know it’s irrational 😕
(DIR) Post #A2wBwqEdXYCYH93zg8 by tedel@writing.exchange
2021-01-05T19:53:52Z
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@InvaderXan Mainly the fact so many people do not wear face masks. As I see it, that is to be very socially irresponsible. Your health matters. Other people's health matters too.
(DIR) Post #A2wC16nVu2xonlPZh2 by tedel@writing.exchange
2021-01-05T19:54:51Z
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@InvaderXan Memes helped a lot, also chatting, yet the main one was to go out everyday to walk.
(DIR) Post #A2wCEu306YNVJOEW2K by tedel@writing.exchange
2021-01-05T19:57:20Z
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@InvaderXan I am not feeling paranoid about the disease. I just wish things will not be exactly the same once this is over. We have lived and witnessed many changes during the pandemic: clean skies, more time with family, people sharing with the poor like they did not do before. We should not go back to the normal selfish, consumerist and pleasure-craving society we had before. We deserve better.
(DIR) Post #A2wCs01NpNNn8K7S3E by StroomAfwaarts@todon.nl
2021-01-05T20:04:19Z
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@InvaderXan Frankly, other people. The "it's just a flue" types, that didn't keep their distance or wore face masks. The endless discussions with people who seem to live in some sort of distopia, where they "get stripped of all their rights", but who celebrated their birthday with the whole extended family last week 🙄
(DIR) Post #A2wDaosG7SJjamDu9Q by StroomAfwaarts@todon.nl
2021-01-05T20:12:28Z
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@InvaderXan I loved that there were no obligations for social events. No required three kisses every time you meet someone you know, no birthday parties that go sour after a few hours, wonderful.
(DIR) Post #A2wDvjL7tJT8VbhG4m by StroomAfwaarts@todon.nl
2021-01-05T20:16:16Z
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@InvaderXan The only fear I have is money. I know I'm not the only one, so I sure hope there will be a universal basic income soon.