For example, I have kept the habit of washing my hands with soap, first thing when I come home.
I kept working two jobs. You people had spare time?
(let’s be clear: I was relieved I could work remotely for my newest job, the same as I’ve been doing for my oldest job for decades. I worried about my friends and family who could not, but none of my peer group understands the “I was out of work and didn’t start so I took up an expensive new hobby” people!)
None of the answers in here are about hobbies tho.
I am such a better cook than I would’ve been otherwise, due to necessity. But I also enjoy it, because usually what I will make is going to be far tastier (and healthier) than other options.
I started cooking, period. My wife used to cook, now I do. It’s weird, but the pandemic totally flipped our roles.
I’m much more strict about not seeing people if I feel unwell even when it is likely something minor like a cold.
Holding my breath when walking next to other people. I get sick less.
I developed some home workout patterns that are a good fallback if I don’t do anything active outside the house in a day.
Is there something good in keeping people locked in their homes?
I have improved my abilities to distinguish between good and evil, between who the real enemy is and learned how to navigate through a life full of compliant persons who don’t understand what they comply to!
I personally learned a lot!
Oh and I ditched a lot of “compliant friends” too…
Hope we have learned something useful for the “Next plandemic”! 😉
Is there something good in keeping people locked in their homes?
Yes, that’s why we did it.
I respect your opinion, but totally disagree…
Here is why:
"Diagnosis of panic disorders and reaction to severe stress significantly increased by the lockdown. Mental health was more sensitive to lockdowns than to the presence of the pandemic itself. "
source: https://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-024-55879-9
There is tons of information out there if you want to really understand the huge impact on people health in the longrun that lockdowns and forced masking have done…
Everyone should do his own analysis, cost/benefit analysis could be first…
I suggest doing your own research. Here is a good start: https://www.startpage.com/sp/search?query=the+effects+of+the+lockdowns&cat=web&pl=opensearch&language=english
Open your eyes & mind!
Cheers!
PS: Paroting did not helped anyone, not even during the plandemic…
interesting strategy…
Any other opinions other than those “allowed” are to be removed?
Good luck with the lives you choose!
Your method of wrapping deadly “opinions” in a bubbly facade should get you rejected from every public forum.
I’m glad that it is not you the one who decides where I am allowed to express my opinions.
People were stressed, but it also prevented them from fucking dying, so I would say worth it. Also, you really missed the point of OP’s post. This is thread is supposed to be filled with positive stuff. Everyone already knows the pandemic sucked.
The question is whether the lockdowns had any benefits.
Pointing out the downsides doesn’t really respond to that.
Appropo of nothing… I’m slightly amused at the advise against parroting in a reply that says “Do your own research”
Huh I wonder if covid also causes any sort of mental health disorders. Wonder if it causes any health disorders. Wonder if it causes any death disorders.
I now have infinite patience with essential workers. When they get an order wrong, or they have a bad attitude, I let it go
I found it quite ironic how most of the essential workers get shit pay… Says a lot about our society I think.
They’re essential, but they’re also numerous. The barrier to entry for a lot of these jobs is “went to school for some time” - which means pretty much everyone is qualified.
Supply and demand.
Notice how when service staff were allowed back to work, a lot of them didn’t, and that drove up zone wages.
And to be clear - I am not advocating for below living wages, nor saying that people doing these jobs are unskilled. You can tell the good from the bad, and I think everyone should be paid at least a living wage.
Yeah I agree, I don’t think they should be the top earners. But a livable wage should be the minimum…
I learned what without hired help and a mother that got incapacitated, a house can turn into a sloppy mess real quick.
Learned to cook real meals, do laundry, and give the house a good vacuum and mop.
Went from a 105kg manchild to a 93kg still-a-manchild. Who knew that controlling your own food and regular physical activity would make a potbelly shrink.
It surprised me too how much my parents did as my parents got older and needed more support. Cleaning and cooking was only the tip of the iceberg. They did so many little things for everyone, I still don’t understand how they had the time to do that, raise kids, and work.
My wife bought a weight set a few years ago. I started using it during the lockdowns and have kept up with it ever since.
Washing my hands using the WHO method instead of randomly.
Avoiding catching viruses.
Meditation.
I got rid of all the snacks in my house, and have kept them out. I lost 25 pounds too. :)
Covering my cough or sneeze with my shirt collar.
I was taught inside of my elbows but yep, will never cough into my hand again. It’s so gross, why was it ever a thing?
Not sure if a good habbit or just paranoia at this point, but I’m more concious what I touch outside and bring desinfectant to use when I touched too many (ornonentoo frequently touched) things.
Also mask up when respiratoty diseases are going strong.
I miss the availability of hand sanitizer everywhere.
The dispensers are still around, just all empty. So frustrating. I’m not worried about covid but I don’t want a cold or the flu either…being sick is not fun. Let me keep my hands clean!
I guess it depends. I use them occasionally and they usually work. But that might be just leftovers as not many people use them :D
Always wear a mask on transit. People are fucking disgusting lol.
The best part, is people wont sit near you if your wearing a mask because they think your sick.
Really? I should totally give it a go some time. Sounds like the ideal life hack for me.
A bit of sniffling helps sell it, but it definitely seems to keeo people away from me. Or maybe i just smell bad :D
Well normal surgical masks are designed to protects others from you, they don’t protect you from others.
A KN95 or N95 mask will protect you.
What I find interesting is how many people will be on there clearly sick and not wearing a mask or trying to distance themselves from others. Just selfish people who don’t care who they infect.
Never giving up working from home.
I accepted my current position early 2020, with the understanding that I would move to The Big City eventually. Then covid came. Yeah, that aint happening. As much as I enjoy cities, I prefer to live somewhat in the middle of nowhere where my mortgage is less than 10% of my monthly income
100%. I’m in the office 1x a week. Usually for hardware swaps/pick-ups/rework and I’m not giving any more than that full time. My boss knows this, and even though higher ups want everyone back in the office, to see faces, I’m pretty insulated from it, and have gotten a few others to switch over.
We moved from the Capital District of NY - which i loved - to the Midwest where my wife is from because money goes about three times as far here and I was still making NY money at the time.
Lots I miss from “back east generally, but not the prices.
