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TBH, even if it was an overreaction, the effects were by and large positive, regardless of the pandemic. Work from home, less traffic, more family time, slowdow
by new2628 6y ago
TBH, even if it was an overreaction, the effects were by and large positive, regardless of the pandemic. Work from home, less traffic, more family time, slowdown of economy, pausing of a lot of wasteful, useless activity. I really enjoyed walking around with almost no cars on the roads and listening to birds.
- clairity 6y agosure, it's great if you can afford the leisure, but 60-80% of americans can't, and it's irresponsible (at best) to ignore that.
- new2628 6y agoI realize this, yet, the fact that I can afford this leisure is largely due to my personal choices of forgoing some of the luxuries these people afford. I sympathize with those who are affected negatively by the situation, but I wish, for example, those who decide to buy a larger car would also sympathize with those who prefer clean air and less noise.
- clairity 6y agoi agree that frugal living is the bee's knees (i do it myself!), but nobody likes a wagging finger over an extended hand, especially if you construct a dichotomy simply for that purpose.
- indecisive_user 6y agoIf you want clean air and less noise then you should have moved to the country side where those are plentiful. Telling people in the city, that you decided to move to, that they should be conscientious of your decidedly non-city wants, is kind of pretentious.
- orangecat 6y agothe effects were by and large positive, regardless of the pandemic I generally hate the phrase "check your privilege", but in this case it fits perfectly.