> 2020 has pretty much robbed me of what empathy I had left. It's insane how selfish we have become. When I start thinking along these lines, I consider the do

> 2020 has pretty much robbed me of what empathy I had left. It's insane how selfish we have become. When I start thinking along these lines, I consider the doctors and nurses, firefighters/EMS, vaccine researchers, food bank volunteers, grocery store workers, open-source data volunteers, ... “Look for the helpers,” as Mr. Rogers said. I think that many people have been conscientious during the pandemic. They aren’t visible - they only show up in year-over-year measures of reduced traffic, etc. None of this obviates my frustration at the political and cultural response to the pandemic. Covidiots and maskholes still piss me off, but I don’t think they’re the whole story.