> And that’s after only a year of relatively minor restrictions on daily life, not 5 or 10 or 50 years of being held in captivity. Not to understate the restri

> And that’s after only a year of relatively minor restrictions on daily life, not 5 or 10 or 50 years of being held in captivity. Not to understate the restriction involved in being imprisoned, but “relatively minor restrictions on daily life” is really understating the experience of many people over the past year. I haven’t seen my parents, sibling, 1-year-old nephew, most of my friends, and any of my co-workers in over a year. I haven’t taken any vacation time because there’s nowhere to go and nothing to do. I’m fortunate that I’m comfortably employed, but none of my regular activities are happening, so my life is essentially in a holding pattern where every day is just some variation of working from home, cooking for myself, working out by myself, and reading.