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Curiously, almost everybody on the hiking trail I bike has the telltale white lozenges in their ears now. Pre-Covid it was something like 25%. So trail talk ha
by JoeAltmaier 5y ago
Curiously, almost everybody on the hiking trail I bike has the telltale white lozenges in their ears now. Pre-Covid it was something like 25%.
So trail talk has been reduced to nearly zero. I call out "On your left!" as I pass, but still folks can be startled as I drift past. And forget saying "Good morning!" and getting a response.
It will take years to undo the changes done by this past year.
- tqi 5y agoStrangers don't owe you a response, and not being expected to give one is not a regression.
- JoeAltmaier 5y agoDon't know where you live, but a year ago they did respond. Now they don't. That's a change, and it seems clearly to be in the 'not as social as before' category. I take that remark as part of the regression itself - "I'm not as social as before and that's ok because reasons!" It's sad.