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It seems like we are experiencing a very slow and gradual offramp from the restrictions, rather than something that will have a clearly defined endpoint. 2021
by School-Cotton 5y ago
It seems like we are experiencing a very slow and gradual offramp from the restrictions, rather than something that will have a clearly defined endpoint.
2021 is already "mostly normal", for me. I hope sometime in 2022 we will be back to "100% normal", but I'm not confident.
- avaika 5y agoIt really really depends on where you are. E.g. in my country it's almost like "normal". But that's not what you think. People just don't follow restrictions, people don't wear masks, abuse vaccination (simply skip or even buy fake vaccination certificate to fulfill government / employer requirements). The only difference from "normal" is increased workload on hospitals and daily news "over thousand people died today from covid-19". When it's absolutely unbearable for healthcare system, government also introduces soft lockdown where restaurants / cafes / public places are closed. Then everything goes back to "normal". I really don't see how it can be 100% normal next year. At least in here.
- kgin 5y agoMasks became a regular fixture in Asia after original SARS. Not by regulation, but they just became an ordinary item used by people to avoid getting sick or avoid getting others sick.
- School-Cotton 5y agoHaving been to many parts of Asia before Covid hit, masks were indeed not unusual, but were never worn by _everyone_ or even the majority of people, even in crowded places like subways.
- kgin 5y agoAh, yes that’s more what I meant to say. We’ll get to a place where masks aren’t required anywhere, but we may never return to a world where masks are a weird or unusual sight.