“I can’t put my finger on what is different, though.
I just know that this is different now.”
Since the pandemic started in 2020, a lot of things have changed.
So when Reddit useru/I_Groped_SandyCheeksasked: “What things did the 2020 pandemic ruin?”
a lot of people had thoughts on the matter.
Here’s what they had to say below.
“24-hour stores and supply chains.
The bar is so much lower for good food and service now.”
u/SoreDickDeal
3.
“All the cheap buffets in Vegas are gone.”
4.“People.
People are so outwardly mean, antagonistic, and proudly uninformed now.
Weve lost all sense of a social contract.”
u/polkpanther
5.
“Genuine human interaction.
Feels weird and technological now.”
From phone lines (if they even have them at all) to in-person experiences.
The phone or online part is likely corporate cutbacks.
u/dumpandchange
7.
“I feel like people are angrier drivers now, but that is just a gut feeling.”
“My sense of purpose or meaning.
I havent felt this nihilistic since I was a ‘brooding teenage girl.’
20 years later, and now its actually more of an existential hell.
(This is in relation to the actual virus, politics, and societal response.)
People are just mean.
u/Saucy_SerenaL
9.
“Dating is really weird now compared to before COVID.
I can’t put my finger on what is different, though.
I just know the apps are different now.”
“My job of 12 years in the entertainment industry.”
u/TheDarkRabbit
“Basically, the same.
I’m moving on because it still hasn’t bounced back anywhere near those levels.”
u/BoomaMasta
11.
“COVID ruined the tipping culture.
Now, I’m expected to tip everyone, everywhere.
I’m so sick of having a tablet shoved in my face with tip choices at fast-food places.”
12.“Masks.
Now, here in Texas, we have idiots who will scream at you for wearing a mask.
Dude, I’m trying not to get YOU sick.
I’m trying to be considerate, but somehow, we’ve made that into something political.”
u/GamingTrend
“I really don’t get that mentality.
It doesn’t hurt me one bit so whatever.”
u/izeil1
13.
“The medical industry.
They deserve the break or need to leave, but their absence is causing a huge void.”
“Several friendships.”
u/LoserBroadside
“Oh, I feel this one.
What was hard was that the man was a brilliant marine electronics engineer.
Very smart and handy.
So we kind of lost touch despite our efforts from our friend group to reach out to them.”
u/CodeMonkeyPhoto
15.
“The small-town vibe and affordability of my area.
Work-from-home people and retirees moved here.
Now, traffic and prices have skyrocketed.
Can’t even enjoy the attractions around town, because everything is expensive and overcrowded.
My life is work and going home.
It feels like the pandemic didn’t end in that regard.”
“Enshitification is running rampant everywhere.
Everything is a subscription model and gig work that got you hooked with quality service and good prices.
And every six months, the service gets worse and costs more.”
u/Rapscagamuffin
