" I ca n’t put my finger on what is different , though . I just know that this is unlike 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.
1.“24-hour stores and supply chains. Even today, more than four years later, there are still things out of stock and hard to find.”
2.“Dining out. 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. We’ve lost all sense of a social contract.”
— atomic number 92 / polkpanther
5.“Genuine human interaction. Feels weird and technological now.”
6.“Customer service. From phone lines (if they even have them at all) to in-person experiences. The in-person part is likely to do with people outwardly turning into complete assholes during the pandemic, so I can only imagine what that does to a worker’s mentality. The phone or online part is likely corporate cutbacks. Whatever the exact reasons, we’re probably never going to have even ‘good’ customer service as the baseline ever again.”
— uranium / dumpandchange
7.“I feel like people are angrier drivers now, but that is just a gut feeling.”
8.“My sense of purpose or meaning. I haven’t felt this nihilistic since I was a ‘brooding teenage girl.’ 20 years later, and now it’s actually more of an existential hell. (This is in relation to the actual virus, politics, and societal response.) People are just mean. Most people have careers and work at companies that, if they disappeared tomorrow, the only suffering would be from the employees without salaries anymore.”
— uranium / 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.”
10.“My job of 12 years in the entertainment industry.”
— uranium / TheDarkRabbit
" Basically , the same . I was play gigs as a freelancer and eventually making a support in the six months before COVID close thing down . I ’m moving on because it still has n’t take a hop 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. It used to be that we could respectfully wear a mask while we were sick, making sure we didn’t get anyone else sick. 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.”
— uracil / GamingTrend
" I really do n’t get that mentality . Like if you were trying to force everyone else to wear a mask , certain , but catch mad at someone else for wearing one is eldritch . I assume most mass I see endure them have a reason , whether it ’s being sickish , being immunocompromised , or being paranoid . It does n’t hurt me one bit so whatever . "
— uranium / izeil1
13.“The medical industry. So many got burnt out and left, and the shortages are still a huge issue, so healthcare is suffering. They deserve the break or need to leave, but their absence is causing a huge void.”
14.“Several friendships.”
— u / LoserBroadside
" Oh , I palpate this one . We were friends with a couple during the pandemic , but the guy cable stick more and more into conspiracy theories with ones I never even heard of . He was n’t full off the thick end like some , but he knew I did n’t agree or think him . What was hard was that the man was a splendid nautical electronics technologist . Very smart and handy . So we kind of suffer touching despite our drive from our acquaintance chemical group to hit out to them . "
— uranium / 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. The chance of me buying a home in my 20s went out the window, and I now have to fight for my life driving every day. 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.”
16.“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.”
— atomic number 92 / Rapscagamuffin
17.And finally, “Everyone’s mental health.”
