Great piece. Part of me does kind of appreciate the amnesiac attitude towards the pandemic. I really don't want to think about it. It was terrible, I had a period of struggling socially just before the pandemic and the enforced distance basically made that alienation law. Any rifts that could have been repaired became permanent barriers between households of 6-7 people. All the healing effects of society were totally cut off, part of the problem is that building back that social web is harder than it looks. Many social connections die if they're interrupted even slightly, let alone for 2-3 years.
I agree, a handful of friendships I had pre Covid never made it through, and 2021 was a mess as people readjusted at different paces. It’s weird remembering this essay because I did the same walk with almost the same people nearly exactly five years later.
Great piece. Part of me does kind of appreciate the amnesiac attitude towards the pandemic. I really don't want to think about it. It was terrible, I had a period of struggling socially just before the pandemic and the enforced distance basically made that alienation law. Any rifts that could have been repaired became permanent barriers between households of 6-7 people. All the healing effects of society were totally cut off, part of the problem is that building back that social web is harder than it looks. Many social connections die if they're interrupted even slightly, let alone for 2-3 years.
I agree, a handful of friendships I had pre Covid never made it through, and 2021 was a mess as people readjusted at different paces. It’s weird remembering this essay because I did the same walk with almost the same people nearly exactly five years later.