On the one hand, the tensions/despair/hysteria/whatever seem very high in all the online spaces I go to right now. On the other, when people get desensitized by various horrors, the only way to make them react is come up with bigger horrors, on which soc and mass media thrive. I'm just wondering what's happening around you in the real world now? Is it the same? Is everything creaking at the seams as it feels? Like at work, or home, or school? Or is it just more of the same just at a higher pitch? Does it feel different or just more of the same?

  • PapaEmeritusIII [any]
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    3 years ago

    Lately we’ve been canceling some in-person meetings at work in favor of online meetings. More people I know irl are getting COVID than before. Groceries are more expensive and there’s always a shortage of pasta. That’s all I can think of that’s different compared to the last few months