The pandemic has ingrained in people negative attitudes once considered unacceptable

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AdamK47

Lifer
Oct 9, 1999
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Tell me more about this coddling that took place, I'm not sure I got my coddle voucher.

I can't tell you first hand since I never got any of the pandemic relief checks, PPP loans, rent/mortgage delays, or unemployment checks. Only a continuation of grief and misery for poor old me.
 

nakedfrog

No Lifer
Apr 3, 2001
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I can't tell you first hand since I never got any of the pandemic relief checks, PPP loans, rent/mortgage delays, or unemployment checks. Only a continuation of grief and misery for poor old me.
The continuation of grief and misery where you evidently make enough to not have experienced any financial distress? I guess I can see how that might stymie your empathy skills.
 

manly

Lifer
Jan 25, 2000
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The continuation of grief and misery where you evidently make enough to not have experienced any financial distress? I guess I can see how that might stymie your empathy skills.


Grief and misery indeed.
 

Charmonium

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I do have to say that the financial markets have been very, very good to a lot of people, including moi. I'm seeing YTD returns that are just crazy - and that's after the recent downturn. But if you're not in the market, even if you have a house and some savings, it's still nasty out there. I've never been especially empathetic though. I do what I can when I can but beyond that, I've got way too much of my own shit I have to try to live with.
 

AdamK47

Lifer
Oct 9, 1999
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Grief and misery indeed.
No allocation yet. Probably not this month either. Lazy pandemic excuse making Audi won't build me my supercar. Grief and misery ensues.
 

Medicine Head

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I firmly believe the pandemic has over-coddled people. They've been conditioned in believing being lax on things is okay. The pandemic has become the great excuse.

To be precise, not the pandemic itself, but the general response to it.
I agree. Regardless of their political position or what people do for a living, people are starting to be careless of the decisions they make. It is when someone close to them ends up dying do they realize the mistakes that society is making. Do not be lax, be aware of the situation around you.

Thank you Mr.Dog for starting this thread. The word about this issue needs to be spread to the general public.
 

AdamK47

Lifer
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I agree. Regardless of their political position or what people do for a living, people are starting to be careless of the decisions they make. It is when someone close to them ends up dying do they realize the mistakes that society is making. Do not be lax, be aware of the situation around you.

Thank you Mr.Dog for starting this thread. The word about this issue needs to be spread to the general public.
I agree with the first two words of your reply.
 
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ultimatebob

Lifer
Jul 1, 2001
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Yeah, I'd agree that the pandemic has made people lazier and more anti social.

Don't want to go to grocery shopping or go a holiday party? Now you have a convenient excuse! Thanks, COVID!
 

Torn Mind

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Nov 25, 2012
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So is plankton.
Humans are a soup of coordinated plankton and other single-celled organism who sold their independence for greater powers through collective coordination. Some rebel against the order and thus become cancer.
 

Charmonium

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Humans are a soup of coordinated plankton and other single-celled organism who sold their independence for greater powers through collective coordination. Some rebel against the order and thus become cancer.
Rebel scum :rage:
 

Torn Mind

Lifer
Nov 25, 2012
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Well, yeah... like many people here, you were anti-social LONG before this happened :)
I'm only conditionally so. Immoral, unethical people, I can switch on utter disregard and even schadenfreude.

Morally sound people, or people I care about, you can expect me in tears if they die.

Not that's actually relevant to being able to survive solo or with just a few select people like family.
 

pmv

Lifer
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the pandemic hasnt changed anyone.
the pandemic revealed their true nature.

Well it changed 10-20 million people from being alive to being dead.

Maybe that is our true nature, though. In the midst of life we are in death.