It's been over a year since Covid started. How do you feel about it now?

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Screenwriter · Accepted Answer

It's a pain in the neck, and what's worse is the fact that so many people see vaccination as a political issue and not a social-health one. It's about stemming the tide of an illness that disrupts normal society and normal human contact!

Being able to go to work, shop, have dinner parties, see a movie, have a restaurant meal, go to school, SEE PEOPLE's FACES!!!

We might have this pandemic under control and on the way out if people would simply FOLLOW THE SCIENCE OF PROTECTION they received as children going to the pediatrician's office for their childhood vaccinations.

It's the same science as having yearly flu shots. I might've had the flu three times in the past 30 years since I started getting the vaccine. I haven't missed work, haven't been bedridden, haven't felt like shit for a week.

BUT, COVID IS A DIFFERENT ANIMAL. IT's INVISIBLE and its effects are ALSO INVISIBLE:

People who get Covid stay home with it. If they can't taste or smell anything, that doesn't affect ME. If they end up in the hospital, I DON'T SEE THEM.

If they're on a ventilator: I don't know about it. It's SOMEBODY ELSE's PROBLEM.

Covid doesn't physically cripple children and kill adults like polio did. They aren't bedridden and dead in a few months. It doesn't kill people outright like smallpox did or render the survivors deeply, facially scarred for life. It doesn't liquify the lungs and destroy the body like tuberculosis does. It has no bloody cough that advertises you're on death's door.

And, we don't know all the negative, longterm affects of Covid, so the young and the cavalier ignore it. Only a small percentage of Covid sufferers get the longhaul illness that won't go away for six, eight 10 months; leads to permanent fatigue, brain fog; prevents the sufferers from doing anything normal.

There is the infant Covid syndrome brought to the children by, of all things, infected adults! That's been killing toddlers and younger children. But again, the ones who recover: what's their prognosis? Unknown.

It is stunning that with an illness that so little is known about people can't exercise caution. "Covid exhaustion?" Covid isn't a bad soap opera or a boring sport. It's something to protect against with reasonable methods: unless you're immunocompromised, get the vaccine before MORE variants show up that will DEFEAT the current vaccine. Wear your mask, two if needs be. Keep your distance from people you don't know.

The new thing? People will lie about their Covid-vaccine status. Fake Covid shot records will be sold so the unvaccinated can remain unvaccinated and get into jobs and places that now are requiring proof of vaccination.

The best thing: workplaces are requiring vaccination to stay employed. It is the ONLY thing that anti vaxxers said would make them get vaccinated. The lawsuits have stopped. I don't even think there should be religious exemptions. People will lie about anything to get their way. Make it required to go to school and work. Might be the only way we can stem this tide of sickness and our hospitals being overrun with thousands of cases.

Anonymous · Accepted Answer

Tbh, the world could stay in semi lockdown like this for another year or so. I finally succeeded to get my shit together during the many months the world was panicking and going down the drain. It was like finally everyone stopped and I could catch up.
I feel great actually. I lost so much weight, started walking 10km on a daily basis, had a complete makeover, got a decent paying easy job and a nice appartement, finally paid off all my student loans, bought myself every electrical home appliance I ever wanted, got engaged to my boyfriend, finally got my driver's license and am saving to buy my own car. Given that I live in a big city with excellent public transportation, I never needed to drive but since my work place is located in a neighboring city, I don't mind not taking the train anymore.
I lost an uncle to Covid a few weeks ago though, so that was very sad and generally I don't like people dying but all in all I achieved more in this short amount of time than I had in the last 30 years!

molonski2 · Accepted Answer

The entire thing has been a massive massive overreaction , to say I'm sick of it is an understatement , its been over 18 months here ( Thailand ) , and first we said " Nothing to see here , we dont have it " ( we always did have it ) , but very little testing and basically zero deaths , so it didn't matter , people really believed " Its not here " , I used to argue F ing oath its here , then gradually they were forced into more testing , and " Ohh we do have some " , started counting cases ( utter utter bs ) , and then , we have it , Ohhh we have more of it , Ohhh sht we have lots of it. Well , seriously I could have told you that , then people blame on " Delta " but they have zero understanding of what that means , they tend to think there is this big black cloud over left ( Corona ) , then there is flu and colds , no one seems to get it all bluurrs.
So ow my pool is closed , an 80 m pool , that never has more than 4 people in it , the gym is closed , shopping centres are 10 % of normal , none of this stuff assists , and here , they love masks in normal times , not sure masks will leave in my lifetime.
So where are we now? So cases are massive , thats not going to change , so the absolute only way forward , if you wish to travel ( which I certainly do ) , I need to go to Denmark , Sweden , and Australia , is vaccination , and super high percentages of vax , we were a bit slow on roll out , I have one further jab to go.
Now , had the world followed Sweden , we loose a few more on the cusp initially , but more lives would have been saved , everything would be open , nothing mandatory , and overall less people would have died , the best form of defense is always , an up to date functional immune , you do not achieve this with lockdowns.
No Country ( except maybe Sweden ) followed the updated Matrix , after initial Sarz , that is out and out crazy stuff , WHO , well they basically just praised everyone. There must never , ever , be actions like this again. Its a VIRUS , you must live with it.
I'm massive pro vaccination , and passport vaccination , which is already occurring.

Almost10inch4funlol · Accepted Answer

i’m tired of it i flew every week during it and never caught it luckily lol but don’t get me wrong it’s very real and i’ve seen it first hand on how bad it could be. what i am tired of is the politics of it and the fact our leaders can’t just admit “hey, we don’t know, but we’re trying things some may work some may not.” 😂 i think honestly will help most people with their submission to their suggestions on combating this virus. other than that i don’t really give it any mind as long as we have passed the overwhelming of hospitals/ not having enough supplies etc. part then we’re go now let people make their own decisions and deal with the consequences of that.

didn’t mean to rant lol my bad great question have a great day ❤️

Comesaveme · Answer

Honestly I enjoyed it for the first 4-6 months where the lockdowns gave me an opportunity to rest and relax and travel less. I was in Australia till December and I didn’t find it too bad since I had no problem with wearing a mask and social distancing. It all changed for me when I decided to travel back home to visit my family and ex-fiancé (who cheated and dumped me). What should have been a two month vacation has been turned into an 8 month nightmare and counting. I expected Australia to open their bored by March 2021 for students like they had implied. But now they are not opened yet and do not have a definite on which they will open them. As a result my life has been turned upside down. One small stupid decision to travel during COVID has cost me 8 months of my life and I don’t know how much more. 2021 is officially the worst year of my life.

Qdbrown · Answer

Indifferent. I don't even pay attention. If a shop or restaurant says I have to mask up, I just walk next door and spend my money at indifferent places. If you want to mask up, that's on you.

Any talk of anymore lock downs would be ignored in my area. No one is worried about virus like they did a year ago. It's all been a big waste of money and country just to make some nervous scaredy cats who fear death so much, they hide from life. And would likely do other much deadly things than ever Covid could cause.

blank_expression · Answer

Personally, I am not highly concerned over the virus itself, as I have had it in Feb 20, and have been around Covid infected since and am doing just peachy. I am concerned however about the Vaxxx onslaught and the bullying being instigated by the MSM and the wizard behind the curtain pushing the jab. The whole political movement is disturbing and could potentially be a move to enslavement. I feel recklessness in the air being instigated by panic programming by those in power. I sense millions of gullible people jumping on a needle without even testing for their natural anti-bodies in a panicked state. I see manipulation by panic being delved out on a grand scale to achieve some nefarious end. I question all that I once accepted as fact, as a result. I feel that Covid is more of an induced mental disorder now, than it is physical threat. I have entered into a b&w Twilight Zone episode, “Covid.”

DarkWinterNights · Answer

At this point I’m convinced “they” are trying to literally create a controlled collapse of our economy and society. The death rate is overall very low, and vaccines are available. There is no reason for additional restrictions, especially with the country on the precipice.

SaoirseS · Answer

I’m getting tired of hearing people parrot the phrase “it’s all about control.” It’s a serious disease with potentially fatal consequences and there are a lot of people who just want to blow it off like it doesn’t exist - that’s why we’re still in this mess. I’ve buried or cremated a lot of people who’ve died from it, and an almost equal amount of people who died with it but not necessarily from it. I’m not going to take it lightly.

Paris13 · Answer

I have Not let my Guard Down. I have Not gotten the Vaccine neither. However, I do Plan on Going to see my Fiance next Year in the UK so I will Definitely get my Jab. I was just Waiting for now to See what Time Frame I need to have. I still Mask it. No matter if With or Without a Vaccine. It is Here to Stay. xx

RedFever · Answer

Actually, to tell you the truth, my life has improved dramatically since it began all those many months ago. Having to wear a mask is a nuisance, but nothing more. Don't believe all those 'Karens' who cry, "I can't breathe!" They're just being selfish and acting up.

supercutebutt · Answer

We need a powerful variant to emerge that will send the unvaccinated directly home to Jesus. Without the stupid, we would have a wonderful world. :) The pandemic would end and we could go back to normal.

Cherry234 · Answer

I'm not worried about it anymore. I'm vaccinated and wear a mask when I go out. I just want it to go away already. I don't like staying at home all the time. I feel like I've been socially isolated because of covid but now I'm going out more

LostInDespair · Answer

At this point I am absolutely fed up. I am not going to let COVID waste what should be my best years of life and last years of fun, friendships, and chances with gorgeous women (especially those wearing skimpy outfits), a. k. a my college years. I already lost over 1 year of college campus due to the pandemic forcing online classes. I am not going to lose another year, and I would never want to peak after college (where fun doesn't exist, everyone is enemies with each other, and it's impossible to talk to, befriend, or date women who are attractive and/or are wearing skimpy clothes). Peaking after college as a non-rich man would be an absolute shame, because it would only show that I could only do well when others are miserable, boring, soulless, and don't want to have fun nor be attractive anymore. And I am not let COVID force me into such a shameful predicament.

Anonymous · Answer

It's It's not exactly covid but this past year and a half has been nothing but pain and more pain. Also when you try to go do things and live life something seems to stop it or prevent. I truly believe that the cosmos God whatever you want to call it has been forcing us to slow down and we're being forced into this introspection prison. I learned a lot but I'm so ready to have joy love and fun in my life it's been such a heavy heavy time. So again in hindsight it's not exactly covid it's just the last 2 years have sucked.

ElizaPam · Answer

It’s over. It’s fucking over. The left is just trying to milk it as much as possible. I got the vaccine, I’m never wearing a mask again and I’ll NEVER carry proof of vaccination to buy or sell.

if I’m a heartless murderer then you’re a brainwashed lib

K-I-S-S · Answer

Just goes to show how stupid people are and how many of them are there in this world.

We can thank out lucky stars that covid is a really weak virus.

Even if ebola gets free from African continent (they are really opening up travel to there) we will be fucked, and that only has about 50% mortality rate.

Something 80% and moving fast. Bye bye 60% of western population, thankfully the stupid ones would be affected the most.

Anonymous · Answer

I feel like we are tumbling backwards. There was a brief point a couple of weeks ago where I felt like maybe, just maybe, we were all headed to brighter days, but just as soon as I had the thought then Delta started creeping up, and hospitals starting filling up again. Now that hope is just the same dull feeling I had while in lockdown, like every day is going to be the same again since some people refuse to do anything to help the situation but want to complain the loudest about it.

Anonymous · Answer

It's a shame that it happened. It's pretty terrifying that it looks likely it was made in a lab. Also a huge problem that no one seems interested in stopping doing the gain of function research that resulted in this and could easily produce something much, MUCH worse.

As for Covid itself, there are multiple vaccines now. They are available to everyone who wants it. So at this point the pandemic is over in the developed world at least. So we really should be getting rid of the restrictions and the masks already.

FunnyLady · Answer

I’m really sick of it. It seemed like things were getting back to normal. But now this delta variant is here and so many people are refusing to get vaccinated. Things may shut down again, but let’s hope not.

midnightmoon05 · Answer

Inconvenient my life style a bit other than that... annoying to have to hear it daily how hard they are working to manipulate to get what they want... and how all the people in the world are just puppets/sheeps following.

The few inconvenice... hard to get food at some point, shops closed. Have to wear a mask. Have to work much harder then ever. Gain some weigh that I normally wouldn't because my job forced me to sit all day.
Other than that, I still live the same life.

burlen · Answer

I feel sad for the people who have lost their lives. I feel sorrow for their aggrieved family and friends. I feel sad for people suffering from long covid and the uncertainty over the outlook of their condition.

I feel sad for the people who have been adversely affected by the government lockdown policy introduced to curb the spread of covid.

I remain hopeful for a positive future for all those who have endured pain as a result of covid19.

ohshee · Answer

I feel the same way I did in the very beginning something's not right but I'm going along with it but I really don't like is when we had to have lockdown because I'm single and had no way to meet anybody thank God for the internet I guess how do you like it now

serious · Answer

It is just frustrating to see lockdowns, quarantines and restricts every time there is a new wave of covid virus.

I just want this pandemic to end or at least come under control as soon as possible. International borders to open up and the world to return to pre covid times.

BeenThereLovedIt · Answer

*smh* at the sheer idiocy and hysteria of those who have no actual understanding of the big picture. They are caught up in irrational details. I also am frustrated and can say idgaf.. If you want to risk death over politics, good luck I say, I will wear a mask until every last one of ya chokes out in the ER.

Anonymous · Answer

Indifferent, really. For me nothing has changed since it started other than working from home and wearing masks in order to be serviced. I've been a very busy man then, I'm a busy man now still.

only the emergence of the covidiots with their pro-vaccine agendas makes me want to take a break from GAG and go swimming at a beach.

John_Doesnt · Answer

I feel like it was made a whole lot worse by people being stupid and ignorant. It would have been bad enough having to get everyone vaccinated and with all the death. But we've got idiots who won't get the vaccine and won't even admit the virus is real.

FatherJack · Answer

I knew it was total fabricated BS right from the start , no change there at all. Yet most still swallow the obvious lies , and ask for more !! All these fictional " variants " … Indian ( which rightly pissed India off !! ) , Delta , Thai Ladyboy...& something else they will pull from their asses next. It has increased my contempt for people in general.

Anonymous · Answer

I hate it. It's political. It ruined my last year of college. I'm going insane at home. My existing problems with anxiety and depression got worse because now that I'm working from home, I'm completely isolated and don't even have the chance to meet people.

GoodGuyBreakingBad · Answer

I'm within the States of America. I live in Pennsylvania and it will be what it is, I've got to wear a mask when I'm out and about... I have physical and mental illnesses so I got do what I can to protect myself.

genericname85 · Answer

Still the same as when it began. It's a slightly above average flu type disease which is not fundamentally new, that is utilized by governments to oppress the people and by media and the pharma industry to mage huge profits.

Arcreactor81 · Answer

I'm honestly relieved that I don't have to worry about meeting people  And I can play Minecraft all day, so Yay!

DiegoO · Answer

In my country there are still no restrictions that should be set by the government.

Whoever complains about having to pass time home, by martial law, should be thankful about their goverment concerns.

Imagine going out everyday, having to use your mask, while there are bunch of people on the streets without it.

BCRanger10 · Answer

I'm increasingly more skeptical. This whole thing has been about politics and control from the start.

Ecologygirl76 · Answer

I mean it's terrible that people are dying from it but that's nature for ya. I'm very thankful I haven't gotten sick from it. I did get extremely sick from the vaccine though.

dillbill561 · Answer

Fauci funny Tuesday’s are still a hit. People don’t attack me much anymore.. so that’s cool. But my belief that it doesn’t exist hasn’t changed since they first threatened us.

gotc147 · Answer

The conspiracy theorists keep getting proven right.

joeldalton · Answer

I've felt the same since the summer of 2020. It's a complete scam.

katiesmuff · Answer

Don't like it any better now than I did when it first arrived

MCheetah · Answer

Still sick of it, still wish we nuked China because of it, still can see this as being a fascist takeover of society for what it is, still don't want to wear a damn mask.

Sia_nee · Answer

Can't believe it's still ongoing but anyways it's our new reality now so it seems normal.

Anonymous · Answer

I knew there was a toxic paranoid element in modern politics. I had my worst fears confirmed.
I'll never find it unrealistic against when I see Zombie movies where someone gets bit and hides that fact from everyone else.

Still-alive · Answer

i wish it could be over with but these anti-vaxxers are making that goal pretty difficult

ayomanwya · Answer

I was sick of it when it started and I’m sick of it now. I’ve worked for like 3 months last year and for the rest of the 2020 I have completely done nothing. I lost my mom due to Covid in December. I finally went back to work on June 16th (got to see a lot of familiar faces for the first time because of covid and I got to meet some new coworkers that day), a lot of new kids. Honestly it’s bittersweet

jshm2 · Answer

To be honest, nothing much has changed about how I feel about it.  Trump is gone and that's a good thing. The world can start getting back to normal.

notserana · Answer

I don't mind it that much. It sucks having to take so much precautions when going out & traveling but better safe than sorry.

HaveNoName · Answer

Thankful to be still alive and well along with all my family.

Bandit74 · Answer

I had my job switched to fully remote so I feel great about the pandemic.

Wise4myage · Answer

I really hate it and the hypocrisy is just getting worse.

Anonymous · Answer

Personal freedom bullshit and politics can help infect and kill a lot of people. It makes you wonder how these bull headed fuckin Americans would react after a nuclear attack or a catastrophic war on our own soil. God help us.

moviedude714 · Answer

Well it sounds like it's not out of the question that the Delta variant could cause another delay from society returning to normal again

Hairylegs222 · Answer

This delta worries me and I'm vaccinated. I'm going to be pissed if my gym requires masks again 😭

J2ohhhhh · Answer

Covid made me less PC cus my arabic friends always call it the China virus (I'm half Chinese) I have to make jokes about terrorism, it gets the worst outta me.

fred_durst · Answer

it is good for me , i dont have to wake up early everyday to work anymore , they still pay me same amount , which much less work to do

backblueblack22 · Answer

I took it very seriously in the beginning. But as time went I was disgusted and horrified that this got weaponized for political purposes. The cure was worse than the disease.

Marhaban-1 · Answer

I'm fed up and have lost faith in our world leaders

IveGotNoName · Answer

I don't feel much about it anymore. This is normal life now... it's strange to think that about 8% of my life has been under a pandemic

Ninjazzed · Answer

Didn’t care at first then it started impacting my job opportunities.

douride2 · Answer

Covid isn't going away it's going to be here forever. It's like the seasonal flu.

Amur8711 · Answer

Same as when it started. Way over hyped, excuse for government to have more control.

I_want_a_moustache · Answer

I feel like going dancing it sucks that I can only dance at home but it's also a blessing that I can stay home and not have to work or worry about money so I try to be grateful.

exitseven · Answer

I am sick to death of it.

jimmy2 · Answer

Crap i heen wrong so bad on the crap 3 negatives off work 90 days almost died, a year of COV19 5 symptoms, took the shot put me down for 3 days, took the 2nd shot like a flu then a year later i have the Delta variant

JesseJayNeak · Answer

I gotta admit. It lasted longer than any "Made in China" ever made

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