What are the good things you consider that had came out from this Covid pandemic?

[ohshee]

What has come from the pandemic is I don't believe in the government anymore The Voice told Little White Lies but this is ridiculous I'm watching manipulation going slowly but surely you're Gathering us are like a herd of cattle I know at least 50 people did head went into the hospital just for a little mind minor check-ups they were admitted overnight and the next day they were dead I see jobs wasting away I see thousands of steel containers out in the ocean with all bad food now it should have been mandatory those container should have been unloaded now even if they got second and third shifts in there but now we showed them how we were going to be with the toilet paper crap now we get to show them how we're going to be with the food because as you can see everybody's depending on the government to do something but there's no more Foods on the shelves in the stores so of course the government's going to do something you're going to get issued a government phone for free it's going to have your little credit card number on there and your ID you won't be able to buy anything without that telephone and that I D the government's going to step up and help people cough cough we are being manipulated slowly but surely into going under their thumb this is worse than communism this is worse than any genocides that other countries have done you think the race questions on here or bad now the race Pace questions are going to get worse and worse because if the government can get black and white to kill each other then they can slow down on what they're doing somebody has put a stop to the food supply because even the truck drivers that I know are hauling produce any more they say that it's there but nobody's picking it up watching sue the government will start getting big warehouses they're going to go into the grocery shop business the reason why we got put in lockdown is so you would get on your devices your electronic devices look at the games that you're addicted to right now it has a third party company that is involved they are tracking every move that you've done if you're an asshole like me and talk shit about the government they already know it when I go into the store and I have to use my phone to buy food you're going to turn me down because I talked shit about the government with that phone with everything that phone's going to be doing they have full control of you it's going to take a little bit more time but what they're getting us there slowly but surely

[InventorofWarp]

Prior to the pandemic I was a depressed, lonely drug addicted alcoholic who worked a shitty job he hated in a career he just kind of fell into for the last three years and I had literally JUST really started making it on my own, got my own apartment in a major city, met an awesome woman who really started helping me to change my life around and just in general I was kinda on a bad path and also was getting kinda pudgy.

Since the pandemic over the course of the last two years after moving back home and away from her unfortunately, I've left my career for a new one, returned to music and begun performing as a musician/singer and working part-time as a model after working out constantly and getting shredded after kicking my drug habit and alcoholism, which was partially fuelled by the multiple lockdowns of 2020-2021, and I've gained many more tattoos than I had before. I'm still next to broke all the time and had to sell my Mustang a while back but I'm getting back on my feet slowly and working with music teachers and agents to try and really carve out a path in this and find my way forward and hopefully see her again. My ultimate goal is to achieve at least a national level of success in this industry and return to that city to see her again and do all the things we've talked about within the next 8 months.

[Anonymous]

There were a lot of people who were overworked, who hadn't seen their kids/family/friends who got the opportunity to work less at home and spend more time with family/friends.

For about a year, my friend was telling me his dad, who is a full fledged alcoholic, was for the first time in years, sober and he was acting like a father because he couldn't go to bars or hang out with his enabling buddies. (Unfortunately with bars back open, he has gone back to his old ways now). He just said he really cherished that time and will hold on to those good memories.

A lot of people in quarantine realized they needed to make life changes, whether that was to commit to a partner or divorce them, lose weight, clean the house, learn a new skill, have kids, move, go back to school, etc.

For me it was a chance to get out of a lot of social engagements. I'm an introvert, and a lot of people want to force you to be social all the time and don't understand that those things aren't always fun for you to attend, but it was really nice just being like, there's Covid, can't come to your event. I had one of the best Christmas and Thanksgivings ever with just my closest family. We were all chilling in our PJ's and we ordered in food instead of having to spend all day cooking. We just fully relaxed and talked and laughed. I loved it. Didn't have to deal with 40 people in my face and the stress of these days, just my nearest and dearest.

[Amy10223]

What came out of this pandemic to me:
Families became closer because they were forced to stay at home. People spent more time with families doing all kinds of things together, from cooking, to playing games, to watching movies on TV and just talking more together. There were fewer crimes or no crimes being committed because everyone was home. There were no school shootings--or shootings in the USA in general. Mothers were staying at home and possibly teaching their children and paying more attention, as were fathers. There was much less pollution in the states and you could actually see the skyline of Los Angeles in CA.
Sometimes I think that God sent this illness to the world, because he wanted people to realize that they needed to slow down and be with one another. He is also not happy with how this world has turned out, not the way this earth is treated. We need to watch our ways and pay more attention to one another, treat each other more kindly. Most of all--appreciate this earth for what it is and take care of it, because there is no alternative.

[mobiusforniner]

Nothing. Im stuck in my room with Covid right now. And i had the shots. I told myself back in 2019, when it all started, that eventually everyone will get it. Those who can adapt will survive and those who can't will not. I've known people close to me who have died, I've seen the political turmoil, anger and paranoia created by it. And now, here i sit in a closed room, laughing in irony at how a small virus brought an entire world to its knees and how, even after two years, the brightest minds that science has to offer, still know little to nothing about it.

[ZackBan]

I think you were affected whether you belive it or not because even if you didn't change your habbit, for a long time public places were closed and today offer limited capabilities and sometimes force the use of masks (which have never been of any use)
So honestly there are not that many good things that came from this pandemic.
For the first half of 2020 we saw a decline in polution which is good I guess but it didn't last.
Also a lot of people showed their true colors and we can now differentiate the cowards from the courageous as well as those easily controlled from those who still have a functioning brain. So there's that as well

[MrNameless]

I feel like people are more closer with their families and there's more flexibility with work (notably working from home with office jobs). It's made people a bit more health conscious and self aware as well. Last point excludes anti vaxxers of course.

[MuddyMole]

No more coins, or cash in general. Contactless payments were gradually taking over already, but the pandemic accelerated that massively (and the transaction limit is much higher now too).

The acceptance of home / remote working, and not working a rigid 9-5 day. No more commuting. No more being forced to live in a big city to have a chance at decent job. Having the option to work and travel (okay, maybe not yet, but once travel restrictions are lifted).

[Deserter]

Made me feel better about myself honestly. Most are so easily conditioned and don't think for themselves. But I'm not like that, I also found some like-minded people.

The masks are also a great idea if you are sick or just going for a run on a cold day. Running in the cold is hell on your lungs, but not with a mask on.

[CarolineW]

I don't have to mix with people that I can't stand. Traffic was much lighter for a while. I can use Covid as an excuse for not going to some crappy party or work event. It lowered the population a bit on our extremely overcrowded planet.

[Anonymous]

More people being able to work remotely, which means they don't need to live within easy commute distance from their employer. People can work from anywhere that has an internet connection. That has had huge implications for everyth8ing from air quality to real estate values.

[Adam1978]

It proves we can rapidly change our ways, if we just could do it for a common good. Instead of letting a few prosper on the expense of basically everyone.

[anon171999]

I learned that people are not as good as I believed. I also learned that the US government is corrupt. I learned both of those things as a result of covid.

[Anonymous]

It's funny you think it's deadly when literally the death rate is lower than the flu unless you are very old or very weak the average age of death is literally over the average life of Expectancy.

The fact is it is not deadly it's the flu overblown into hysteria because people are very weak and old. Maybe try not being obese andyou won't die from the flu

[watercolor_lions]

My partner and I used the unemployment money to pay debt off. I'm from MO, so $1,200 was A LOT to us! 😄

[Guffrus]

You misunderstand the reason people talk about flu.

The idea is not that covid IS flu, it is that it is approximately as dangerous as flu.

[bigmatt98]

People are finally waking up to how corrupt our government is across the globe.

[Flower7]

Hopefully, it has made people start washing their hands more often and using sanitizer.

[slatyb]

Some anti-vax public figures got infected and died.

[ArrowheadSW]

The fast food places got very good at serving at the drive through!

[FunkyMonkee]

We found out that Fauci is a crook, that you can't even trust the CDC, the WHO, the FDA or great portions of the government. We found out how gullible a lot of people are.

[KostasKouvalis]

During the first lockdown it cleaned up the environment a little bit
Another huge plus is it gave people the opportunity to experience some of the world's most popular travel destinations, touristless

[exitseven]

I cannot thik of one good thing to come out of it. Besides all the deaths, the economy will take a long time to recover, our kids will never catch up academically and it enabled the democrats to steal the election.

[SaoirseS]

Maybe more people are getting into the habit of washing hands more frequently. People keep dying and regardless of cause I keep burying or cremating them.