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[–] [email protected] 56 points 1 month ago (2 children)

If we're talking politically, covid wasn't the turning point.

If we're talking socializing, then covid wasn't the turning point either, however it was sort of a point of no return or something. Not sure how to describe it.

I've seen plenty of romanticizing of pre-covid days from people around the ages of 18-23 today. Back when they still had friends and their life together, and they never really recovered from the isolation at a critical point.

[–] [email protected] 31 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Covid was like that part in adventure movies where characters have to run accross a bridge as it's collapsing and look back then say "that was our only way to return, we have to keep going now"

[–] [email protected] 12 points 1 month ago

Except instead of hiking their adventurer backpacks up and setting off into the dense jungle in front of them, it's clicking a "forgot password" link and opening a tab with their email while they wait for the new password to log in to zoom or something.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 1 month ago (1 children)

It's interesting to me. I got out and made more friends after covid. Didn't stop me...

[–] [email protected] 10 points 1 month ago

Did it happen during key development years for you?

[–] [email protected] 24 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (1 children)

“We used to be so fleshpilled. It’s 2050, and all these skinmonglers are still fucking with my moo’.”

A cacophony of approving moos rise from a worn speaker. The faint outline of a smile is illuminated by the gentle red light of a whirring monitor.

[–] [email protected] 9 points 1 month ago (1 children)

If my grandchildren get to leave their squishy meat suits I’ll be so happy for them

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

Yeah but the next step is amalgatronic goo. I’d take meat suit over that any day. It’s one step away from bionic net suit though. Here’s to the 2070s

[–] [email protected] 19 points 1 month ago (2 children)

It's not all bad


remote work policy is now a major topic. You'd be laughed out of any number of job interviews for asking about remote work policy, whereas now it's a completely fair question.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 month ago

And when they say no, I laugh at them!

[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 month ago

My local grocery store is staffed by remote workers at night.

[–] [email protected] 11 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

They already do. Like, “remember when fast food places used to have a dollar menu, and you could buy a dozen eggs for two bucks?”

[–] [email protected] 9 points 1 month ago

Yep, things changed, but it’s more like it’s all mask off now.

Before covid it was all like this, except the majority could pretend things were fine.

Now it’s part of the common zeitgeist that things are not fine.

I like to say that we are now in the endgame.