Originally Posted by
stimpy
I guy I know calls it "crate training". Like you would train a puppy to stay in his crate. It seems that a lot of people have been crate trained and are really resisting a return to normal. Thankfully there are others who ignore them and are going towards the direction of normalcy. Maybe many of these people, including government bureaucrats, realize that they have an urgent fiscal reason to get back to normalcy. Maybe others get the overly negative societal impact, especially against people of lower income and children. But whatever the reason, it is going to happen.
I see this as a phenomenon mostly on the internet, and not hugely different from people spreading conspiracy on the internet before covid.19.
My personal experience is the majority of people adjust and get on with enjoying life. The data also demonstrates that:
Source:
https://ourworldindata.org/covid-google-mobility-trends
In countries where masks are just masks (and not political) they will stay longer. And of course if hospitals and intensive care units start filling up again then we will likely see some restrictions coming back, but while we can argue about the "how", I find it difficult to argue against the "why".
Some things have changed forever - many will no longer go into the office every day, and especially not when they have a cold - but that happens continuously anyway.