With the pandemic over, the lessons learned from Covid-created circumstances will stay with us for a very long time. These lessons came with a harsh price tag — time, money, and life-wise. The hard lessons learned during the pandemic helped change lives and structures. But how much different are these lessons from the everyday stuff we learn? Are the life lessons from pandemic times more important and visible?
Since pandemics are more of a global problem, the lessons learned during them come from every corner of Earth. So, the life lessons we learn during these times will be harder to forget due to their popularity. For example, the pandemic showed how fragile free time is and how to use it correctly, but it's just the lessons learned in life. Luckily, we did come to value our free time more.
Since the pandemic restrictions are starting to loosen up, it’s time to look at the lessons we learned. User Affectionate-Ad1060 asked an interesting question on AskReddit, which we could all answer — “What is the most important lesson learned from Covid-19?” Upvote the lessons you learned yourself too. On the other hand, if you have a teaching of your own to share, do so in the comments below.
#1
"That 50% of jobs can be done from home while the other 50% deserve more than they're being paid."
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66points
#2
"Most of the world does not care about disabled, immunocompromised, elderly, vulnerable people AT ALL. And they don’t understand how easily they themselves may become disabled & need the very compassion they refuse to show others."
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58points
#4
smudgetimeusa said:
"If there was ever a zombie attack. People would definitely lie about being bit."
"If there was ever a zombie attack. People would definitely lie about being bit."
ibArazakii replied:
"The entire reaction to zombie attacks in movies and stories is entirely realistic to me now.
"The entire reaction to zombie attacks in movies and stories is entirely realistic to me now.
I remember watching 28 days later and doubting how everything got that bad that quick, post COVID I’d say it’s realistic."
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52points
#5
"The Earth becomes more safe if the people living on the planet leave it alone..."
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46points
#6
"Healthcare workers are not appreciated as much as I previously thought."
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46points
#7
TomsCasuaCorner said:
"What your mother told you when you were 6 years old: 1. If sick stay home. 2. Cover your mouth and nose when coughing. 3. Wash your hands!"
"What your mother told you when you were 6 years old: 1. If sick stay home. 2. Cover your mouth and nose when coughing. 3. Wash your hands!"
KredPandak replied:
"Why did I have to scroll this far just to see, “wash your hands”.
"Why did I have to scroll this far just to see, “wash your hands”.
If people haven’t learned this than we really are doomed."
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45points
#8
tarkuspig said:
"Regardless of the nature of the crisis, the rich get richer and we get f**ked."
"Regardless of the nature of the crisis, the rich get richer and we get f**ked."
Taucoon23 replied:
"To piggyback off this:
"To piggyback off this:
In the face of a common enemy, our world will never unite. We will be taken advantage of by those in power and left to die."
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42points
#9
"You can have all the free time in the world and still manage to do nothing with it."
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41points
#10
GhostalMedia said:
"People will listen to politicians over their doctors."
"People will listen to politicians over their doctors."
VolrathTheBallin replied:
"And yet they’ll still come begging to the doctors to save them, while simultaneously berating them with their dying breaths."
"And yet they’ll still come begging to the doctors to save them, while simultaneously berating them with their dying breaths."
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41points
#11
"The internet has allowed a lot of people with no background or expertise in something to influence an enormous part of the population, which can be dangerous."
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40points
#12
hardsoft said:
"We need to teach statistics and critical thinking better."
"We need to teach statistics and critical thinking better."
V1per41 replied:
"I knew the average person was pretty dumb but the man did the pandemic shine a giant spotlight on how bad things truly are and how much of a negative effect that can have on the population as a whole."
"I knew the average person was pretty dumb but the man did the pandemic shine a giant spotlight on how bad things truly are and how much of a negative effect that can have on the population as a whole."
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36points
#13
shantyirish13 said:
"Most grown adults are nasty and have to be reminded to wash their hands."
"Most grown adults are nasty and have to be reminded to wash their hands."
Lorenipsumtqbfjotld replied:
"And DON'T COUGH IN YOUR HAND!! My god do grown adults not know this."
"And DON'T COUGH IN YOUR HAND!! My god do grown adults not know this."
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36points
#14
bugaboo2013 said:
"Alcohol doesn’t improve my life- it just feels good for a moment. 9 months sober!"
"Alcohol doesn’t improve my life- it just feels good for a moment. 9 months sober!"
FilteredAccount123 replied:
"I found myself drinking alone every day early in the pandemic. I considered myself a social drinker. Nope. Just drinking to get drunk. Decided to "cut back" for a while. That cutback turned to quit cold turkey. It's been over 2 years since my last drink."
"I found myself drinking alone every day early in the pandemic. I considered myself a social drinker. Nope. Just drinking to get drunk. Decided to "cut back" for a while. That cutback turned to quit cold turkey. It's been over 2 years since my last drink."
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35points
#16
xraycuddy said:
"We rely too much on China."
"We rely too much on China."
Chromattix replied:
"And this dependence is what's given them so much wealth and power. One day the Chinese will own everything and we just let it happen because we wanted slightly cheaper s**t."
"And this dependence is what's given them so much wealth and power. One day the Chinese will own everything and we just let it happen because we wanted slightly cheaper s**t."
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35points
#18
equidistant_life said:
"How comfortable I seriously am with just myself."
"How comfortable I seriously am with just myself."
RedHerringxx replied:
"My wife died in late November 2019. The whole world shutting down and my being forced to keep myself company for months from March 2020 was the best thing that ever happened to me. Gave me the space I needed to get my head right, and took away all the social pressure surrounding grief. Covid saved me."
"My wife died in late November 2019. The whole world shutting down and my being forced to keep myself company for months from March 2020 was the best thing that ever happened to me. Gave me the space I needed to get my head right, and took away all the social pressure surrounding grief. Covid saved me."
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33points
#19
Call_me_WABB said:
"There are “me” people and there are “we” people."
"There are “me” people and there are “we” people."
Plug_5 replied:
"This was especially frustrating because everyone seems to think that they were a "we" person. But it was astonishing how many people, even at the height of things in April 2020, couldn't put on a simple mask to help their community."
"This was especially frustrating because everyone seems to think that they were a "we" person. But it was astonishing how many people, even at the height of things in April 2020, couldn't put on a simple mask to help their community."
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29points
#20
"That I can be in the best shape of my life, what's essentially my prime at 31, taking vitamins every day, working out all the time, and still some virus can come along and take it all away, leave me bedridden for most of two years and almost 3 years on still dealing with nerve damage effects from it."
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28points