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.
#41
hindmaja said:
"That it wouldn’t take much for civilized people to turn on each other."
"That it wouldn’t take much for civilized people to turn on each other."
Strength-InThe-Loins replied:
"A wise man once said something like "Humanity is perpetually 9 meals away from utter barbarism"."
"A wise man once said something like "Humanity is perpetually 9 meals away from utter barbarism"."
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#42
medicff said:
"The biggest takeaway I can come up with is how under-serviced rural areas are. The local grocery store can’t offer curbside pick up, door dash doesn’t exist here, all the answers for what we should do in a pandemic aren’t feasible where there are only 500 people."
"The biggest takeaway I can come up with is how under-serviced rural areas are. The local grocery store can’t offer curbside pick up, door dash doesn’t exist here, all the answers for what we should do in a pandemic aren’t feasible where there are only 500 people."
mcdonaldsfrenchfri replied:
"I actually moved to a big city during the pandemic for this reason. does it sound kinda crazy? maybe. but I got along way better here."
"I actually moved to a big city during the pandemic for this reason. does it sound kinda crazy? maybe. but I got along way better here."
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#43
zipcodekidd said:
"That living healthy matters. An unhealthy individual has a much higher percentage of being hospitalized and/or die from the same pathogen as a healthy person. Best doctors may not be able to save the patients that work against them. Also, be safe and proceed with caution."
"That living healthy matters. An unhealthy individual has a much higher percentage of being hospitalized and/or die from the same pathogen as a healthy person. Best doctors may not be able to save the patients that work against them. Also, be safe and proceed with caution."
No_Breadfruit_7305 replied:
"I couldn't agree with you more. In 2020 that virus put me in the hospital on a ventilator at the age of 40. I didn't have any underlying health issues besides a lot of hard living. Holy s**t did my world come crashing down. Trying to crawl back from three heart attacks being on dialysis, etc etc. Talk about lessons learned..."
"I couldn't agree with you more. In 2020 that virus put me in the hospital on a ventilator at the age of 40. I didn't have any underlying health issues besides a lot of hard living. Holy s**t did my world come crashing down. Trying to crawl back from three heart attacks being on dialysis, etc etc. Talk about lessons learned..."
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#44
User No 1 said:
"Any nefarious actor could wipe out the entire world’s population with the right virus if they wanted to and there’s nothing we can or would do to stop it."
"Any nefarious actor could wipe out the entire world’s population with the right virus if they wanted to and there’s nothing we can or would do to stop it."
ArkWaltz replied:
"I've read Q&As from biologist types and apparently, it's quite hard to make an artificial disease that's more effective than the ones already in the wild. Random viruses/bacteria and our bodies are constantly trying to kill each other, in this evolving arms race that's surprisingly difficult for artificial diseases to compete with.
"I've read Q&As from biologist types and apparently, it's quite hard to make an artificial disease that's more effective than the ones already in the wild. Random viruses/bacteria and our bodies are constantly trying to kill each other, in this evolving arms race that's surprisingly difficult for artificial diseases to compete with.
Of course, any actual biologists are free to jump in and correct me on that one if needed."
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13points
#45
spanglesandbambi said:
"The government will protect themselves not do what is right."
"The government will protect themselves not do what is right."
User No 2 replied:
"I mean if you look at US protocol vs Soviet protocol for nuclear war the soviets built bomb and fallout shelters for hundreds of millions, the US only made a contingency plan for top military officials, politicians, and the elite."
"I mean if you look at US protocol vs Soviet protocol for nuclear war the soviets built bomb and fallout shelters for hundreds of millions, the US only made a contingency plan for top military officials, politicians, and the elite."
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#47
"Your job is your life. Get what you're owed from your job and don't give more than necessary. Ever."
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10points
#48
"Big pharma, the media and big food work together. Big pharma is way more powerful than I ever imagined, and they fund our news networks and politicians. I feel like I just woke up one day and realized I've lied to my whole life."
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9points
#51
Repair_Jolly said:
"Working from home doesn't make me feel as motivated to work as compared to an actual workplace."
"Working from home doesn't make me feel as motivated to work as compared to an actual workplace."
Give_Help_Please replied:
"I feel this. It must be some subconscious thing where being in a place where I go to do work puts me in a working mindset, and being in a place where I usually relax takes me out of that mindset."
"I feel this. It must be some subconscious thing where being in a place where I go to do work puts me in a working mindset, and being in a place where I usually relax takes me out of that mindset."
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