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Quarantine has changed us — and it’s not all bad
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<blockquote data-quote="cheryl" data-source="post: 2260" data-attributes="member: 1"><p><a href="https://www.vox.com/future-perfect/2020/6/9/21279258/coronavirus-pandemic-new-quarantine-habits" target="_blank"><strong>Quarantine has changed us — and it’s not all bad - Vox</strong></a></p><p></p><p>Cities are reopening. Lockdowns are lifting. And some people are starting to feel they can glimpse a return, however slow and partial, to “normal.”</p><p></p><p>But the <a href="https://www.vox.com/coronavirus-covid19" target="_blank">pandemic</a> has changed us. Although being on lockdown has been pretty grueling on balance, the surprise is that many of us have realized there are some things about quarantine life that are worth preserving. We’re questioning the very fundamentals of the “normal” we’d all come to unthinkingly accept — and realizing we don’t want to go back, not to that.</p><p></p><p>For some, going back isn’t even an option. Those who are grieving the loss of loved ones, for example, have suffered a tragic and irrevocable loss. Millions who’ve lost their jobs don’t have any work to go back to, and many essential workers have been <a href="https://www.vox.com/the-goods/2020/5/15/21259153/essential-workers-hazard-pay-walgreens-mcdonalds-compensation-coronavirus" target="_blank">working through the pandemic</a> without much choice. Older and immunocompromised people are still <a href="https://www.vox.com/future-perfect/2020/5/28/21259238/coronavirus-elderly-immunocompromised-stay-at-home" target="_blank">advised</a> to stay home.</p><p></p><p>At the same time, living in quarantine for months has offered some — mostly the privileged among us — a rare opportunity to reflect on our lives and, potentially, to reset them.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="cheryl, post: 2260, member: 1"] [URL='https://www.vox.com/future-perfect/2020/6/9/21279258/coronavirus-pandemic-new-quarantine-habits'][B]Quarantine has changed us — and it’s not all bad - Vox[/B][/URL] Cities are reopening. Lockdowns are lifting. And some people are starting to feel they can glimpse a return, however slow and partial, to “normal.” But the [URL='https://www.vox.com/coronavirus-covid19']pandemic[/URL] has changed us. Although being on lockdown has been pretty grueling on balance, the surprise is that many of us have realized there are some things about quarantine life that are worth preserving. We’re questioning the very fundamentals of the “normal” we’d all come to unthinkingly accept — and realizing we don’t want to go back, not to that. For some, going back isn’t even an option. Those who are grieving the loss of loved ones, for example, have suffered a tragic and irrevocable loss. Millions who’ve lost their jobs don’t have any work to go back to, and many essential workers have been [URL='https://www.vox.com/the-goods/2020/5/15/21259153/essential-workers-hazard-pay-walgreens-mcdonalds-compensation-coronavirus']working through the pandemic[/URL] without much choice. Older and immunocompromised people are still [URL='https://www.vox.com/future-perfect/2020/5/28/21259238/coronavirus-elderly-immunocompromised-stay-at-home']advised[/URL] to stay home. At the same time, living in quarantine for months has offered some — mostly the privileged among us — a rare opportunity to reflect on our lives and, potentially, to reset them. [/QUOTE]
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