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Same. This article is quite negatively written like the author wants sympathy or something. 2020's a shit year for just about everyone, not that sure what else they're looking for. They should feel lucky that Australia got to squeeze in a few months of relatively normal life in between lockdowns.

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I have seen an extremely concerning drop (plummet?) in empathy being shown for people over the course of the quarantine. Can we no longer hear that someone is having a bad time without telling them to shut up because it could be worse? It's literally always true that things could be worse, but telling that to people isn't exactly constructive.

> not that sure what else they're looking for.

"Damn, that sucks." Is probably about right.

As someone who is relatively introverted, and is very frequently asked to do things outside my comfort zone in order to be successful in life, I can’t help but roll my eyes a little when people are asked to stop being so extroverted for once in their life. I have pity for those losing jobs or being unable to put food on the table because of this, and their complaints are perfectly valid, but for those complaining that they miss being able to go to parties and hang out with friends... I can’t help but roll my eyes.

article is quite negatively written like the author wants sympathy or something

It is negatively written, but I don’t think they are looking for sympathy but reflecting how much harder this is when you’re repeating it.

Especially when we could have had better outcomes had we all been in this together.

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