Yeah I started spending loads of time at home where I have control over my environment and found I didn't have to contantly turn to media for escapism any more. And because I'm not oversaturated with content any more I'm able to rengage with things like fiction books and naff movies that I wouldn't have had the patience for in the sea of outrage I was stuck in before 2020. In turn this has stopped me being burnt out by sheer interaction/pseudointeraction and I'm able to do outdoor activities without my headphones on and risk bumping into people I know who might want a chat.

It's made me a lot pickier though, we all talk about the high prices of cinema, but where I live they're not very pleasant environments and why would I expose myself to that any more? I think perhaps because the pace of life has slowed down durring lockdown people's decision making can keep up a bit better and this is reflected in higher standards as we choose what to reengage with