Article created by: Denis Krotovas

In one way or another, every single one of us had our lives impacted by the relatively recent Covid-19 pandemic. After all, a global virus bringing a nearly worldwide lockdown is bound to create some permanent changes in our everyday reality.

Of course, major events like this have the tendency to shake up the ground we’re standing on and change some things irreversibly. But with not all of it being obvious at first glance, one Redditor decided to dig a little deeper and ask a question about what the pandemic ruined a lot more than we realized. Scroll down to read what people online answered!

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Woman adjusting face mask outdoors, highlighting pandemic impact. The pandemic divided people. There were so much anger and hate between each other - vaxxed vs non-vaxxed , mask vs no mask etc.

Moon_Jewel90 , Anna Shvets Report

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    Cartoon character with tools, indicating how projects were affected by the pandemic. It ruined the illusion I had that my fellow humans were generally smart and well adjusted. Some had weird opinions but we agreed on the basics of humanity and how to keep it together. It is clearly not the case.

    ar_doomtrooper , 20fadhil: Revolution Report

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    #3

    Skyscraper with glass facade reflecting the sky, symbolizing pandemic impact on urban life. It really feels like corporations have an even stronger grip on the United States than ever. Like we are really being squeezed in every way, and it's because our government is so heavily lobbied and controlled by corporations. Pay rate, job security, benefits. All of these things seems to be getting objectively worse, or stagnating at best.

    mirkwood11 , SevenStorm JUHASZIMRUS Report

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    Crowded convenience store with full shelves, highlighting pandemic impacts on small businesses. A lot of smaller businesses completely died because of it.

    lycos94 , Tom Fisk Report

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    A group of friends walking on the beach, enjoying outdoor activities altered by the pandemic. My social battery. I am so drained all the time, I never want to do anything outside of work, even when it’s something i previously enjoyed. I’d rather stay home.

    witerawy , Kindel Media Report

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    #6

    Tip jar labeled "Good Karma" on a counter, highlighting pandemic impact on small businesses. Tipping culture expanded, tips expectation went up, and never came back down.

    Abigfanofporn , Dan Smedley Report

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    Man in a shirt and tie pointing, appearing surprised, possibly illustrating pandemic impacts. The Social Contract. For example just being decent to one another. That’s been on decline but post pandemic it has not recovered. Things such as respecting public spaces or others is gone for the most part. Feels like no one cares anymore and selfishness rules.

    CabbageStockExchange , Craig Adderley Report

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    #8

    Burger and fries on a plate with a side of coleslaw, highlighting pandemic impacts on dining experiences. Cheap food.  The supply chain either still hasn't stabilized or it has and we are being taken advantage of.

    JurassicParkTrekWars , Engin Akyurt Report

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    #9

    Child setting a table with a tepee in the background, illustrating activities impacted by the pandemic. A lot of people's basic manners.

    LucyVialli , Monstera Production Report

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    #10

    Street market at night with people shopping, highlighting pandemic impact on local businesses. Availability. I’m a night owl and used to grocery shop at 2 am just by myself me and my headphones it was glorious.

    Tsunamiis , Amar Preciado Report

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    #11

    Newspaper and coffee on a white table, illustrating pandemic impact on print media. Our media literacy/trust wasn’t great pre-pandemic, but post we’re completely screwed. Nobody knows who or what to believe anymore. Objective truths are no longer objective truths, they’re instead pieces of a larger conspiracy or agenda.

    IndividualTart5804 , cottonbro studio Report

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    #12

    Calendar and glasses on a table, symbolizing pandemic impacts. My sense of time. I'm at a point now where I'll be thinking of something from a couple months ago and then I'll be corrected that it actually happened nearly 3 years ago.

    pizza_whore_26 , Leeloo The First Report

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    #13

    Children in a classroom eating snacks, highlighting impacts of pandemic on education and social interaction. Ruined the social skills of a whole lot of kids. Kids started kindergarten and then basically got yanked out of that for two years and stuck at home. Some struggle just to read 'cuz they missed those years.

    agreeingstorm9 , Naomi Shi Report

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    #14

    Rows of colorful sneakers displayed on store shelves, highlighting retail impact by the pandemic. The economy never really went back to the way it was pre pandemic. Prices never normalized and the selection of products is much more narrow then it used to be. So everything now is more expensive, for smaller amounts of less selection of worse quality.

    HiddenInLight , Stanislav Kondratiev Report

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    #15

    The White House lawn and fountain under a clear blue sky, symbolizing institutions impacted by the pandemic. Trust in the Government. It wasn’t 100% before by any means but it certainly took a nose dive during and after COVID.

    To_Fight_The_Night , Aaron Kittredge Report

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    Senior holding a stress ball, receiving comforting support, highlighting pandemic impacts on mental health. Healthcare. The industry and the people in it who saw a lot of preventable dying and sickness are broken. It’s not the same as it was before, and it probably won’t ever be.

    StefanTheNurse , Matthias Zomer Report

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    Checkout area in a store affected by the pandemic, showing registers and signs overhead. Businesses' cleanliness and hours. Go to some local box store, like Target. Walk around and see just how trashy it looks now. Clothes on the floor, because they don't have enough staff to pick up the mess. Half empty shelves. It's like they're in a perpetual state of closing down. Also, lots of late night stores and restaurants cut hours and never returned them. There's nowhere for a night owl to shop at a grocery store near me anymore. Used to have a 24 hour grocery, now they close at 10 or something.

    Alcorailen , mliu92 Report

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    #18

    Therapist taking notes in a session, highlighting mental health challenges impacted by the pandemic. Mental health. i get services from a free clinic, but they're absolutely overworked. one of my previous therapists was dealing with like 70 patients. i have no idea how she lasted as long as she did.

    guyinthechair1210 , Alex Green Report

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    #19

    Scientist in lab with blue liquid in beaker, highlighting pandemic's impact on scientific research. Faith in science and medicine for a lot of people.

    Didntlikedefaultname , Chokniti Khongchum Report

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    #20

    Man sitting on a yellow sofa, holding a remote, surrounded by empty bottles, highlighting pandemic impact on daily life. Alcoholism. It became normalized to drink at home, alone, during the day...etc. I know a lot of people who have maintained that habit even now.

    onyxanderson , Nicola Barts Report

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    #21

    Classroom during pandemic with children seated apart, highlighting pandemic's impact on education. The education and future of every kid born between 2006-2010. Ask any teacher. It’s a lost generation. They’re years behind, if even still in school.

    NewMexicoJoe , Arthur Krijgsman Report

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    #22

    Outdoor band performance affected by pandemic constraints, with musicians playing guitars and drums in a public setting. The local live music industry.

    sugarfoot00 , David Brown Report

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    #23

    Cafe menu with coffee and specials, highlighting pandemic-related disruptions in dining experiences. Restaurant menus.

    aaaaaaaaaAutorepair , Nienke Broeksema Report

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    Two people in a socially distanced office environment, engaging in remote work amid the pandemic. Communication. The shutdown caused us to lean heavily on new less efficient communication methods to get by and now that we're back, people haven't stopped leaning on them. We have zoom meetings with people in the same building as us instead of walking 20 feet to their office. We block off hours for meetings that should be a sentence just to hang out on videocalls. People will g-chat (Gmail instant message )me to set up a zoom meeting with our cameras off for a single question. . . .AKA a phonecall with extra steps. Everything is a meeting now . People end up missing one meeting because they're double booked in a second meeting while running late for a third. Meanwhile not one of them needed to be a meeting Everyone also expects immediate response from everyone at any time a day while also somehow being entirely unavailable themselves.

    riphitter , Jack Sparrow Report

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    #25

    Person driving a car with a smartphone mounted on the dashboard, illustrating pandemic impacts on travel habits. Driving on roads, apparently there is a backslide ~~and~~ in how good we are at it and we've never recovered.

    josefjohann , Peter Fazekas Report

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    #26

    A person walks past a 7-Eleven store at night, highlighting pandemic's impact on convenience stores. 24 hour stores/restaurants/services in general.

    LongShine433 , 何 夏 Report

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    #27

    People in masks on public transport during pandemic, looking at a phone together. The ability for young people to acquire the same quality of life that their parents and grandparents have.

    ShortOneSausage , Samson Katt Report

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    #28

    Yellow school bus on a snowy city street, illustrating pandemic impact areas. Snow days for schools.

    Relative-Ordinary-64 , Dustin D. Report

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    #29

    People holding hands with a single red rose, symbolizing connections ruined by the pandemic. Organic dating.

    Nutsnboldt , Budgeron Bach Report

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    Woman practicing yoga indoors, highlighting pandemic impact on fitness routines. More indoors activities than it was before.

    keysheet35 , Cliff Booth Report

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