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People Are Only Going to Get Crazier
The world is chaotic on many, many levels. Patience and understanding are wearing thin. What can you do in the face of that?
COVID-19 took the world by surprise. While some nations and scientists were prepared for a pandemic — others were far less so. Reactions to it have varied widely — from nations that have it mostly under control to the United States where it’s not.
The big picture is wrought with uncertainty and confusion. For the first time in most of our lives, the end of our present circumstances hasn’t any clarity at all.
This is having a pretty awful effect on people in general. Because of the surreal amount of confusion, uncertainty, and fear — people are snappish, quick to anger, easily overreacting, and otherwise not being kind, compassionate, or empathetic.
On the one hand, some people have, since March, been working to isolate, follow scientifically established guidelines, and work to keep COVID-19 as much at bay as possible. On the other hand, some people disbelieve the severity of the problem, want their haircuts and dinner at restaurants, and who tired so quickly of isolation that they refuse to accept it is still necessary.
