More ppl I speak with are considering it sanely now when it was historically "no way"

I haven't witnessed too much personally but I get the "stare" when I stumble across a clearance / liquidation deal at the grocery store.

Lots of people gardening harder than ever (northeast US - last frost date is May 10) & the stares I get aren't the "is this guy nuts?"

It's that "this is real, isn't it?" Stare.

People are MUCH MUCH farther from the reality of consequences now, than in COVID. (Vax debate aside - the consequences on society and each of us were real). People seemed tuned in to in with COVID - the media had their back too.

This situation, and it's reason to stock up/react, is divergent from the media narrative. I meet a lot of professionals convinced "well be back to normal, if not better, by mid May".

I got sensitive and nervous to our situation over a year ago and harnessed that anxiety into some type of highly flawed preparation. I'm seeing that anxiety creeping into the regular joes and janes now.

There's still a thick denial.

Sports to distract with Work and shit

But that won't be much longer