I’m bored out of my mind on vacation. Everyone of my friends including me is reluctant to socialize IRL til we get boosters (plus, our two regular spots closed due to staff shortages from infections). Trying everything from getting interested in videogames to writing an investor deck for an idea I had. Bought so many random Kindle books and started so many shows. Anyone else feel like it’s early 2020 again? What are other single people up to? Realize yes, seems milder.

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Honestly don’t think we’re close to being in the same position as a year ago - Omicron seems to spread faster but be at “flu-level” for most, for three days tops for a healthy person (assuming you’re double-jabbed - if boosted, all the better).

If this is right, I intend to worry about this as much as I worried about flu in 2018 - plus washing hands more and wearing masks on transport and, where mandated/not too disruptive, indoors (as well as getting all the shots I’m entitled to when available).

Plus Netflix and others seem to be pushing out great content pretty regularly too!

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I agree. Where I am we are double our peak cases (realistically since home tests aren’t tracked and no one can get tested, 4x as bad) from the worst wave we had, but hospitalizations are OK so far. Lots of issues with large numbers of nurses and paramedics having to quarantine due to positive results, mainly. If I wasn’t concerned about passing it along to a family member who is ill I would be whatevs.

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It does bother me that I feel we are in the same spot as a year ago.

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