If covid never happened…

[Ehheheh]

I’ve been reflecting a lot lately on where I am in my life and where my DC are and one thing that I don’t think is publicly talked about enough is the pandemic. Clearly, it was incredibly traumatic for a lot of people so it’s understandable many are keen to move on from it. However, I’ve been thinking how dramatically it changed the world and we rapidly pivoted away from a whole way of life. Some of the changes have definitely been for the better (personally and globally) but others not so much

• My kids mental health would be much better

• I wouldn’t be in my current job

• Boris Johnson would likely still be PM
• climate change would be a far bigger issue politically

• My DC would have had a more normal teenage years of their life

• A lot of the economic troubles we are having now wouldn’t be happening (granted Ukraine has caused a lot of it but covid has definitely contributed)
• I would be far more social and probably have a lot more friendships I kept up with

So many other things I could list. So aibu to ask if covid never happened how would your life personally be different and how would the world be different in your opinion?

I don't think anything would have changed that much for us. I don't need reflection, we've already moved on. But I'm very practical like that, I just deal with stuff and move on. We got through it best we could. Not that badly affected, no one's MH damaged. But a bit of a pisser that ds's missed out on a few big school things - trips etc, but hardly life changing. None of us see it as that bad. Everyone we know in RL see it the same, everyone just dealt with it. None of our friends are that bothered, no one wants anything done about it. Only on mn do people say otherwise. I do know and appreciate others on mn have had it much more badly, but it's not true of RL for us.