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<p>The pandemic isn&#39;t over yet.</p><p>Did you hear that? Do we need to use a louder font?</p><h2>The pandemic isn&#39;t over yet.</h2><p>But still, because human beings are such an adaptive and intelligent species (at times), we <em>have</em> learned some lessons and realized some things due to the worldwide lockdowns that have gripped society over the past year and a half.</p><p>A<a href="http://www.reddit.com/r/AskReddit/comments/omo6t1/what_is_the_most_important_thing_you_realized/"> recent Reddit thread</a> asked, &quot;What is the most important thing you realized during the pandemic?&quot; The answers prove that we are all works in progress and this pandemic helped us become better (or worse?) people.</p><h2>1. This was a bitter pill to swallow.</h2><blockquote> <p>That even with a lot of free time I&#39;m still a lazy mother f*****. - Zealouisideal-Yarder32</p> </blockquote><h2>2. Bye bye, six-pack! It&#39;s couch time.</h2><blockquote> <p>Muscles atrophy when not used - Pork-Chap</p> </blockquote><h2>3. Your work is actually <em>not</em> a family.</h2><blockquote> <p>I worked for Sam&#39;s Club for 5 years and quit just recently. I was there from the start of the pandemic. Throughout all of the pandemic my store was getting record sales in all the time I&#39;ve been there and yet it was still not enough. We were understaffed, overworked, busting a** everyday to get s*** done.</p> </blockquote><div className="ad-splitter"></div><p> </p><blockquote> <p>All we got for our efforts was an extra 300 dollars every few months that they expected us to act so grateful for and constant pressure to keep doing better even though we could barely do the basics. I learned that that companies like Walmart are perfectly willing to exploit the situation of a global pandemic to make more money than they need and don&#39;t give two s***s about the the workers they bleed dry to do so. - Superg25</p> </blockquote><h2>4. Thank goodness!</h2><blockquote> <p>I was in an abusive relationship and that all my friends/family who were trying to tell me that were right. Got out last week after 2 years living together and 18 months trapped inside with the a**hole unable to go anywhere. - JellyTwoForms</p> </blockquote><h2>5. Quite an understatement.</h2><blockquote> <p>a lot of people are dumber than i thought - Zugschreiber</p> </blockquote><div className="ad-splitter"></div><h2>6. If only.</h2><blockquote> <p>If Jurassic Park were more realistic, people would be demanding to be let in as the dinosaurs were loose in the park. - Thopterthallid</p> </blockquote><h2>7. This was rough.</h2><blockquote> <p>How much my daily routine truly benefitted my mental health. Not being able to get up, get dressed, go to classes, and just get on with life, really impacted me. I struggled to feel a sense of purpose ;-; - SakuraSkye16</p> </blockquote><h2>8. Online school isn&#39;t great for every situation.</h2><blockquote> <p>Online learning is great for people who are working and studying (like college), but is quite lacking for children and young adults in teaching important social /soft skills and interactions. - DothgarA</p> </blockquote><h2>9. This might not be true for everyone, but...</h2><blockquote> <p>It is people who make life difficult, with their silly egotistical behaviour and gossip. Remove them and you get peace of mind and contentment. - Scallywagstv</p> </blockquote><h2>10. The pandemic exposed just how unnecessary a lot of things are.</h2><blockquote> <p>More reinforced than realised but how humans are still subject to nature and it is silly to think we are separate from it.</p> <p>Why get sucked into the rat race and keeping up with the Joneses when it ultimately means nothing? Simply living with the basics is often just enough for many. - pajamakittens</p> </blockquote><div className="ad-splitter"></div><h2>11. Oof.</h2><blockquote> <p>I ran a lot, read a lot, played guitar, hiked, rarely drank. I was an all around happier and healthier person. Then I went back to work.</p> <p>I learned that work is the cause of all the biggest problems in my life. - Permanganic_acid</p> </blockquote><h2>12. It is expensive to do stuff.</h2><blockquote> <p>Leaving the house costs a lot of money.</p> <p>I&#39;m one of the fortunate people who didn&#39;t have interruption in employment or reduction in pay.</p> <p>This combined with never going anywhere for eighteen months caused my bank account to swell to levels I&#39;d not seen before. - stupidlyugly</p> </blockquote><h2>13. The good outweighs the bad sometimes.</h2><blockquote> <p>I was an &quot;essential worker&quot; for most of last year. I learned that there are some really, really s***** people out there.</p> <p>Yet they&#39;re not the whole story. For every &quot;Karen&quot; I encountered, there were 10 other people who were just trying to get by, or were genuinely decent human beings who wanted to help. - gogojack</p> </blockquote><div className="ad-splitter"></div><h2>14. Sad but true.</h2><blockquote> <p>Life is short. Even living in a rich country with a stable income and looking out for your health doesn&#39;t mean you&#39;ll make it to retirement.</p> <p>Living a little more in the moment now. - FreedomDeliverUs</p> </blockquote><h2>15. What a nice story.</h2><blockquote> <p>How amazing my kids are. I knew they were good kids but I got to see parts of them I never would have seen.</p> <p>My daughter got diagnosed with a mental illness during the pandemic, but she was so open and honest about it. Then seeing how hard she worked to fight it was really awesome to see.</p> </blockquote><p> </p><blockquote> <p>My son was so sweet and kind to her during all of this. It just melted my heart. He listened to her explain what was going on and reached out to help when she was having a hard time. I never saw that really caring and sweet side of him before. - Oss251587</p> </blockquote><div className="ad-splitter"></div><h2>16. Things can&#39;t stay the way they&#39;ve been for lower-wage workers.</h2><blockquote> <p>The people we rely on day to day to keep the world moving are under paid and treated poorly by customers and their employers. I keep hearing we have a labor shortage when really, I think, people are getting wise to the bulls*** terrible companies are offering for compensation for terrible jobs. I like the organized staff walkouts... I think they are shining a bright spotlight on where the problems are. - leafbaker</p> </blockquote><h2>17. Life is rough for new parents.</h2><blockquote> <p>I learned just how important it is to be there for your newborn (and for recovering mum) as a dad - two weeks paternity leave is a joke. - sgste</p> </blockquote><h2>18. This is the real tea.</h2><blockquote> <p>Politicians have no clue of what they&#39;re doing. I guess I already knew that, but I just gathered so much more evidence of this. - nerdy-latino</p> </blockquote><div className="ad-splitter"></div>

18 people share the most important thing they realized during the pandemic.

The pandemic isn&#39;t over yet.Did you hear that? Do we need to use a louder font?The pandemic isn&#39;t over yet.But still, because human beings are such an adaptive and intelligent species (at times), we have learned some lessons and realized some things due to the worldwide lockdowns that have gripped society over the past year and a half.A recent Reddit thread asked, &quot;What is the most important thing you realized during the pandemic?&quot; The answers prove that we are all works in progress and this pandemic helped us become better (or worse?) people.1. This was a bitter pill to swallow. That even with a lot of free time I&#39;m still a lazy mother f*****. - Zealouisideal-Yarder32 2. Bye bye, six-pack! It&#39;s couch time. Muscles atrophy when not used - Pork-Chap 3. Your work is actually not a family. I worked for Sam&#39;s Club for 5 years and quit just recently. I was there from the start of the pandemic. Throughout all of the pandemic my store was getting record sales in all the time I&#39;ve been there and yet it was still not enough. We were understaffed, overworked, busting a** everyday to get s*** done.   All we got for our efforts was an extra 300 dollars every few months that they expected us to act so grateful for and constant pressure to keep doing better even though we could barely do the basics. I learned that that companies like Walmart are perfectly willing to exploit the situation of a global pandemic to make more money than they need and don&#39;t give two s***s about the the workers they bleed dry to do so. - Superg25 4. Thank goodness! I was in an abusive relationship and that all my friends/family who were trying to tell me that were right. Got out last week after 2 years living together and 18 months trapped inside with the a**hole unable to go anywhere. - JellyTwoForms 5. Quite an understatement. a lot of people are dumber than i thought - Zugschreiber 6. If only. If Jurassic Park were more realistic, people would be demanding to be let in as the dinosaurs were loose in the park. - Thopterthallid 7. This was rough. How much my daily routine truly benefitted my mental health. Not being able to get up, get dressed, go to classes, and just get on with life, really impacted me. I struggled to feel a sense of purpose ;-; - SakuraSkye16 8. Online school isn&#39;t great for every situation. Online learning is great for people who are working and studying (like college), but is quite lacking for children and young adults in teaching important social /soft skills and interactions. - DothgarA 9. This might not be true for everyone, but... It is people who make life difficult, with their silly egotistical behaviour and gossip. Remove them and you get peace of mind and contentment. - Scallywagstv 10. The pandemic exposed just how unnecessary a lot of things are. More reinforced than realised but how humans are still subject to nature and it is silly to think we are separate from it. Why get sucked into the rat race and keeping up with the Joneses when it ultimately means nothing? Simply living with the basics is often just enough for many. - pajamakittens 11. Oof. I ran a lot, read a lot, played guitar, hiked, rarely drank. I was an all around happier and healthier person. Then I went back to work. I learned that work is the cause of all the biggest problems in my life. - Permanganic_acid 12. It is expensive to do stuff. Leaving the house costs a lot of money. I&#39;m one of the fortunate people who didn&#39;t have interruption in employment or reduction in pay. This combined with never going anywhere for eighteen months caused my bank account to swell to levels I&#39;d not seen before. - stupidlyugly 13. The good outweighs the bad sometimes. I was an &quot;essential worker&quot; for most of last year. I learned that there are some really, really s***** people out there. Yet they&#39;re not the whole story. For every &quot;Karen&quot; I encountered, there were 10 other people who were just trying to get by, or were genuinely decent human beings who wanted to help. - gogojack 14. Sad but true. Life is short. Even living in a rich country with a stable income and looking out for your health doesn&#39;t mean you&#39;ll make it to retirement. Living a little more in the moment now. - FreedomDeliverUs 15. What a nice story. How amazing my kids are. I knew they were good kids but I got to see parts of them I never would have seen. My daughter got diagnosed with a mental illness during the pandemic, but she was so open and honest about it. Then seeing how hard she worked to fight it was really awesome to see.   My son was so sweet and kind to her during all of this. It just melted my heart. He listened to her explain what was going on and reached out to help when she was having a hard time. I never saw that really caring and sweet side of him before. - Oss251587 16. Things can&#39;t stay the way they&#39;ve been for lower-wage workers. The people we rely on day to day to keep the world moving are under paid and treated poorly by customers and their employers. I keep hearing we have a labor shortage when really, I think, people are getting wise to the bulls*** terrible companies are offering for compensation for terrible jobs. I like the organized staff walkouts... I think they are shining a bright spotlight on where the problems are. - leafbaker 17. Life is rough for new parents. I learned just how important it is to be there for your newborn (and for recovering mum) as a dad - two weeks paternity leave is a joke. - sgste 18. This is the real tea. Politicians have no clue of what they&#39;re doing. I guess I already knew that, but I just gathered so much more evidence of this. - nerdy-latino 

The pandemic isn&#39;t over yet.  Did you hear that? Do we need to use a louder font?  The pandemic isn&#39;t over yet.  But still, because human beings are such an adaptive and intelligent species (at times), we have learned some lessons...

18 people share the most important thing they realized during the pandemic.

The pandemic isn't over yet.

1. This was a bitter pill to swallow.

2. Bye bye, six-pack! It's couch time.

3. Your work is actually not a family.