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Re:An Uncommon Cold by Guthur on Wednesday January 06, 2021 @06:18AM (#25656688)
And likely a net negative for many peoples mental wellbeing.

I'd imagine HN is a pretty significant selection bias for individuals who are not so interested in social interactions with people in person but that's not necessarily true for the rest of society.

I personally find the current situation very mentally taxing but not because I want to necessarily talk to people but rather from a prevaling sense of exclusion, and lack of personal freedom and choice. You may think this is acceptable but for me it's actually quite painful psychologically.

Re:An Uncommon Cold by collyw on Wednesday January 06, 2021 @10:48AM (#25658711)
Not to mention small businesses that are being sacrificed to appease the Gods of infection rates.