“ 2 years is 66% of my toddler’s life. A toddler that doesnt know what a peer’s smile is since she’s masked all day.”

Check your math ;)

And, seek help. Life is beautiful, but depression and deep-seeded pain (dont ask me how I know. I wont share) makes us forget this.

The lockdowns have created a mental health crisis and its important we seek each other and help

it's beautiful for some people, typically living in highly privileged contexts... most people in the world never get anything worth from being born.

Married to my wife, I straddle both worlds. You, and the people you know are unlikely to have suffered like them.

Let me assure you that they, with their back history of oppression and menial jobs, are happier than the average “privileged” person I’ve met.

Get some help. Most of the world, rich and poor find meaning and satisfaction in their lives. Look at happiness surveys from poor countries

I mean the world has never been a better place to live. With all medical advancements and quality of life. Every year gets better. Most people think the world is worse than when they grew up with the invention of world news and then later on social media, but it's just not true. We'll get through this time and forget about it, it's just how pandemics work. No one talks about Spanish Flu or Hong Kong flu on a regular basis until another pandemic hits us