Re:“Not This Stuff Again” (SARS-CoV-2 Update)
by jiggawatts on Monday August 07, 2023 @08:31PM
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The city I live in has relatively clean air, but it is a city and has some smog from cars and trucks.
During the height of the lockdowns when traffic nearly vanished as nobody went into the office, the air quality was freakishly good.
The skyscrapers across the harbour from us looked like they were right next to us. There wasn’t that usual haze and it made them look incredibly sharp and detailed, giving an illusion of proximity.
It’s crazy to me that I’ve become so accustomed to constant pollution that it has become an essential part of my depth perception! No pollution looks like an optical illusion and confuses my brain.
During the height of the lockdowns when traffic nearly vanished as nobody went into the office, the air quality was freakishly good.
The skyscrapers across the harbour from us looked like they were right next to us. There wasn’t that usual haze and it made them look incredibly sharp and detailed, giving an illusion of proximity.
It’s crazy to me that I’ve become so accustomed to constant pollution that it has become an essential part of my depth perception! No pollution looks like an optical illusion and confuses my brain.