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  • Rusty Raven M
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    1 year ago

    I think it is not just drivers. People in general seem to be a lot more selfish, rude and impatient. Instead of pulling people together as a society Covid seemed to have accelarated a move towards self absorbsion and disregard for others.

    • wscholermann
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      1 year ago

      I’d agree with that, very quick to anger too and assume the worst. Someone doesn’t agree with them on something and there’s immediate hostility.

    • Seagoon_
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      1 year ago

      it was the wording, it was bad and it has stuck

      We were told Social Distancing was good.

      They should have used the wording Safe Physical Distancing. It’s less anti-social.

      • Rusty Raven M
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        I put it down more to a sort of tribalism, where people pulled into different groups (pro/anti vax, lockdown etc) who all denigrated each other. There is a constant increase in polarisation of all views, political and otherwise, where people are focus on tearing down the “opposition” rather than trying to find any sort of compromise or consensus.