Ika Makimaki-Are you coming to [event]?
-Is it outdoors?
-No, we want it to be cozy.
-Will there be ventilation and filters inside?
-*puzzled look*
-*sigh* Are masks required?
-No, no one is doing that anymore.
-I am. Will there be an online option?
-No, too complicated, we want everyone to be together this year.
-I don't think I'll join, thanks.
-We've moved on, the pandemic is over!
-Sadly, it is not. And it's not worth risking my family's health so we can pretend it's 2019 again.
Real Fooding 
@pezmico I’ve heard that it’s complicated in aus and nz, but to be honest- I live in Bulgaria, Eastern Europe - we forgot about it already.. everything is quite like 2019.. except financial crisis and war near us. Stay healthy, cheers
@cured_meats most people here say it's over and forgot about it too.
But they're sick a lot. Just today, two members of my team are off sick.
"Not covid" they say, but they're not testing. They can't know.
Meanwhile I wear a mask and am cautious. I'm healthy. I like not being sick. Especially not for months on end.
Wearing a mask is a minor inconvenience. Being sick sounds a lot worse.
Christopher Masto@pezmico @cured_meats We worked from home successfully for 3 years, but suddenly everyone has to come to the office because we couldn’t possibly collaborate with the online collaboration tools we market for collaboration. Oh, and to save money you get to share desks now, isn’t that great.