Mick 🇨🇦Jul 8, 2023

There was a period a month or two at the start of the #COVID #Pandemic where it really seemed like we were all pulling together; looking out for one another.

People banging pots and pans at night to honour doctors and nurses.

Random acts of kindness for the retail workers keeping us fed.

Messages like this started popping up on sidewalks, windows, and painted rocks planted in gardens.

A too-brief glimpse of what “community” could mean.

Things really took a turn, didn’t they?

Show threadAdrian Morales

@mick What I remember was reading an article in late 2019 about a strange disease that had engulfed a hospital in China. When I mentioned this online, I was told that "People die from the flu all the time, so it's not a big deal."

Of course, that was just a random conversation I had. I was certain the authorities would do something about it.

No, absolutely nothing was done to prevent the spread of COVID. Then the panic started...

Jul 8, 2023 at 5:27pmWeb