![]() The cold civil conflict that's been brewing in the US, the tensions worldwide over the climate crisis, the non-stop cacaphony of bad news elevated by social and legacy media. It's not COVID for most people (or, rather, not just COVID), it's everything. The crisis we have all been living in has worn people down. So, yeah, most people are hopelessly addicted to their smartphones, and I don't think it's going to end well for society unless we collectively get a handle on it. Grown ass adults, teenagers, children, all the same. Much less engagement with family social activities like card games, board games, movie night, etc., and everyone got bored extremely quickly with just about everything we did. Everyone was also just totally content with sitting around doing nothing at the house while staring at their phone. I felt like the weird one with my phone in my pocket at the dinner table actually eating my food, or actually walking around and enjoying a museum instead of sitting on a bench posting the 1 selfie they took as proof of going. We were there to enjoy each other's company, and that's what was done.Ī recent long vacation with the same folks and every single one of them, regardless of age, was glued to their phone every waking minute. Phones came out if there was a specific need, but nobody just sat around on their phones. Pre-pandemic, despite everyone having smartphones, family gatherings and meals out were times to socially interact. Not a teacher, but I noticed this in my own extended family. And that is the context of my original comment. So the factors are all there.Ī study is not necessary to come to the conclusion that "some" of the increased accidents are due in part to impaired post-covid abilities. With over half of our population having been exposed to Covid, there is no doubt a population within that experiencing impaired cognitive abilities, still having to be on the road to get to and from work and other obligations. If someone is having trouble processing their environment, making decisions, and slow to react, this will naturally happen both in a vehicle and outside a vehicle. We have seen an increase we haven't seen since the 1940's.Īs for the direct link between "brain fog" and a portion of these accidents, that is a rationalization I have made, and we would need a study to have more confidence that is the case. ![]() Using your search engine of choice, you should be able to verify that as well on the first page of results. There has absolutely been an increase in traffic accidents. It's baffling that we had and have people who insisted COVID as an acute illness couldn't be that serious (when it was), and then we even have people who recognize the acute phase was dangerous but can't really accept that long COVID is also very real They think she must be a hypochondriac and lazy even though she has documented illness now :( it all seems very isolating. It's hard watching her go through this, because my uncles and granny are convinced LC can't be that bad or that long lasting. She feels stupid and slow and worries people will think that of her. She was taking classes for GIS and had to withdraw, but before her long COVID and a bit after she was maintaining As! She used to run her own landscaping business and now can hardly manage really basic things. ![]() Yeah, I texted my mom rn and will send you a message once she lets me know! I'm honestly very glad to hear that.
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