How people’s attitudes have changed in 2020

The coronavirus pandemic has had and continues to have, a far-reaching and profound impact on the planet. For many people, the pandemic has transformed the way they perceive the truth about others. From efforts to dodge other people on the way to the shops, limiting your friend circle to a constrained one, or simply interacting with people online without a shared activity as a reference point, the way many people associate with others has drastically changed, even for extroverts. For those living alone, quarantine has been especially hard. The long-term transformation in attitudes arising from the change in the situation may differ from one individual to another. Some will want to return to their previous daily routine as instantly as possible, even at the danger of causing new peaks in COVID cases. Others will keep in mind the advice from the government, even after official restrictions and travel bans are elevated. While the pandemic disaster has jolted a lot of people’s sense of security, it has also aided us to realize which perspectives of our lives – both private and professional – might have been taken for granted. People may have assumed that they would ‘always’ be in a particular designation, for example, the destruction our focus on our occupations may have caused to our private lives. Throughout this change we may have re-arranged our preferences, realizing that we prefer to dedicate more time and effort to certain subjects such as family, peers, and hobbies. The shock brought by the pandemic may have also warned us of just how quick and valuable life is. Many people are hoping that this peculiar period will be the ‘reset’ moment the world has needed for ages, which may mean that they don’t want to return to the old ways. Perhaps, then, in the next age of work, we will ask for more versatility, compliance, and stability in our professional lives.