my life is the exact same during covid as it was before

Let me get this straight, you created a thread to complain about the complainers?

Exactly the same yet you are wearing a mask at work? Curious.

Yep same for me. Overall my life is not really any different.

Life’s pretty much the same for me too. Still able to golf a lot. Job priorities and workload haven’t changed much.

I work remotely, but it only takes on average about one hour a day. So for me, it's been almost like four months of paid vacation.

I'm a shut-in also. But I'm also an introvert and starting to get old. In six years I'll be 80!

thatrunner#5 wrote:

I go for a run, I go to work, and go out to get food if I want to. Only thing that is different is having to wear a mask at work. What baffles me are the people who complain about being trapped at home. It's not like you are banned from going outside. These complainers are the same people who are upset about being at work everyday. Do people really need significant human interactions to make it through the day? Like, just get over yourself. Maybe I'm just low maintenance compared to most.

No offense but that's because you have no life.

Mine is pretty much the same except all the paranoiacs get upset when I run without a mask.

I hate masks. They are by far the worst part of covid, including the death.

Most people need a lot of in person interaction to connect with others or distract themselves. Runners tend to be more introverted and solo, so life hasn't changed much for them. My life is pretty much the same although I'm more hesitant to meet up with people as they might be more lax on taking precautions as myself.

I'm actually doing more things during the Covid outbreak. With the shut down of a lot the sports I like to watch on television, I get out more. I'm running a lot more with my youngest dog. My wife and I cycle more with our friends. Went on hiking road trip with friends and started fishing again. Like you stated , the only bad part is wearing a mask when going into buildings. Other than that, things are fine.

thatrunner#5 wrote:

I go for a run, I go to work, and go out to get food if I want to. Only thing that is different is having to wear a mask at work. What baffles me are the people who complain about being trapped at home. It's not like you are banned from going outside. These complainers are the same people who are upset about being at work everyday. Do people really need significant human interactions to make it through the day? Like, just get over yourself. Maybe I'm just low maintenance compared to most.

That is awesome for you. But I guess you have not heard of the millions out of work or the ones who have been furloughed and lost income or the parents with small kids wondering about how school is going to be handled in the fall.

You are blessed.

sub sub elite local hobby jogger wrote:

Most people need a lot of in person interaction to connect with others or distract themselves. Runners tend to be more introverted and solo, so life hasn't changed much for them. My life is pretty much the same although I'm more hesitant to meet up with people as they might be more lax on taking precautions as myself.

From this small study it shows that runners are no more introverted than the general population.

stuggling_to_post wrote:

Exactly the same yet you are wearing a mask at work? Curious.

Yup.

Luv2Run wrote:

sub sub elite local hobby jogger wrote:

Most people need a lot of in person interaction to connect with others or distract themselves. Runners tend to be more introverted and solo, so life hasn't changed much for them. My life is pretty much the same although I'm more hesitant to meet up with people as they might be more lax on taking precautions as myself.

https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs/10.2466/pms.1987.64.3.867

From this small study it shows that runners are no more introverted than the general population.

That's from the 80s, bruh, before I could just consume Strava, letsrun, and Instagram runners to avoid interaction with others.

Yeah, I have to go ahead admit that my life in not the same at all. I have little kids who can't play little league sports or go to school. It's 80 or 90 degrees almost every day, but the beaches are either closed or have severe restrictions on how many people can be there. I work all day at a college campus that couldn't be more petrified of the coronavirus if it were Spanish Flu and the Bubonic plague wrapped into one, and then when I get home to relax there isn't a TV or radio channel that can go 3 minutes without talking about Covid. My sisters, aunt's and uncles and cousins are all scared of the virus too and so we don't really have any family get togethers...I'd like to run some 5k's this fall but they've all been cancelled already. I don't know man; I think you're living a pretty sheltered life for this not to have any impact whatsoever.

Eh something about normal life is missing. You just don't feel like you can deeply interact with everybody and anybody.

NYC feels way different. Luckily ill be moving out of there.

I've been at my parents house since March. It's kind of boring but I am actually enjoying the change of pace.

The realization is that you don't need to follow what everybody else is doing to have a good life. If you enjoy drinking coffee and reading great books by yourself, going for a run with a friend, biking with music etc.... you don't need to go live in some vibrant city and live the high life to enjoy your life.

Yes, I for one need human interaction to make it through my life.

thatrunner#5 wrote:

I go for a run, I go to work, and go out to get food if I want to. Only thing that is different is having to wear a mask at work. What baffles me are the people who complain about being trapped at home. It's not like you are banned from going outside. These complainers are the same people who are upset about being at work everyday. Do people really need significant human interactions to make it through the day? Like, just get over yourself. Maybe I'm just low maintenance compared to most.

Jesus H.

40 million people will be evicted in America due to the lockdowns.

How do you people not care about this?

Luv2Run wrote:

thatrunner#5 wrote:

I go for a run, I go to work, and go out to get food if I want to. Only thing that is different is having to wear a mask at work. What baffles me are the people who complain about being trapped at home. It's not like you are banned from going outside. These complainers are the same people who are upset about being at work everyday. Do people really need significant human interactions to make it through the day? Like, just get over yourself. Maybe I'm just low maintenance compared to most.

That is awesome for you. But I guess you have not heard of the millions out of work or the ones who have been furloughed and lost income or the parents with small kids wondering about how school is going to be handled in the fall.

You are blessed.

All true. But who’s stopping them from working and their kids from going to school? Time to fire the people who took their liberty to pursue happiness. Open the businesses and start a school for your kids and others in the same boat. I know many disagree, but they’re also free to stay unemployed and keep their kids home. Freedom baby. It’s worth fighting for. We’ll all be happier.