They had better be careful.
My situation is relatively good. Still being paid, no debt to speak of, unconcerned about the future of my job, (I’m near retirement). The restrictions keep me from going to the gym and golfing as much as I’d like. Heck, the weather is impacting me as much as the restrictions.
That said, I’m angry. Not just that momentary spike from experiencing some stupid thing, it’s a deep anger. I’m watching collective stupidity destroy my country. I don’t want to be this angry, but I can’t shake it. The constant reminders of the virus and seeing my fellow citizens quake at the mere mention is infuriating. Knowing that many of the businesses I patronize will close permanently.
If I had big debt, owned a business, had young kids, I would be on the edge. Keep pushing, more than a few will snap.
You are not alone.
I second your assessment. My wife and I are relatively young and stay away from the MSM as much as possible. We are bombarded daily with reminders of this hysteria and get very irritated by the completely nonsensical wearing of masks and hoarding of TP. this all stinks of a larger entity taking advantage of something that amounts to a recoverable illness for most.
Meanwhile if you’re tired of seeing society cower in fear and want to see business bounce back you’re a radical and backed by some mega corporation? Wow. No self awareness allowed anymore I suppose.
Hubby and I are both retired with incomes. Both receive SS so our income is stable. And yes, I’m angry too. More angry at the idiots who fell for the BS hook, line, and sinker. I do own a small biz with my daughter that has been shut down since March 13th. We are dependent on venues being open so we had no choice. We are luckier than most that we can just wait this out but yeah, I’m getting antsy and more pissed by the day.
I could have written this same post word for word other than the part about being near retirement; I still have 12-14 years to go for that. The only debt I have is my Jeep I bought new last summer.
I feel what you’re saying and agree 100%.
I think that's right and there's huge anxiety out there.
I suspect that this article is accurate but the reality is lots of people with agendas are trying to capitalize on the angst.
It's our nature to try to find a villain when something goes wrong so everyone is trying to make their favorite bogeyman the culprit.
Small government types want to blame the governors. Nationalists point at globalism. The anti-China forces point to the CCP. The socialists blame big business and the banks.
It's the same sale-interested groups trying to take advantage of a crisis, but the anxiety around this one is intense enough that bad things could happen.
What you said in spades!!!!! That’s exactly how I feel. To the point that if I wake up in the middle of the night to go to the bathroom I can’t get back to sleep for thinking of it. It’s affecting my health and my relationships with family, friends and coworkers.