You are neither a denier nor are you a Neanderthal (at least only Joe Biden thinks you are). The fact of the matter is that a lot of people will have serious psychological trauma over this — PTSD / attachment injuries / chronic fear. People will return to normal, but given the 24/7 coverage which roughly translates to 24/7 worry that you are going to die (at least to those who delve into the media) it is easy to see. This will pass. And I agree there is no new normal.
Yeah, mentally and emotionally weak people, who never learned to be self-sufficient, accept responsibility for anything, and relied on others their whole lives. Sucks to be them.