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[UpRiverMatt]

It seems the lockdowns are stifling people’s ability to connect, and this is dampening people’s mood and mental health. Do you guys feel this effect, and if so what is your strategy for overcoming this challenge? How do you guys feel about what is going on politically, economically, and socially right now?

[UpRiverGreg]

Definetely been feeling the affects pretty strongly, now that we are over half a year into this craziness! The lack of socialization I’ve been able to do during this time has been starting to take its toll on me. I can feel an absense of an important part of life.

As for what I’ve been doing to overcome this challenge, I’ve been trying to put the extra effort in to go socialize from time to time. For the first few months socializing was extra challenging so I more or less just neglected it. Now, I’m trying to get out and see people as much as I can, despite the new challenges that Covid presents.

I’ve also been trying my best to unplug myself from the news in regular intervals. It feels like things are almost moving at the speed of light these day with groundbreaking news story after ground breaking news story continously being released. I find that trying to stay on top of it is draining, stressful and depressing! Theres definetly a balancing act that comes with ita. On one hand you want to stay informed, but on the other you dont want to drive yourself crazy delving deeper and deeper into things.

What’s going on politcally right now is very surreal I’d say. Everything is so extemely polarized. Theres so much tension and division right now I dont really see a way that things can just diffuse peacefully. It looks like we are in for a rollercoaster over the next few months. Additionally, it is extremely challenging to know what is true and what is false in todays world, which is extremely frustrating and ineffecient. It doesn’t really seem like a single point these days isn’t contested. No matter what “x” is, you can basically gurantee if someone says “x is true” you’ll get a whole bunch of others saying “No, x is actually false.” Almost feels like we’re living in a Post-Truth world, where political identity matters a whole lot more than the truth or finding the best solutions.

Economically, things are downright terrifying. It’ll be interesting to see how the government plans to pay off this excessive amount of debt they have amassed during this pandemic, but it doesnt really seem like theres a good option at this point, with how far things have gone.

Socially, I think everything is pretty sick right now. People social distancing for this long does not seem healthy whatsover. Everyone seems exhausted and on edge. I look forward to the day when we can put this covid craziness behind us, and hopefully all just take a breath and relax. When that time will come? Who knows!

[UpRiverMatt]

Yeah, the social distancing does seem very unhealthy to me, and it makes a lot of sense to get out when you can! I can definitely see the news as something to ration and not get too into, especially with the tensions and strange, strange things going on politically. With only a few days until the US election, it seems the world is at a tipping point and it’s making things uneasy especially since either way, half of the US is going to freak out.

Socialising, and rationing the crazy news are good steps. I also think maintaining as much of a normal work life as possible to keep you sane is good. Having a routine of healthy cornerstone habits seems to be a must more now than ever.

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