Those Were The Days

“Some soldiers returning from war long for the camaraderie and purposefulness of the deployment. Former co-workers gather and laugh about the nightmare boss who used to terrorize them. Some people miss the early, eerie first few months of the pandemic, when time seemed to have stopped. Periodically, social media bubbles over with people reminiscing about 2020’s empty streets, state-mandated personal space, and permission to do nothing. Nostalgia for terrible things may sound absurd, but many people experience it, for reasons that speak to the way people make meaning of their lives.” Olga Khazan in The Atlantic (Gift Article): Why People Feel Nostalgic for Terrible Times. (I feel nostalgic for a few months ago.)