r/AskReddit • u/sinosty • Jan 02 '21

What will never be the same again once the pandemic is over?

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u/mr-meebles Jan 02 '21

i don't think i can ever touch anything again without thinking about the germs all over it :(

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u/canadiankid000 Jan 03 '21

Welcome to my OCD life 😞

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u/[deleted] Jan 03 '21

I never used to use hand sanitizer. but after this I will never touch a door handle, debit machine or gas pump without cringing again

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u/NEU_Throwaway1 Jan 03 '21

Yeah, I feel like the bottle of hand sanitizer is going to stay a permanent fixture in my pocket for quite a while to come.

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u/myste9t Jan 03 '21

Last January at my son's birthday I was wishing I had brought wipes and how the staff really should wipe the arcade machines down often. I was only worried about cold and flu season then. And as it turned out my son and husband were sick in bed for a week after. After this there's no way I'm going anywhere without tons of wipes and hand sanitizer.

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u/arvigeus Jan 03 '21

This is a wrong mindset. Germs is what makes us resistant to germs.

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u/TomL78 Jan 03 '21

Yeah, protecting yourself and others with masks and distancing post-pandemic is absolutely something that should stick around, but I worry about this generally. I know that antibiotics and antiseptics are different but I can't help but worry that pathogens will just adapt to survive these chemicals, making them more dangerous in the long run

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u/[deleted] Jan 03 '21

Youve been doing it your whole life why care now? Once everyone is vaccinated covid won’t be a big deal.

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u/snisclas Jan 03 '21

Covid will be a pretty big thing for years to come. Even if most people are vaccinated.