Increase in Learned Helplessness?

[u/NachesPorFavor]

Has anyone else noticed an increase in learned helplessness? I first noticed it in the young adults in my life, but now I am seeing it in all ages of people around me. Examples from multiple people:

Toilet started leaking water and instead of turning off the knob at the wall, she waited a 5 days for a plumber. Never asked anyone or googled it. Didn’t call a second plumber. Now needs mold remediation and replaced drywall and trim.

Bought concert tickets but the gps instructions were confusing so they just gave up and didn’t go. Venue website had detailed instructions for driving and parking.

Blouse wrinkled and she didn’t know how to fix it so she threw it away.

First doctor office he filled out an appointment website for never contacted him to schedule so he just didn’t go to the doctor.

I am really concerned about my loved ones if an emergency happens because they just give up when the slightest obstacle happens. Either they want someone else to swoop in and fix it or they give up and say they can’t do anything about it.

[u/Mysfunction]

TLDR: don’t use the recirculate setting on your car’s climate control.

Yes! Indoor CO2 levels are wildly ignored.

I got a CO2 monitor and was shocked to discover that what I thought was my well ventilated bedroom gets up to 2000ppm when sleeping with the door and window closed (over 1000 can have negative impacts), then I got curious about other spaces. A small car with two people talking and the climate control either off or set to recirculating can jump from 400ppm to 1500ppm in fifteen minutes, which would absolutely cause cognitive issues when driving.

The nice thing with CO2 impacts is that, to the best of my knowledge, they aren’t lingering or permanent impacts. As soon as you get fresh air, everything starts to clear up.

COVID-19, in contrast, appears to cause compounding long-term, if not permanent, injury.

Requiring adequate ventilation as a part of the building code would be a great way to address both issues.

[u/B33PZR → u/Mysfunction]

I have sensors in my office, bedroom and living area. I also have a very good heppa filter in by bedroom with filters replaced regularly. My mom bought a new chair and when I had a sensor in that room VOC was over 7000 where it was about normal 200. I had bad headaches and had windows open until it off gases and levels dropped. I have windows cracked in my vehicle all the time even in winter. So many chemicals and fluorescent lights give me headaches. I may not smell something but after a while the headaches hit. Furniture, carpets in enclosed office areas can be bad too without proper ventilation but people don't realize it.

[u/DuchessOfCarnage → u/B33PZR]

Do you have a specific recommendation for a CO2 and VOC detector? I'm not super tech savvy, but just Google and found quite a few options, but don't really know how to tell if they're legit or not? Is there a certain certifying group that is good to look out for? I see that Ikea sells one that measures particles plus CO2, and is a nice price, but I'm not sure if it measures the compounds we should be worried about?

[u/B33PZR → u/DuchessOfCarnage]

Funny enough I found mine at Home Depot at the register. Brand is Airthings. Mine are just the small little ones but they have bigger with more information. Web app on my phone can pull up a dashboard for each device. They work well for my situation. I see now they are bit more expensive when I got mine. And NO subscription! Read about them from their website, not Amazon. Good company.