COVID Impact Speculation

Comments attributing changes, trends, or phenomena from the article to the COVID-19 pandemic, often debating if effects persist post-lockdown or noting positive outcomes from it.

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Sample Comments

d--b • Jan 29, 2022 • View on HN

Well covid helped spread people out ;-)

superfrank • Nov 5, 2024 • View on HN

I thought we got rid of all those pesky things during covid

yieldcrv • Dec 3, 2025 • View on HN

Remember how after Covid that didn't go away in tons of places

fragmede • Aug 3, 2024 • View on HN

that was definitely true pre-covid but is it still true?

mikecoles • Sep 13, 2021 • View on HN

It's no longer needed with the covid era ramping up.

takeda • Apr 28, 2020 • View on HN

Finally COVID caused something positive :)

Koshkin • Mar 20, 2020 • View on HN

I wonder if this has something to do with the pandemic.

tomrod • Mar 17, 2020 • View on HN

This was during the COVID-19 outbreak?

seattle_spring • Mar 21, 2020 • View on HN

Was this something that happened recently amid the pandemic?

dgrr19 • Nov 23, 2023 • View on HN

Does it have anything to do with recent pandemic events?