[metamet]

Oh for sure. Grieving over death in 2020 is just all around a bad experience.

But I think it's fair to say that the excess deaths [1] in 2020 have certainly amplified the reality of death, especially within the context of a shared experience. My grandma was otherwise healthy and I had had a lot of conversations with her about how much we looked forward to seeing each other once the pandemic was "over".

[1] https://www.cdc.gov/nchs/nvss/vsrr/covid19/excess_deaths.htm

[berryjerry]

Right, that's my point is that death sucks and it happens a lot. Obviously we would love to prevent all the death we can but just living is not always a good trade off. My grandma for example hasn't been allowed visitors for basically a year and says she would rather be dead.