9/11/2001 was the major historical event that changed everything.
Before 9/11, I remember my friends and I traveling freely with only our driver’s licenses or even student I.D.s. Family and friends could accompany us all the way to the airplane gate. If you’ve ever watched airport scenes from the “Home Alone” movies from the 1990s, you’ll notice A LOT of things happening that would never be allowed post 9/11.
… and now, we are identified, screened, and monitored at a level we never imagined.
The second event that has profoundly shaped the way we interact with each other was SARS-CoV-2 that most mainstream media reported to have been discovered in 2020.
Most startling to observe were how the periods of isolation affected our young people, and how families and neighbors became so divided.
And we’re still seeing the tertiary, even quaternary repercussions.
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