The 2020 pandemic forced society to adopt new habits, from reckless driving on empty roads to a surge in social media use. Four years later, data reveal a complex “new normal.” While some trends, like heightened anxiety, have subsided, others, including increased heart disease mortality and a persistent opioid crisis, continue to pose significant challenges, painting a mixed picture of our post-lockdown world.
The Pandemic Habits That Are Still With Us
Four years after the global lockdowns, data reveals which pandemic-era habits—from reckless driving and increased social media use to alarming health trends—have become a permanent fixture of our “new normal” and which have faded away.
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