Has COVID-19 turned the World upside down? For some of us, things have stayed the same

This is a piece I wrote about my experience of the world since COVID-19 arrived. It was published in The Canberra Times in August 2020, and the full link is listed below.

Here’s a controversial opinion: Isolation and quarantine isn’t really turning the entire world upside-down, like we’re led to believe.

Now let me just stop right there and make an important distinction. I’m not talking about the virus itself – COVID-19 really is that bad, and a lot of people are genuinely struggling. It’s heartbreaking to hear of job losses, increases in domestic violence, and watch as death tolls rise. Living in fear for ageing relatives and immunocompromised friends isn’t fun for anyone.