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What has changed most about the world since the pandemic began?

I took this photo on<strong> 17 April 2020.</strong> This is a<strong> park bench in Albany's Washington Park urging people to "spread random acts of kindness." In the first weeks of the pandemic, a lot of similar messages were painted or chalked onto sidewalks and other surfaces.</strong> These messages of hope and solidarity marked the first few weeks, or even first couple months, of our experiences. <strong>Then people seemed to grow weary and more pessimistic by summer. I write this on 16 March 2021.</strong>