rant · moment 23 of 27
The Coved Tree and Longing for Post-Quarantine Normalcy
from #229 - Blankets and Bug Chasers | The Tim Dillon Show · #229
3 min
Tim jokes about decorating a 'covid tree' with masks and tests, then reflects on missing mundane pre-pandemic life like crowded subways, office lunches, and casual social contact.
- Tim wonders what post-quarantine life will look like and whether people will reject technology to reconnect with real humans.
- He misses mundane social experiences: lunch with people he doesn't even like, crowded bars, planes where people cough without him fearing death.
- Tim recalls missing office refrigerators and the ability to see what coworkers brought for lunch and what he could potentially steal.
- People you hate far less than you should—the experience of tolerating people you actually despise more than you currently do.
- Tim complains that every friendship now feels intensely close and essential, whereas he misses casual acquaintances who simply didn't matter.
- You can't casually invite people over anymore and then tell your friend after they leave that they're not that smart despite thinking they are.
- The core problem: everything feels too intense now and we need to reintroduce casualness back into life.