There’s that saying that “rising tides lifts all boats,” which we can use the opposite of to think about the impact of the COVID pandemic: “receding tides lowers all boats.” It was a global impact, increasingly impact those already in low tides.
Unlike some who would argue that the pandemic is an “excuse” that doesn’t have to be addressed because it impacted everyone, I would argue that acknowledging the large scale impact requires our attention and effort.
A global pandemic isn’t a co-occurring factor; it requires us to explore how it is a causal factor.
Professor cited in “Is this the end of reading?”
“When you use Covid as the excuse or the reason, then you almost don’t have to come up with a solution, because you just acknowledge that this was something that globally impacted everyone,” (View Highlight)