Apparently, it’s actually rare to see population-wide personality shifts, even after stressful events, but this is actually what psychologists have noticed since the pandemic. Sources: https://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2022/10/05/1126825073/pandemic-stress-impact-personalities https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0274542 https://time.com/6165501/pandemic-changed-identity-research/ https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0256939 https://covidblog.oregon.gov/how-has-the-pandemic-changed-you/  Email info@2020didittome.com to share your 2020 story or submit an idea for a future episode. Visit www.2020didittome.com to see all available episodes. Our album art was created by Sarah Duff. The following music was used for this podcast: Music: Beautiful Acoustic Guitar Melody by WinnieTheMoog Free download: https://filmmusic.io/song/6350-beautiful-acoustic-guitar-melody License (CC BY 4.0): https://filmmusic.io/standard-license