The sex comparison works. I think. People are careless and selfish, even when just a little care is in their own self-interest.

Also, like you, I was going all-in on the writing at home BEFORE the pandemic and it has had some effects. You betcha it has. I'm married so I'm not living alone, and I have two adult kids and two grandchildren I have been able to see. But still. Even as an introvert who likes time alone, this is too much. And then when you slap a few other hardships on top (two knee replacements and an unrelated broken leg in quick succession for my husband, meaning six months off work and much less income in 2021) and the death of my only sibling in a car crash one month ago today, well, my mental health is not what I'd like. I barely saw my sister in the last two years, and now I'll never see her again.