At first it was catching COVID that scared me. But now, it’s how quickly everything has collapsed.

Apparently, some part of me still believed that here in Australia, when it came down to it, governments would step in and protect us. All the evidence is against this belief, of course, but sometimes we hang on to irrational ideas just so we can get on with our day.

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