Watching covid closely since I am in healthcare. The lockdowns did it for me. I lost my job because I had a cold and it was easier to find someone new than wait the 2 weeks it would take for me to "quarantine" and then maybe a few more days to retest.

CARES act was there to subsidize income lost due to COVID (staying home, testing, quarantine). A nice little clause in there excluded healthcare workers.

That slapped me hard in the face.

Lockdowns gave me time to think. Small businesses were shut in while big corps raked in millions of dollars. You should see the state of NYC. It seemed so intentional.

I also followed China's numbers for infections and noticed how horribly skewed they were. I connected the dots when I noticed how we were right at the cusp of the election. I didn't follow politics that much. I had mixed opinions on Trump, but didn't really care. I did know how hard he pressed China. It was the perfect plan. Cripple the US economy, snuff the election, put in your candidate. You also have that China was the only country with positive GDP in 2020. It was just too obvious if you paid attention.