During the course of history every period post pandemic has brought drastic change, what makes this one so different[1]? Institutions that have not fared well are the media, colleges(dropping attendance due to high paying jobs everywhere). Urban cities have also seen record numbers of residents leaving, SF lost 6.7% of its population in a year and a half. For some that are connected to those places/institutions things are really falling apart. For everyone else things are slowly getting back to normal.

1 - https://www.economist.com/finance-and-economics/2021/04/29/w...