bryan wann :: binary fury

Admittedly it’s been a few months since I’ve taken a walk around the neighborhood, but I noticed for the first time people around here don’t go out of their way to avoid each other on the sidewalk. Ever since covid started people on their daily walks would brutally social distance outside, either darting off into the bike lane, walk off into the grass, or even onto the side of the street to avoid oncoming pedestrians or overtake somebody else. This happened well into 2021, both in the neighborhood sidewalks but also the park here. I haven’t noticed it so much in downtown areas like San Jose or Santana Row, everyone has been quite happy to congregate for quite a while.