I don't think you were alive during 9/11 or at least not old enough to know what was going on. I remember our teachers just sitting there watching the tv in shock. Leaving early that day and not knowing wtf was going to happen. My mom was also on a meeting trip so that added to the stress. If we had 5 events larger than 9/11 within a couple years plus the damn snap people would not be normal. The pandemic idiots can compare it to the cold as a baseline even if it's idiotic to do so. There is literally nothing that could compare to what has happened post mcu started the closest thing would be the entire world becoming an active warzone it's not the kind of thing you just move on from.