Illusion of Terra

I think there definitely will be a period of at least a part of the population being a whole lot more cautious than they used to, simply because of all the information we are getting about infections and how they spread, not to forget the coronavirus will still be around even if there are no more restrictions. Naturally there will also be those people who just want to attend stuff again which they could not for a while.
I guess you will have the two extremes more pronounced for a while until it all gets back to normal. It will take quite a while though  

oh I thought you might have a university nearby you could just go to after writing an e-mail to the professors with the images. shipping and all that sounds like more of a hassle than I had thought.

just in case you are curious about the age etc., you might try your local university's professors. from my experience those dealing with fossils are mellow people who are always interested in stuff like those.

I was pretty decent at giving speeches. The trick was not to care what the audience thinks  I also never rehearsed speeches for some reason. A lot of people say it helps them a lot though

I agree with @Nyxnine on the basic structure of a speech as described, and if it is structured well it is much easier to follow for the audience.

If you wanted to make a speech on a problem, you might take the problem of 'how to give speeches'
As for social media, I think there are plenty of things you can find if you google 'pros and cons of social media'

A somber blog entry. It's sorrowful to see what you are going through. It helps some people to know that most people unfortunately will have some kind of experience similar to something like this. So maybe that is some kind of consolation.

I am a bit surprised by your mother's reaction. But I guess there is some backstory to this, otherwise it seems like a really unusual way of reacting to such news.

As for what the point of all is. That is a really difficult question. I can't really tell you. If you think about it hard, many things do seem to be pointless in the end. I have heard from people who got kids recently, that things they thought were important before, now seem utterly pointless. I guess everyone will have to find an answer for themselves, but it can help to exchange with others what they think.
So, if it helps you can contact me on Discord or here  

Have only seen short segments of it but looked interesting. I guess people always compare it to the ones before so they are hesitant. Don't have the time to start watching it rn, but want to do so soon