Things I'm fairly confident in:

• I should take colds in general more seriously than I did pre-pandemic: Staying at home with cold symptoms is good. General masking during cold season is good. We should have air filters in all public indoor spaces.
• Long covid is real and we should keep getting covid shots and avoid infections.

Things I'm confused about (and would appreciate input on):

• Will covid become just another cold like the other coronaviruses? If so, does this include declining long covid risk?
• At this point, is the health&well-being impact of long covid risk or of sustained self-isolation bigger?
• How does long covid risk compare to risk of long-term problems from [other cold]? I.e., how much of the concern is spotlight effect?