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Two Minutes: Why is everyone tired?

At the supermarket, paying for shopping. The cashier feels the need to convey how exhausted she is. The bank: "We're sorry it took so long. Our people are dealing with a really heavy workload" Talking to friends: "My body feels so tired… my mind is having a hard time keeping up." On the street, a random person feels the need to inform me how exhausted they are. I reciprocate. It's the new hello, and we do have it in common. Chronic fatigue is an indicator for depression. tire (v.1) "to weary," also "to become weary," Old English   teorian   (Kentish   tiorian ) "to fail, cease; become weary; make weary, exhaust," of uncertain origin; according to Watkins possibly from Proto-Germanic   *teuzon , from a suffixed form of PIE root   *deu-   (1) "to lack, be wanting." Related:   Tired ;   tiring . From: https://www.etymonline.com/word/tire?ref=etymonline_crossreference