Every bad has a good to it. Covid-19 wasn't good because it drained many economy and put them into recession. What about the lives that were lost and still losing, it has created fear and shaped humans to a new normal, face mask and distancing that are preached every time sounds like drums into our ears.
The other side too can't be overemphasized because the online jobs and businesses have grown away from what it was. Jobs online have started creating wealth and bitcoin rise to greater popularity is also part of it.
Everyone has a different response to COVID-19. Most people who are exposed to this virus will experience mild to moderate symptoms, and will recover without needing to be hospitalized and some also lose their lives.
As you said many are traumatized. And they are also difficult to work in the real world. So the world economy slumped.
Therefore, people flock to work online.