For a month, Americans got a crash course on the topic of all the things the government does and who does them.
"Government worker" was no longer a slur for many Americans who previously considered these workers overpaid, nonproductive and partisan. The government employees many Americans might have previously disdained are the ones who inspect food, direct planes, process tax refunds, fight criminals, etc. Without them, it turns out, life is more dangerous, chaotic and stressful for all of us.
FBI Director Christopher A. Wray railed about the shutdown in a video to his employees. He exemplified the compassionate, high-minded leadership utterly lacking in the White House.