Everything tagged Covid
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On being too large to understand.
Why a global health crisis dragged people into the culture wars.
It had to catch up with me eventually.
We’ve collectively given up on doing anything about the pandemic.
What’s lost when we draw a line.
When an event turns into a concept.
Get into a habit of skipping, and everything becomes optional.
“The pandemic is over”
The joy of having a virus circulating in your bloodstream.
The pandemic as a starting point.
History does not repeat itself, but it rhymes.
Time passes more slowly when a lot is happening.
Playing ‘It’s Winter’ and the appeal of recognizing ourselves in ourselves
You’re screwed no matter what you do.
Testing positive for covid.
Let’s just acknowledge how boring all of this is.
When real life and culture war vocabulary intersect.
The appendicitis doesn’t care about our pandemics.
Maybe all it took was a piece of cloth.
The fabric of the everyday is changing.
The perfect metaphor for our protective measures.
“Coincidences and strangers appear from beyond the horizon of the calculable.”
When the news reporting breaks down, what’s left?
Lockdown feels permanent — and outside feels still.
What if this is an excuse _not_ to do things?
As lockdown loosens its grip, rule-bending makes the crisis feel less real not more
So, masks.
Will any of these behaviors stick?
The toilet paper is running out.
The pandemic as great harmonizer.
This is starting to feel like a great societal experiment.
Can you really appreciate a crisis through numbers alone?
Did it need a pandemic to get a productivity boost?
More like the “current” “situation” with four quotation marks.