How has the pandemic changed β the way we use social media?
Is it really COVID-19 or flu?
This blog will explore how I think and feel about the risk of COVID-19 and how these thoughts and feelings may be different depending on peopleβs experiences with the virus. First of all, letβs start off with by saying, my brain doesnβt work like it did before.
An article I had read previously mentioned (which I agree with) is that so much of this epidemic is about what we do, but it is also about what others do. βSome people are very optimistic about their low likelihood of contracting the virus. Others are overly pessimistic and think they are more at risk than they are.β Take a read:Β
https://www.latrobe.edu.au/news/announcements/2020/what-do-people-think-about-covid-19
The online community has done a really good job of rallying together during an unpreceded event that affects more than 140 nations referring back to the (theshelf.com) article. Social media has been more active than ever. It has forced businesses to be innovative and forced non-social media users to become social media users to steer the pocket of their business.
Everyoneβs saying there is a 99% survival rate, so they may not care. But no one should care about the survival rate. We all just want it gone so we can live our normal lives. Life donβt feel real right now. Like we are living in a bubble or supposed to live in a bubble #NotAGoodFeeling
The numbers probably never dropped, just more people getting tested now? You all notice they are not posting βThe deathsβ anymore? Why do you think that is?
They shut down large gatherings and parties but allow schools with thousands of students to reopen; is this a joke? What is the government thinking? We should have never gone to stage 3.
I find it interesting that President Trump has told the US nation that COVID-19 is under control, and a few weeks later, he and his wife was tested positive for Covid-19. Which begs to question, are we really safe? He is supposed to be the most protected/secured and have less contact with people, where for others, working class people who has to take public transportation and stay 6ft apart and interact with people on a day to day basis. This goes to show what the government of each country has been putting up with; reinforcing the rules, like washing your hands, using hand sanitizers and of course wearing a mask. Is it so hard to get?
