Distancing .. Physical, not Social (please)
March 18, 2020 Leave a comment
We’ve all heard the term ‘Social Distancing‘ (link to the CDC). An excerpt:
While it may be disappointing to hear that so many sports events, cruises, festivals and other gatherings are being cancelled, there is a public health reason for these measures.
These cancellations help stop or slow down the spread of disease allowing the health care system to more readily care for patients over time.
They do. Think of crowded bars, cozy restaurants, queues at checkout lines .. if space is not managed properly we will continue to spread this damn thing at a terrifying pace. Right now, management falls to us, as individuals and families, and we must rise to this occasion.
Happily, today’s hyper-connected world enables to distance ourselves physically .. but not socially. Twitter, Facebook, NextDoor, WhatsApp, Skype, Tumblr, Instagram and others ensure we can stay connected. We must make use of these tools to interact: working, catching up, checking on loved ones.
As time goes by, we will find ourselves looking for those tasty dish snaps as we get more creative when cooking at home.
Even the phone plays a big part .. call someone.
In many ways, and with lots of evidence of Singing in Italy, Cook-a-Longs in Spain and evolving stories in The States: the mandated distance will bring us closer together .. online and from afar.
Let’s make that happen.
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