The last post was kind of depressing so it’s time for a little pick me up. There’ve been two things that have given me a surprising amount of joy and optimism during these dark times:
1 – TikTok
I’ve discovered that asking for someone’s opinion on TikTok is a good litmus test for determining if someone is a buzzkill or not. Anybody that “doesn’t get it” or that takes themself to seriously to enjoy it probably isn’t someone that you want in your life because it’s a damn good app. 1
2 – Quarantine wedding content.
At first I found them a bit sad but the more I come across them the happier they make me. There’s something super cool about people being resilient and celebrating a joyous occasion amidst all this. 2
? THINGS THAT CAUGHT MY EYE ?
There’s no such thing as a clickbait headline anymore:
https://www.vox.com/2020/5/1/21244463/kayleigh-mcenany-first-press-briefing-lies
https://www.linkedin.com/feed/news/half-of-humanity-told-to-stay-home-4531387
With so many terrifying graphs and charts lately it’s nice to see a funny one:
Unexpected quarantine trends:
https://meetglimpse.com/covid19/
- The fact that Quibi is asking for however much a month while TikTok is free is laughable. ↩
- Resiliency in the good way not in the “hold up, that’s actually sad” way. ↩