i x-posted this thread to insta, which felt weird — i usually keep things light over there. and ever since, I& #39;ve been thinking about how even though the current surge is as bad in some ways as the spring was, the social context around staying home feels totally different now. https://twitter.com/polumechanos/status/1329825876591190018">https://twitter.com/polumecha...

in march/april, it felt like all of my friends were staying home, and being really conspicuous about it — sharing what we were cooking or watching or DIYing. there was even that "stay home" sticker on insta. staying home, weirdly, felt social. like we weren& #39;t alone in it.

that fell away over the summer, and it hasn& #39;t come back. several of my friends commented thanking me for sharing, because they& #39;re feeling similarly, but haven& #39;t felt like we& #39;re *talking* about the choices we& #39;re making this go-round to keep ourselves and each other safe.

anyway, it& #39;s just got me thinking that maybe that sense of shared sacrifice is important. maybe it matters that we explicitly say if we& #39;re planning to stay home, so other people feel less alone in their decision to do the same, so it really feels like we& #39;re all in this together.

really humbled by y& #39;all& #39;s replies, & it& #39;s occurring to me that — even having already made my decision about thanksgiving plans — hearing others share what they& #39;re planning, what they& #39;re giving up, is SO much more meaningful than just being told to stay home.

keep sharing, y& #39;all.