i x-posted this thread to insta, which felt weird — i usually keep things light over there. and ever since, I'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

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't alone in it.

that fell away over the summer, and it hasn't come back. several of my friends commented thanking me for sharing, because they're feeling similarly, but haven't felt like we're *talking* about the choices we're making this go-round to keep ourselves and each other safe.

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

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

keep sharing, y'all.