Right Now Boring Online Social Sharing Is Comforting

It’s not just Americans broadcasting their living spaces to the world inthe hopes of finding digital company. In the midst of a pandemic, kidswith smartphones and wireless access and unlimited free time are showingus what a room looks like globally. American teenagers are watching TikTok videosfrom countries that are two or three weeks ahead of the United Statesin quarantine measures, peering into the life they will soon be living. – The Atlantic