“On Friday I had like 6 hours of FaceTime hangs, including a dance party, and I woke up hungover on Saturday and was like, ‘This is too much. What is this?’ What I really wanted was to just make pizza dough and set up my Switch”
Photo: FilippoBacci/Getty Images As the spread of coronavirus continues to change our lives on a daily basis, some of us have stopped to wonder: Where did all our quiet time go? Shelter-in-place and stay-at-home orders mean we are all video chatting a lot more these days. At first, seeing the faces of friends and family on a screen seemed like a welcome balm to these uncertain times. But as the novelty wears off, and the Zoom hangovers are real, we realize the beauty of simply being … quiet.
Callie Beusman, news editor: I agree. The social consequences of being alone is ruining my alone time. Katie Heaney, senior writer: I’ve only had like three so far, I don’t mind them. But congratulations to everyone else for having so many friends. Callie Beusman: I do love alone time, but I also actually love Zooming! All of my close friends moved all over the world in the past three years and we’ve been awful at all keeping in touch. I wish I had been doing it before the pandemic.
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