Coronavirus content: Good vs. Bad

Emily Hild
Social Media as News COD
1 min readMar 25, 2020

In the above article is a list of 20 things people are doing during quarantine, which I find to be one of the more uplifting and lighthearted posts about this crisis. It’s heartwarming to see people keeping up good spirits and getting creative while stuck inside. The pandemic, while scary, has also shed light on families everywhere, and many are taking to social media to share how they cope with the change. Whether it be creating a fake bar in their house to celebrate a birthday or pretending to be a lunch lady to entertain their kids, families and people everywhere are finding ways to stay positive, enjoy this time at home and bond, while also giving others a good laugh and smile.

The tweet I found above contains a short thread of social media content relating to the virus in a way that makes light of the pandemic in a twisted way, unlike the BuzzFeed article which brings wholesome entertainment while following CDC guidelines. These posts are distasteful and offensive to the severity of this pandemic and don’t take into account the lives lost AND at risk. To theme a newborns photos off of a pandemic is a form of recklessness relating to this crisis as well as posts about buying cheap flights and traveling, which is both reckless and dangerous.

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