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You’ll Probably Forget What It Was Like to Live Through a Pandemic
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<blockquote data-quote="cheryl" data-source="post: 2120" data-attributes="member: 1"><p><a href="https://www.vice.com/en_us/article/5dmxvn/what-will-we-remember-from-the-coronavirus-covid19-pandemic" target="_blank"><strong>You’ll Probably Forget What It Was Like to Live Through a Pandemic - Vice</strong></a></p><p></p><p><strong>Memory researchers say these months will eventually become a blur for those of us isolating at home.</strong></p><p></p><p>A day off when the local school was bombed. Being so bored that waiting for fruit to fall off a gingko tree becomes a source of entertainment. Dead bodies in the street. A pilot, presumed dead, walking into a crowded restaurant to greet his astounded partner and friends.</p><p></p><p>These are all memories from people who lived through capital-B Big historical events: World War II, the Vietnam War, the Cultural Revolution in China; the scenes and experiences that stuck in their minds decades later.</p><p></p><p>As we experience a global pandemic, it's odd to realize that we're currently living through a new Big historical event. We'll be telling our children about it, documenting it in history textbooks, and swapping our shared</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="cheryl, post: 2120, member: 1"] [URL='https://www.vice.com/en_us/article/5dmxvn/what-will-we-remember-from-the-coronavirus-covid19-pandemic'][B]You’ll Probably Forget What It Was Like to Live Through a Pandemic - Vice[/B][/URL] [B]Memory researchers say these months will eventually become a blur for those of us isolating at home.[/B] A day off when the local school was bombed. Being so bored that waiting for fruit to fall off a gingko tree becomes a source of entertainment. Dead bodies in the street. A pilot, presumed dead, walking into a crowded restaurant to greet his astounded partner and friends. These are all memories from people who lived through capital-B Big historical events: World War II, the Vietnam War, the Cultural Revolution in China; the scenes and experiences that stuck in their minds decades later. As we experience a global pandemic, it's odd to realize that we're currently living through a new Big historical event. We'll be telling our children about it, documenting it in history textbooks, and swapping our shared [/QUOTE]
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