As many interactions move online, young people have the upper hand in sustaining and creating culture, Matt Berg reports.
'Scroll through social media right now and amid the dire warnings and political finger-pointing, there’s quite a bit to laugh about.
Bleak jokes about cheap flights thanks to coronavirus. Memes about paying tens of thousands of dollars to attend college online. TikToks of groovy dance routines in the middle of hospitals rooms — everyone wearing surgical masks, of course.
As governments around the world warn citizens to take precautions to avoid the coronavirus, young people are using social media platforms to channel their energy into something a little less serious: creating content that finds the humor — silly or grim as it may be — in the midst of the pandemic' ... Keep reading on The Boston Globe
'Scroll through social media right now and amid the dire warnings and political finger-pointing, there’s quite a bit to laugh about.
Bleak jokes about cheap flights thanks to coronavirus. Memes about paying tens of thousands of dollars to attend college online. TikToks of groovy dance routines in the middle of hospitals rooms — everyone wearing surgical masks, of course.
As governments around the world warn citizens to take precautions to avoid the coronavirus, young people are using social media platforms to channel their energy into something a little less serious: creating content that finds the humor — silly or grim as it may be — in the midst of the pandemic' ... Keep reading on The Boston Globe