Here's how social media could shape how we remember the Covid-19 pandemic in years to come:
"Through social media and the way we will be able to easily reference the past, people will not only be able to learn about how things unfolded via the media, historians or academia – they will also be able to witness how the general population was truly feeling and dealing with large scale events, like COVID," explained Jason Morgese, CEO & founder of"They'll be able to see the recorded and unedited challenges faced from all different types of groups – from different...
"I believe it certainly will," added Morgese."Being able to reference the unfiltered truth from real people, especially past family members that lived through it or were a part of the fight against it, will help change the way we are connected to that information." This could include how a community was rapidly infected, the stock market swings and even shortages in something as trivial as toilet paper. This type of information is often glossed over, but social media – whether it is posts on Facebook or tweets – would offer that real time replay of the events.
In other words, social media is going to be those handwritten letters that people saved. And unlike the personal letters, postcards and photos – the details may not be lost.
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