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Has Self-Isolation Forever Changed The Rules of Engagement?
Online engagement has undergone major renovations since we were forced to stay indoors and secure masks before daring to step outside. The life-altering season of the coronavirus that’s still playing out with a vengeance has totally reshuffled ambitious plans that have been shelved indefinitely.
For privileged celebs and non-famous socialites with lots of time to spare and direct access to the comforts that are typically out of reach for regular folks, the mandate for quarantining is a welcome respite from the hustle and bustle of movie sets, photo shoots and luxurious getaways.
But for those of us who are desperately dependent on the enslavement of living from paycheck to paycheck, this unprecedented period in our history is threatening the weak foundation that’s about ready to crumble.
Our present and future keeps us torturously preoccupied with bleak forecasts.
Perhaps that explains the major disconnect in the way that panicked users engage on social media, compared to the more fortunate ones, who are having a tougher time winning over the same fans who used to be glued to self-indulgent antics.
From the snafu that got Ellen DeGeneres in trouble when she misspoke about how self-isolation felt like being in jail from her sprawling compound…
