How Coronavirus Is Kickstarting the 21st Century

A global pandemic has done what 30 years of internet manifestoes never accomplished: a mass migration into our screens.
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We were once told that nothing could replace sitting down with a teacher, the camaraderie of an office, a face-to-face business deal, or seeing a movie in the theater.

But when the grim COVID-19 pandemic is finally defeated, the question we'll be asking ourselves isn't Why would you want to do that online? but Why would you want to do that in real life?

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