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The video ends abruptly with the sound of a notification ping—the first of many "work from home" emails—and the screen goes black. 💡

The video cuts to a view out the window. The streetlights illuminate an empty intersection. Usually, at midnight on a Friday, the sound of car horns and distant music would drift up from the pavement. Tonight, there is only the hum of the refrigerator and the wind. VID 20200314 001135 963 mp4

The camera turns to reveal a group of roommates sitting around a laptop. They aren't watching a movie; they are refreshing a news feed, watching the red lines on a map grow. Someone holds up a glass of wine in a mock toast. They are young enough to feel invincible but old enough to be scared. The video ends abruptly with the sound of

: This was the weekend the WHO declared COVID-19 a pandemic and many countries began stay-at-home orders. Usually, at midnight on a Friday, the sound

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