@pindac Wonderful post. Very grounding. Thank you.
Given the national headlines about this virus, I have to confess it feels insane to be talking about this stuff. It is so irrelevant and so fantastical. If I thought that talking about the virus or places to donate money here would make a difference here, I'd do that. But my sense is that people here are well informed and/or are not here for yet another dose of what is filling their brainspace the rest of the day.
Personally, I'm working very hard on trying to manage family, parents, academic department through this crisis. Posting about this stuff helps me divert, distract, stay sane for all the other aspects of my life.
Given the national headlines about this virus, I have to confess it feels insane to be talking about this stuff. It is so irrelevant and so fantastical. If I thought that talking about the virus or places to donate money here would make a difference here, I'd do that. But my sense is that people here are well informed and/or are not here for yet another dose of what is filling their brainspace the rest of the day.
Personally, I'm working very hard on trying to manage family, parents, academic department through this crisis. Posting about this stuff helps me divert, distract, stay sane for all the other aspects of my life.

