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I’m doing absolutely fine, business-wise the industry I’m in doesn’t seem too affected (I’m still getting clients reaching out to me) and the virus situation actually caused some very bad tax changes to be postponed.

My biggest problem at the moment is my flatmate. She’s been very anxious about this whole thing and is guzzling the social-media misinformation, FUD and conspiracy theories 24/24.

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the media storm has been the most disheartening thing to me. the media (all media: the news, social, tv, print) exist to serve your eyeballs to advertisers. the biggest, scariest headlines win, and it really seems like outlets are only too keen to exploit that right now. the signal to noise ratio right now is MINUSCULE, with "experts" and talking heads and human interest stories dominating.

please try to convince your flatmate (as I do everyone around me) that the media will gladly firehose useless panic mongering, as long as it keeps people around past the commercial break. it's difficult to disconnect, but our mental health depends on it. take in what you need to know for the day, and no more.

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