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Humans of Covid-19 AU: Bobo Matjila

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Humans of Covid-19 AU: Bobo Matjila

Description (Dublin Core)

“My social life has become non-existent, but my relationships are still quite strong. Isolation has forced me to be a better friend because it has required me to check up on people in ways that I never did before.
For me this feels a bit like a break from the constant rat-race of life (but not a vacation). Everything feels slower, which I kind of like. I’m no longer forced to go to events or go out. I'm an introvert, so I love spending time at home. Life feels simple, and slow, and more intentional now. I’ve been able to catch up on lots of reading. I am also enjoying being able to walk down the street and not be harassed.
I expected something like this to happen sooner or later. I always had the sense that the pace at which this city runs is not sustainable, so pretty soon it will collapse. I've been mentally and emotionally prepared for this to happen. Everyday people are dying, suffering, and in the depths of misery, which I feel is the norm of the human condition. Peace is the exception. I think that’s why I’m mentally not so affected by the pandemic, because I don't have hopeful expectations for humanity.
If we all agreed on the basics that homelessness and suffering is unnecessary, then we could get rid of all of this in a couple of months and save the future of humanity. There’s a lot we can do to prevent this, I just don't think we will do it.”

Instagram post on Bobo Matjila, podcast host & writer, and her experience during the pandemic, which was created by a psychology student living in Melbourne who was interested to hear about how COVID-19 was impacting on different peoples’ lives.

Date (Dublin Core)

May 9, 2020

Creator (Dublin Core)

Amira Moshinsky

Contributor (Dublin Core)

Jen Rodriguez

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Instagram post

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Controlled Vocabulary (Dublin Core)

English Emotion
English Social Distance
English Social Issues

Curator's Tags (Omeka Classic)

mental health
personal experience
communication
Australia
community

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Date Submitted (Dublin Core)

06/03/2020

Date Modified (Dublin Core)

06/22/2020

Date Created (Dublin Core)

05/09/2020

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This item was submitted on June 22, 2020 by Jen Rodriguez using the form “Share Your Story” on the site “A Journal of the Plague Year”: https://covid-19archive.org/s/archive

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