Indecent exposure in the Covid era · 1:03am Sep 25th, 2020
Imagine this:
You get locked out of your apartment and you forgot to wear your mask.
This hasn't happened to me, hopefully I'm not jinxing myself by posting this. 
I am shocked at how outdated of a story "Panic Buying" has become. What was relatable then is severely antiquated now. Only seven months ago, we shamed people for hoarding face masks. Now I literally feel naked not wearing one. Only six months ago, we were hoarding toilet paper. Now it seems like a distant (almost laughable) memory.
We can see how our views on Covid-19 have changed so dramatically by looking at the Google search trends for various search terms.
Here's the Google search trend for "toilet paper" in 2020, with a very clear spike around mid-March:
The search trend for "bidet" mirrors the search trend for "toilet paper", since a shortage of TP prompted an interest in bidets. And speaking from personal experience, there is nothing more luxurious (and oddly arousing satisfying) than getting your bum sprayed by a state of the art Japanese washlet.
I kinda feel bad for the people who actually spent $100-ish on a bidet. Well, maybe they're enjoying it.
Here is the search trend for "Wuhan":
Notice the second spike in mid-March. My theory is that this was about the time that much of Europe and US went into lockdown, which led to more Google searches about coronavirus, which in turn led to searches about Wuhan. The search frequency tapers off as people began to realize that the virus isn't really a Wuhan thing, but unfortunately a global thing. Nowadays, "Wuhan virus" just sounds plain offensive.
In some ways, the exponential rise of coronavirus is a reflection of our current culture. Fast-reacting, instant knowledge, quick to respond to trends. Don't blink, or you'll miss it.
Yet, it is shocking to realize how little we know in spite of living in a world of limitless information.
Upvoted for the graphs.
What do you mean, I can't upvote blog posts?