On Day 09, Animal Crossing dropped on Nintendo Switch. What is Animal Crossing? It’s a game (word used loosely) where you just exist on an isolated island, populating and terraforming it. I found it a fitting analog to the current situation. I played it all day. I didn’t even look at the news, because I knew what I’d find there: more about the spread of the virus, which is vital and interesting, sure, but I’ve been following it closely since January and have visualized this outcome for months. I received light jabs for stocking up on canned goods a week before the US went into full panic mode. Was I a prepper? Not nearly. I just foresaw empty shelves and well, panic, and now everyone is paying attention and the moment to slyly prepare has passed.
So I sat in my living room and existed elsewhere for a day, as childish pixels.
