Mental health
fromFast Company
3 months agoWhy America is turning into a nation of homebodies
The U.S. is increasingly becoming a nation of homebodies, a trend accelerated by the COVID-19 pandemic.
Not exactly scandalous, but it seems to shock a lot of Americans. We go barefoot a lot. Everywhere. The supermarket, driving, public transport, shops, the doctor's office, libraries, etc.
Not being willing or able to just be superficially nice in social settings. Sometimes it's okay to just be pleasant instead of making your unique and specific viewpoint heard.
"We are really mapping the social life of rats by capturing the details of their every movement. We see how they interact with each other, and we see the same forms of engagement over and over again."
Halfway Serious transforms sitting into a performative act, where two users must collaborate to maintain balance and protect an egg, emphasizing human interaction.