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The Patient Zero Myth, the Obama Sellouts and the Unbreakable Ways of the Internet

I know self-isolation and quarantine aren’t exactly fun. But imagine for a second if we had to power through it without any internet. Way less fun, right? Is it even possible to pass the time anymore without Instagram, Animal Crossing and/or Netflix? 

Luckily, it’s apparently impossible to break the interest — even now when seemingly everyone is online. How can this be, you ask? Allow the experts in Brian VanHooker’s quest for answers to explain.

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