Hashtags in the time of COVID-19

Hashtags in the time of COVID-19

Okay, so this made me cry.

Saturday night, the hashtag #HighRiskCovid19 started trending on Twitter.

High Risk hashtag

I know, I know, I’ve heard over and over, “I don’t get Twitter. It’s stupid.” Well, use of hashtags is where Twitter truly shines. Trust me.

Hashtags may not have taken off on Facebook, but they just work on Twitter.

High Risk hashtags

Reading these #HighRiskCovid-19 testimonials is heart wrenching. Only the nastiest trolls can take a look at these posts and not get choked up. This coronavirus is going to be a way of life for a while, and we need to get through it together.

High Risk hashtags

These tweets are from people you might have seen in your pre-COVID life. They’re all ages, colors, nationalities.

And they just want to live.

High Risk hashtags

Here’s one more:

High Risk hashtags

But not all the hashtags on Twitter are heart-wrenching.

There’s some wicked good humor available, too. #VolumeUp

Oh, and cats. Check out the #QuarantineCats hashtag:

Quarantine Cats hashtags

Cats know how to quarantine. They’ve been doing it successfully for centuries.

Quarantine Cats hashtags

… while retaining their feline nature:

Quarantine Cats hashtags

Videos, too!

Quarantine Cats hashtag

Just like humans, though, some cats are getting their fur a bit ruffled.

Quarantine Cats hashtags

We’re in it for the long haul, it seems. Although it’s tempting to gripe about what we don’t have right now, why not paws and look at all the good we can do. Check in with relatives and neighbors. Then scroll through some of the meaningful, masterful, and mischievous messaging on Twitter.

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