Charis and Eugene talk about how our memories of the pandemic will differ and what narrative arcs the stories we tell of our lives usually take. They also discuss the term “wang hong” (Chinese for internet famous) as written about in Chaoyang Trap.

00:04:18 Pandemic memories

00:29:34 “Wang hong”

You Won’t Remember the Pandemic the Way You Think You Will by Melissa Fay Greene

S01 Episode 9: We Built This City on a Camera Roll in Chaoyang Trap

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