of the relatively privileged ones, like mine – proves to be correct, and has our daily routine as a case study. How did humanity accept throwing away the one and only life it has, its one and only moment in the historical process, in the name of “productivity”? Enclosed in my isolation, I do not know how families who are constantly trappedwithin thewalls of their homes face the situation. Restrictions become morebearablewhen theyare thesame for everyone,without privilegesprovided to well-to-do classes. The pandemic has a social parity, no social stratum, no power. I also noticed a considerable transformation in the functionality of abandoned balconies; they are now full of people, and in this sense, they have become the vanguard of social life, and hence they are valuable. Architects of new homes will have to re-design the balconies, which were removed from the modern facades, to return to the courtyards. However, whoever is an academic, like myself, is more familiar with the idea of quarantine, because doing research, preparing your teaching material and writing is solitary work (at least in the humanities and most social sciences), almost inhuman. At the same time, quarantine can be a period of responsibility and accountability. And it helps us understand how we can preserve our humanity. Being quarantined makes me realize that it is a privilege to have a “home.” It is a privilege to have a home where there is no violence as a woman or as a child who deviates from acceptable norms. I have this privilege. Not the whole society has it, and I would prefer to refer to this part of it. Because this part is taken care of by another part of the society that is exposed to danger, which continues to do politics on the ground, out of love for humanity. And that’s where the separation takes place – the separation that belongs to our personal, albeit socially shaped, consciousness. Not all of Netflix’s humanity sees on its couch the moment I write to you. On the other hand, there are people who are so affected by loneliness and isolation that the necessary “social removal” does not make a difference to them. To what extent does the prevailing pandemic reveal to us specific things about the world in which we live? How do we feel now that a rather familiar routine for some people (familiarity with loneliness) concerns everyone? Can people manage, among other things, such a sharp confrontation with their inner selves in compulsory conditions of confinement?
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