Lockdown`s hottest viral trends: raging at the neighbours and torching 5G towers | Joel Golby
(The Guardian China)

It´s not just coronavirus cases - curtain-twitching and conspiracy theories are also increasing exponentiallyCoronavirus - latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageWho isn´t fascinated with infection rate graphs right now? My own loose theory is that you could use them to track much more than just the spread of coronavirus: change the label on the x axis and every one of them could easily represent data on how many people in the UK are currently getting too into jigsaws, for example, or growing very weak moustaches, or grappling with a sourdough. (The frighteningly steep lines depicting the out-of-control spread of new cases also neatly illustrate the world´s horniness pandemic - with everyone locked inside and the rising sap of spring, this is arguably the most sexually desperate moment in all of human history. Look at the graphs. The planet has never been hornier.)The graphs are also neatly tracking two other viral trends right now: `being extremely furious at your neighbours` and `burning down a 5G tower because Facebook told you to`. Both have really skyrocketed this week - we are outperforming even Italy in burning down our 5G towers! - but also have yet to reach a pinnacle, let alone a long curve down. We´ll take each one in turn. Continue reading...