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Many Americans have come to rely on “pods” for safe socialization, but leaks in social bubbles have become a dangerous inevitability.
The COVID-19 pandemic has undone much of the nation’s social fabric, pushing many people into a world of isolation. As temperatures drop and outdoor socialization becomes less accessible, people will have to start making hard decisions about the safety of their existing social networks. In response to this conundrum, many Americans are creating “pods,” or small exclusive groups of people, to socialize with indoors as the pandemic rages on. However, these pods that many people have come to rely on aren’t foolproof and take a lot of intention and planning to pull off safely.