--- title: "Bored Teens Are Posting on TikTok About Being Quarantined" description: "Bored teens are posting memes, dances, and jokes on TikTok about their experiences of being quarantined during the ongoing coronavirus outbreak." date: "2020-03-04" modified: "2020-03-04" authors: - name: "Victor Tangermann" job_title: "Senior Editor" link: "https://futurism.com/authors/victor" url: "https://futurism.com/neoscope/bored-teens-posting-tiktok-quarantined" categories: - "Developments" - "Health & Medicine" tags: - "coronavirus" - "covid-19" - "tiktok" - "virus" --- # Bored Teens Are Posting on TikTok About Being Quarantined ![Bored teens are posting memes, dances, and jokes on TikTok about their experiences of being quarantined during the ongoing coronavirus outbreak.]() *\Image: TikTok/NIAID/Victor Tangermann\* Bored teens are posting memes, dances, and jokes on TikTok about their experiences of being quarantined during the ongoing coronavirus outbreak, [according to *Business Insider*](). It's a fascinating — and sometimes whimsical — look behind the curtain of an otherwise terrifying reality. Yes, the deadly coronavirus should under no circumstances be taken lightly. But that shouldn't stop these teens from having some fun while having to stay at home, since that's one of the best way to make sure you're not infecting others, particularly vulnerable populations like the elderly. Some people are self-imposing quarantines after traveling abroad to places where the virus has been known to spread. Others are choosing to remain at home as a precautionary method. In China, the situation looks substantially more dire, with [tens of millions]() of people being forced to stay home. Companies such as Twitter are also [strongly encouraging]() their employees to work from home, while major trade shows including [Google's I/O]() and [Facebook's F8]() developer's conference were cancelled entirely. It's a grim situation, but teens on TikTok are making most out of it. Mackenzie Britt, quarantined for six days after returning home to Paris after traveling to Rome, has been documenting her experience of being quarantined, as *Business Insider* reports. [@mackenziebritt]()roomies travelled to Milan and Venice, I went to Rome, quarantined for 2 weeks by our school! [##ThisIsQuitting]() [##coronavirus]() [##quarantine]() [##renegade]()[♬ Coronavirus Check - 7eer]() Megan Monroe, according to her TikTok account, has been in quarantine in Wuhan, China, the epicenter of the outbreak, for over 42 days. [@prostage]()Share some experience [##wuhan]() [##chinawuhan]() [##quarantine]() [##武汉加油]() [##coronavirus]() [##新型冠状病毒]()[♬ original sound - prostage]() Rather than posting memes and dances, Monroe decided to inform the public of the realities of being quarantined in a Chinese city. And with decent success: her videos have been garnering her tens of thousands of views. Others have chosen to argue that self quarantine is not a reason to panic — but rather an excuse to catch up on Netflix on the couch while eating chips. [@gaia.pennisi]()True Story 😬🙄 [##coronavirus]() [##xyzbca]() [##for]() [##prtoi]() [##quarantine]() [##swizerland]() [##viral]() [##foru]() [##oups]() [##dangerous]()[♬ vibe for this year - josephiv\_]() Asian TikTok stars have also found huge success posting photos and videos about their quarantines, [as the *South China Morning Post* reported last month](). Even governments have made use of the video platform. The Vietnamese Ministry of Health released a PSA in the form of an extremely catchy V-pop song called "Jealous Coronavirus," explaining to the public how to stay safe during the outbreak. https://youtu.be/V9YirNgAzXI Vietnamese dancer Quang Đăng quickly turned the song into a TikTok-ready choreography, as [*NPR* reports](), that even HBO's own John Oliver performed during his [Sunday episode of "Last Week Tonight."]() ## Author I've been at Futurism since 2017, where my role has evolved to encompass design, writing, and increasingly editing. I've always been fascinated by space exploration and advanced transportation, which I've leaned into by interviewing luminaries in those fields while closely following the dimensions of policy and regulation that allow next-generation projects to succeed -- or, sometimes, to fail. I'm also keenly interested in the effects of generative AI on society, policies, and democratic institutions, as well as clean energy, physics and biology, and the vagaries of tech leadership. My work for Futurism has been cited by publications including Ars Technica, Gizmodo, PC Magazine, Jalopnik, Fox News, and the New York Post. I spent my childhood living in locations including Manila, the Philippines, and Geneva, Switzerland, attended McGill University, and now live in Toronto, Canada. Before Futurism I worked at AskMen and a small photography studio. In my free time, I'm an avid gardener, foodie, and craft beer lover, as well as a maker of artisanal hot pepper sauces. I have a magnificent dog named Freida. ### Author social links [Bluesky]()