A different medicine in the times of Corona.

Memes, Facebook, Twitter, and Zoom are the new pills which now every Pakistani needs to administer to him or herself with a 1+1+1 prescription per day whether it's a formal, smart or smart casual lockdown as per the diplomatic dress codes. These pills interestingly also provide antidote for each other. The first pill taken before breakfast - Facebook - helps create anxiety and depression. Its affects are supersonic: the daily changing numbers of death toll in Pakistan, further narrowing it down to your own city and then bifurcating the city further into blocks and sectors helps to cause instant gloominess to a normal healthy mind as the algorithm in there is all topsy-turvy. Facebook pill is available free of cost so every home has it in abundance these days. Then there is Facebook Plus which is doctored by personal experiences and the content is injurious to health. Deplorable conditions of the hospital, images of dying patients, funerals in PEE wear and videos of vulnerable families in anguish send chills down one's spine. This depression lasts for a couple of hours and the need for Twitter drops come handy. Twitter drops works as a homeopathic dose as its usage does not provide an instant relief but at the same time there are no side effects. A few drops of Dr. ZafarMirza or Shahbaz Gill's tweets give boost to the brain and provide a hint of relief caused by the first Facebook pill. The first two government functionaries, build stamina in the body to fight their bete noir Marriyum Aurangzeb or MurtazaWahab's droplets which are readily available but taken at one's own will or as a second opinion. Twitter drops taken from time to time help create a balance between all is well and all is not well mind-frame. It also keeps oneself abreast of what is available in the market.

Meme pill is not restricted to thrice a day prescription. It is advised to gnaw it rather than taking it with water. However having said that, this pill is not time-bound, it can be taken even before or after Facebook or Zoom or Twitter drops. Meme releases happy hormones and there are no side effects. Memes come in two different packagings: one is state-mate cream and the other is called private pill. The state-mate...

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