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For Subscribers: How much of our future will look like our present

As vaccine developments promise a return to pre-pandemic life, our writers reflect on how our lives changed in the past 10 months. This is <em>The Atlantic</em>’s weekly email to subscribers.

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The coronavirus has changed the way we live our lives. Some of those changes—staying six feet apart, wearing masks inside—may prove temporary, while others—working from home, videoconferencing—may be here to stay.

Amanda Mull and Derek Thompson have chronicled

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