'Have you guys used a door before?': The Economist ridiculed for its headline comparing the pandemic to a doorway

The Economist has some bad news for us: the “new normal” of living life with the coronavirus is here, and we’re all just going to have to get used to it (despite a certain president’s promise to “shut down the virus”). The problem is we’re not sure what the new normal is. Is it wearing cloth masks? Because now they’re telling us those are nothing more than facial decoration. Is it getting a fourth dose of the COVID vaccine?

Whatever it is, The Economist assures us that the COVID pandemic is like a doorway: once you pass through, there’s no going back.

The pandemic is like a doorway. Once you pass through, there is no going back https://t.co/Pco8283aa4

— The Economist (@TheEconomist) December 28, 2021

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— CLA (@ConservativeLA) December 29, 2021

This is no time for jokes, there’s a headline writer stuck in the Economist’s offices.

— Bower Power (@So_Truculent) December 28, 2021

The Economist might want to learn how doorways work before using them in analogies.

— Rob (@T__X__P) December 28, 2021

Great metaphor. Because doors are famous for this.

— Cormac (Jeff Bezos style consultant) (@MythAddict) December 28, 2021

Indeed I am now trapped in a room with this dumb headline because I walked through a door to get here… there is seemingly no way out of the door I entered through.

— Chopper (@davidandrews808) December 28, 2021

have you guys used a door before

— wheels (@wheelswordsmith) December 28, 2021

Doors aren't single use. It's a shock, I know. Also, I'd love to see the author tackle a revolving door sometime. 🤣

— Philip Murray (@HNM_PMurray) December 28, 2021

for the love of god consult at least one door expert before you write these articles

— Rohan Pearce (@rohan_p) December 28, 2021

'Have you guys used a door before?': The Economist ridiculed for its headline comparing the pandemic to a doorway

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