A webpage from The Sick Times with the headline: “You know someone with Long COVID. They need you to ask about it genuinely.” The article is written by Philip Hoover and dated November 28, 2025. A subheading below says: “If community-building is a bulwark against autocracy, then asking after one another might be a good place to start.”

Below the text is the painting Melancholy (1894–96) by Edvard Munch. It shows a person in dark clothing sitting on a shoreline with their head resting on their hand, looking sad or contemplative. The background features swirling, vivid colors—blues, purples, and oranges—representing the sea, sky, and landscape, with distant figures near a pier. A caption beneath credits the artwork to the Bergen Kunstmuseum in Bergen.
A webpage from The Sick Times with the headline: “You know someone with Long COVID. They need you to ask about it genuinely.” The article is written by Philip Hoover and dated November 28, 2025. A subheading below says: “If community-building is a bulwark against autocracy, then asking after one another might be a good place to start.” Below the text is the painting Melancholy (1894–96) by Edvard Munch. It shows a person in dark clothing sitting on a shoreline with their head resting on their hand, looking sad or contemplative. The background features swirling, vivid colors—blues, purples, and oranges—representing the sea, sky, and landscape, with distant figures near a pier. A caption beneath credits the artwork to the Bergen Kunstmuseum in Bergen.