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27 May, 6 tweets, 2 min read
During the pandemic, even as millions struggled with the impacts of COVID, outrageous displays of wealth were commonplace.

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One person saw loved ones travel by private plane to the Super Bowl; another said a friend complained about how long it took to build a pool mid-pandemic; several people complained about friends and family who posted Instagrams of themselves around the world on vacation.
Nikki, a teacher who lost her job because of the pandemic, watched in frustration as her siblings-in-law flew to Hawaii on the same day Los Angeles implemented a stay-at-home order.

“I think the pandemic really actually unmasked us all,” she said.
Sheeny Ng, a college student from Los Angeles, said a group of her high school friends started posting videos on Snapchat of their trip to Hawaii to celebrate a 21st birthday party before any of them had been vaccinated.
Others said watching people host parties maskless, eat indoors, and go to clubs while hundreds of thousands of people were dying intensified their beliefs around money and politics.

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It’s Money Week at BuzzFeed News and we’re taking a look at how the pandemic changed the ways we earn, owe, spend, and save money.

Read more stories here: buzzfeednews.com/collection/mon…

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BuzzFeed News readers and staff shared the things they bought during the pandemic that brought them some joy during the pandemic. buzzfeednews.com/article/juliar…
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Millions of people suddenly, if temporarily, found themselves relieved of federal student loan payments due to pandemic-related forbearance. For many, it’s been their first taste of financial comfort since borrowing money to fund their education. buzzfeednews.com/article/piapet…
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As the rich got richer and the poor got poorer during the pandemic, while thousands of businesses shuttered and millions of workers were laid off, some (non-billionaire) companies managed to beat the odds buzzfeednews.com/article/davidm…
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In 2019, Ahn joined a Cheollima Civil Defense mission to help a North Korean diplomat in Madrid defect. To protect the diplomat's family, Cheollima, an activist group, would pretend to kidnap him at the embassy.

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