American companies—from kids’ trampoline studios and virtual reality companies to bidet and 3D printer manufacturers—are taking to heart the old adage “never let a good crisis go to waste” by figuring out how they, too, can get in on the coronavirus frenzy.Over the last several weeks, Motherboard reporters have gotten a truly mind-boggling number of coronavirus-related press releases that fall into one of four broad categories:
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- Our event you have never heard of is canceled
- Buy our thing to protect yourself from the pandemic
- Here’s how we’re protecting the world from coronavirus
- What to do in quarantine (masturbate)