How do you think Coronavirus will change the world?

Thoughts_Arrive

I keep hearing/reading people saying the world will never be the same after this crisis is over.
Some think we'll be more grateful for all the little things we now miss (e.g., going out to a cafe or meeting with friends) and be more kind to one another.
Some think the days of working in an office are over and working from home will be more common.
Some think the pace of life will slow down.
Some think Capitalism is finished. 

What do you think?

vaggar99

very hard to say.  never in my life have a felt so unsure and insecure.

stuckinline

Excellent topic!

I'm definitely more appreciative of the little things that I took for granted. Hopefully, people will reflect on what is really important in life, and in general feel a greater sense of community. I'm unsure of how this will change everyday life moving forward.

josevolution

I know for me & family will have a different approach towards life in general! It’ll take a long time for me to actually go into an arena or stadium or theater or restaurants, I will totally embrace outdoor enjoyment from now on and I already rather be camping or trecking or bicycle through the woods..

g under p

I work at BJS as a food specialist and one of our members is a germaphobe. She comes in with a crew of 4 to help get items she feels no one has touched. They all wear gloves and they lift and move heavy pallets just to get items they feel no one has touched.

She's been shopping this way at the club for 6 years or more and because of this virus she won't be the only germaphobe who will go to this extreme to shop.

Peace

MayDay10

I actually don't think it will change too much.  We may hit some hard economic times for a bit, but the world economy will pull out.  

People will be very appreciative of what they have/had, but that will expire as we sink back into our daily routines.  

I am thinking that maybe a lot of companies will re-imagine their workforce.  It would be nice if we can have a lot of people working at home.  It would cut down on pollution and companies can save a lot of overhead.  


I would like to see (ahem, USA) people stop rejecting scientists and people with knowledge.  These people need to hold prominent roles in our government and society.  

Thoughts_Arrive

I hope we don't go back to this rat race mentality and stop focusing on bullshit that is not important.

Thoughts_Arrive

josevolution said:

I know for me & family will have a different approach towards life in general! It’ll take a long time for me to actually go into an arena or stadium or theater or restaurants, I will totally embrace outdoor enjoyment from now on and I already rather be camping or trecking or bicycle through the woods..

Out of a fear of large crowds or just an aversion?

mfc2006

Thoughts_Arrive said:

I hope we don't go back to this rat race mentality and stop focusing on bullshit that is not important.

Bingo.

I hope we realize that we have enough resources for everyone on this planet so they can meet their basic needs and thrive. I hope that greed dies a quick death, never to return.

Thoughts_Arrive

mfc2006 said:

Thoughts_Arrive said:

I hope we don't go back to this rat race mentality and stop focusing on bullshit that is not important.

Bingo.

I hope we realize that we have enough resources for everyone on this planet so they can meet their basic needs and thrive. I hope that greed dies a quick death, never to return.

I hope people stop queuing overnight for new electronic goods like it is some food item they are in desperate need of to avoid starvation.
People worship material shit more than they do nature, each other.
The state of the world has bummed me out for very long now. I hope there are better days ahead.

vaggar99

Thoughts_Arrive said:

I hope we don't go back to this rat race mentality and stop focusing on bullshit that is not important.

In a way, I do. 

Thoughts_Arrive

vaggar99 said:

Thoughts_Arrive said:

I hope we don't go back to this rat race mentality and stop focusing on bullshit that is not important.

In a way, I do. 

Which part? Rat race or focusing on bullshit that is not important (and by that I mean this worship of consumer goods and material shit)?

MayDay10

In order to see a major shift in people's general attitudes and economic trends, we are going to have to experience severe, unprecedented, and biblical tragedy.  While a utopia where things are equalized, world peace is realized, and iphones are melted down to make vaccines sounds great.  We would probably have to watch society completely crumble.  All the firearms and ammo out there in the US, and having kids aged 4 and 7, I am good with letting people enjoy their electronics awhile longer.  

Like I said, I think I would take a further emphasis on science and knowledge.  Especially in the US where people seem to think that clutching a flag, chanting USA! and paying unlimited money into a bloated military makes us invincible to anything.... and leadership is all based on 'teams', and we cant be harmed, even if we elect a reality show con man as president just to 'win'.   Maybe, just maybe, this can mend the great divide we have in this country ( and has bled throughout the world in places like UK, Brazil, etc).  

tempo_n_groove

There will be plenty of ventilators to go around and remain in storage in case of the next pandemic.

tempo_n_groove

mfc2006 said:

Thoughts_Arrive said:

I hope we don't go back to this rat race mentality and stop focusing on bullshit that is not important.

Bingo.

I hope we realize that we have enough resources for everyone on this planet so they can meet their basic needs and thrive. I hope that greed dies a quick death, never to return.

Sign me up
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vaggar99

Thoughts_Arrive said:

vaggar99 said:

Thoughts_Arrive said:

I hope we don't go back to this rat race mentality and stop focusing on bullshit that is not important.

In a way, I do. 

Which part? Rat race or focusing on bullshit that is not important (and by that I mean this worship of consumer goods and material shit)?

the rat race.  the stress of unemployment, death and uncertainty is far worse than normal everyday life.

CM189191

permanent legal alcohol delivery for restaurants

(fingers crossed)

brianlux

Hopefully, many countries will be better prepared for pandemics in the future.  Hopefully, people in places like (especially) China will use better sense and stop these wildlife "food" markets.  Hopefully, we will have better leadership and no more Trump. 

Most places in the world are going to experience an economic hit the likes of which none of us has ever experienced (unless there are PJ fans here in their mid to late 90's and up).  I think most of us will have to learn to live more simply.  If we are smart, we will stop consuming throw-away crap, stop spending frivolously, learn to budget well, and begin to purchase more of what we need, less of what we want and more of things that are durable goods.  If we ares smart, we will greatly decrease our propensity to travel often and far and wide.  We would be very wise to refurbish our railroads and decrease our dependence on petroleum.  If we are smart and logical, these are some of the things we will change. 

That's my optimistic outlook.  I'm not sure I want to think about my pessimistic take.  People in general are becoming more stupid and that is the trend we most need to reverse.

josevolution

tempo_n_groove said:

There will be plenty of ventilators to go around and remain in storage in case of the next pandemic.

Which will happen again! 

mace1229

One big change I fear will happen is Costco might not bring back the free samples.

rgambs

I look forward to telling anyone who opposes living wages to go fuck themselves after relying on minimum wagers as "essential" workers for months.
I look forward to telling them to take their non-essential, office working, number crunching selves to a hole and crawl in and rot where they belong.
No offense to office workers and number crunchers with empathy, of course.

rgambs

I look forward to telling anyone who opposes living wages to go fuck themselves after relying on minimum wagers as "essential" workers for months.
I look forward to telling them to take their non-essential, office working, number crunching selves to a hole and crawl in and rot where they belong.
No offense to office workers and number crunchers with empathy, of course.

Lerxst1992

mace1229 said:

One big change I fear will happen is Costco might not bring back the free samples.

Clever. I've been thinking about how we would share celebratory cake at work or when people share treats. Old world.

Lerxst1992

Our economy can no longer think of china as our cheap manufacturer. The cost of this crisis must be included in the cost of anything produced in that country. We need to trade only with countries that have strict food regulations 

And biden better be talking about this.

Smellyman

Thoughts_Arrive said:

mfc2006 said:

Thoughts_Arrive said:

I hope we don't go back to this rat race mentality and stop focusing on bullshit that is not important.

Bingo.

I hope we realize that we have enough resources for everyone on this planet so they can meet their basic needs and thrive. I hope that greed dies a quick death, never to return.

I hope people stop queuing overnight for new electronic goods like it is some food item they are in desperate need of to avoid starvation.
People worship material shit more than they do nature, each other.
The state of the world has bummed me out for very long now. I hope there are better days ahead.

How do you milk a sheep? 

Release a new Apple product

stuckinline

Lerxst1992 said:

Our economy can no longer think of china as our cheap manufacturer. The cost of this crisis must be included in the cost of anything produced in that country. We need to trade only with countries that have strict food regulations 

And biden better be talking about this.

The governor of Ohio stated that the US can no longer out source our medical supplies and PPE. Hopefully, the retooling of US manufacturing companies will start a trend.

Agreed,  Biden needs to talk about this!

rgambs

stuckinline said:

Lerxst1992 said:

Our economy can no longer think of china as our cheap manufacturer. The cost of this crisis must be included in the cost of anything produced in that country. We need to trade only with countries that have strict food regulations 

And biden better be talking about this.

The governor of Ohio stated that the US can no longer out source our medical supplies and PPE. Hopefully, the retooling of US manufacturing companies will start a trend.

Agreed,  Biden needs to talk about this!

No doubt, we've been thinking about selectively lodging a tiny bit of money into the stock market (just 1000, but that's scary enough when your business is shittered) in a domestic medical supply company like Cardinal in Columbus...looks more and more like a good idea.

tempo_n_groove

stuckinline said:

Lerxst1992 said:

Our economy can no longer think of china as our cheap manufacturer. The cost of this crisis must be included in the cost of anything produced in that country. We need to trade only with countries that have strict food regulations 

And biden better be talking about this.

The governor of Ohio stated that the US can no longer out source our medical supplies and PPE. Hopefully, the retooling of US manufacturing companies will start a trend.

Agreed,  Biden needs to talk about this!

Trump has been saying this for a while.  He wants my support though?  Make our medicine here, more textiles here.

Let's up the pay for things and everyone can live a good life.  Better quality of life.

I'd like to see that change.

myoung321

Salad Bars will be outlawed.....   

Sealed Decontaminated and Certified Food dispensers kinda like Arcade Claw games will allow you to choose different items to be placed into containers.  

Going off OP Question... 

myoung321

Grocery stores....other than scanning, Grocery store technology has not really changed at the same rate as other aspects of modern life.

People stock shelves... That will go away. I see more automation in stocking. More pallet ready shopping like Costco..etc.. 

Isles will be one way only ... no longer allowed to roam grocery store..customer traffic will flow in one direction only. It will look more like an IKEA showroom.  

Check out - scanning tech can do entire cart or items in bags without stopping to interact with checkout counter.  

tempo_n_groove

myoung321 said:

Grocery stores....other than scanning, Grocery store technology has not really changed at the same rate as other aspects of modern life.

People stock shelves... That will go away. I see more automation in stocking. More pallet ready shopping like Costco..etc.. 

Isles will be one way only ... no longer allowed to roam grocery store..customer traffic will flow in one direction only. It will look more like an IKEA showroom.

Check out - scanning tech can do entire cart or items in bags without stopping to interact with checkout counter.  

This reminds me of Stew Leonard's.  I hate Stew Leonard's...

They modeled it after Ikea and it sucks.