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Zenbane
Zenbane
Honored Contributor
July 2, 2020
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Will life and society "go back to normal" when the Pandemic is over?

Since this pandemic is global, I was curious as to the thoughts of this community on the topic of whether "going back to business as usual" is realistic. It seems to be one of the most common phrases used nowadays; where the general public believes that the end of this Pandemic is just a few weeks or months away, and then life will return to normal.

I'm not one of those people. I'm one of those Joker-esque, "you've changed things, there's no going back" kinda folk.

I believe that the global workforce has already changed, and there will be new types of businesses that naturally flourish over others, even after the pandemic. Remote Work will become mainstream, and going in to an office to sit at a desk or cubicle will be treated as obsolete and antiquated; at least for that Fortune 1000 and similar type organizations.

I believe that virtual events will become preferred over standing in lines and public gatherings; which will continue to impact venues such as movie theaters and concerts.

But, I could be wrong. How about you?

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      wuzp
      wuzp
      Honored Contributor
      July 3, 2020
      Me bad...  Judgemental social commentary.
      Digikid1
      Honored Contributor
      July 3, 2020
      There is no such thing as "Normal".  Everything is different in one way or the other.

      Will it go back to the way it was?  Hell no.  This situation has brought out the worst in a lot of people.....fighting over toilet paper ( TOILET PAPER FFS!!!!!  HOW STUPID CAN YOU GET?!?!?!? ) people yelling at others for no good reason...the mistrust and the anger you feel just by stepping out onto the street is so thick you can cut it with a knife.

      It is really awful.

      This will take YEARS before it goes even slightly back to the way it was.
      Anonymous
      July 3, 2020
      I'm happy to say that Tesco have just started to stock yeast and strong bread flour for my bread machine. I was just on my last bit of yeast which I used to make a loaf last week. Good timing ?
      DaftnDirect
      Honored Contributor
      July 4, 2020
      I think Japan started wearing face masks after the flu pandemic 100 years ago... that would be a good cultural change for the rest of us, wearing a mask if we have cold/flu symptoms to be considerate to others.

      Can be less considerate if worn habitually though, to people with hearing loss who rely on lip reading but good if used right.
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      RuneSR2
      RuneSR2
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      July 4, 2020


      I think Japan started wearing face masks after the flu pandemic 100 years ago... that would be a good cultural change for the rest of us, wearing a mask if we have cold/flu symptoms to be considerate to others.

      Can be less considerate if worn habitually though, to people with hearing loss who rely on lip reading but good if used right.



      - and being unable to see if some hot babe smiles at you may reduce reproduction of the species, but it's already starting to be crowded on the planet, maybe masks also win this one  :D
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      Anonymous
      July 4, 2020

      DaftnDirect said:

      I think Japan started wearing face masks after the flu pandemic 100 years ago... that would be a good cultural change for the rest of us, wearing a mask if we have cold/flu symptoms to be considerate to others.

      Can be less considerate if worn habitually though, to people with hearing loss who rely on lip reading but good if used right.



      It was actually in the 30s that they started doing this, and then they only did that during Flu season, but in the 50s they started wearing them all year round because of smog.
      OmegaM4N
      Honored Contributor
      July 6, 2020
      I was watching a YT documentary on the Spanish flu pandemic of 1918 and it stuck me, in 100 years time future gens will be watching documentaries on the Covid 19 pandemic of 2020, and some will be on forums of the future stating they found old forums posts from 100 years ago from people who were alive during the 2020 pandemic who were watching documentaries on the spanish flu from 1918. :o
      lol



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      UmpaPC
      Inspiring
      July 6, 2020
      We now live in a world with the SARS-CoV2 virus, giving rise to the disease CoVID19.  This is never going to change and we will have to learn to live with it. 

      I don't think there will ever be an effective vaccine, best we can hope for is one that works as good as the one we have for influenza (and that is a crap vaccine) and they 'guess' which strain to develop for.

      All the lock down has done is slowed the spread until the year 2021, and there is a good reason for that - and it has nothing to do with saving lives.

      So no I don't think it will ever be 'business as usual' - and you ain't see nothin yet! - 2021
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      OmegaM4N
      Honored Contributor
      July 6, 2020
      ^^^^Yeah i think this wil be a bit like aids was back in the early 80s, it blow up real quick and it will always be lurking in the back ground waiting to break out again, and the irony is that like the 80s, we once again have to use protection against human to human transmitions of bodily fluids.......things never really change. lol

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      RuneSR2
      RuneSR2
      Honored Contributor
      July 6, 2020
      The number of infected will rise when you increase the number of persons being tested - testing is very important to track down infected persons, but the number of infected persons may be very misleading. 

      I consider the number of Covid-19 associated deaths the most important number - and looking at that number, things are looking ok even in the US:


      Looks like the number of daily deaths in the US has decreased from about 2,500 to 200 (maybe 400-500)... 

      Even in Italy it looks like very few are dying from Covid-19 at the moment:


      - and here in Denmark - no one has died from Covid-19 the last few days:


      Seems like it's nearly gone away over here - of course we can't be sure, but Covid-19 is not keeping me worried at night at the moment. Time to enjoy life - and of course doing so without being too careless ;-)


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