The Legacy of Covid 19

 

If you think that the legacy of Covid 19 will be a radically changed world, then what do you think will change, and why do you think it will change?

 

Alternatively, if you think that, when this is all over, we will all just slip back into "business as usual" then why do you think this, and what do you think will be the consequences of this (if any)?

 

So, put your futurist hat on and tell me what the world will look like after Covid 19.....

I'm waiting for Roger's next album declaring something or other about this whole thing! I probably won't buy it so I won't feel contaminated with angry this or that. Kinda getting old for that stuff! 

As I said before Roger is a doosh.....an entertainer only, I have ZERO desire to hear about what an entertainer thinks about the economy or their political views.

As far as what I think after Covid-19......Major changes with regard to crowd events, flying, public transportation. By that I mean people will be wearing masks all the time and if you sneeze or cough God help you as you will probably be banished and at minimum be looked at like "why are you not home!!"

Major changes to peoples attitudes towards everyone else. Hopefully the US will bring some mfg back in country of medical supplies, so we are not held captive by China and others. Big learning lesson there.

My wish is A).... but unfortunately, I predict C)

All of these major companies have been in the starting blocks ever since the second day of the lockdown, and they will do everything to go back to normal.

Though I do suspect that some changes will happen (return of experience, for ex), but it will be relatively minor

 

One of the major impacts that I see coming out of this is around nationalism and populism.

 

As soon as this crisis took off, citizens everywhere looked to their national governments to give them the security that they needed, and not to supranational bodies like the European Union.

 

The EU was largely impotent up until the belated and half hearted financial package announced last week.

 

All the grand ideas like Schengen and freedom of movement evaporated in a heartbeat as nations took back control of their borders and moved to regulate citizens' movements.

 

At the same time it seems that experts are back in fashion.

 

In a medical crisis like this people want the opinion of experts, not the soundbites of populist politicians.

 

My prediction, therefore, is that one of the legacies of Covid 19 will be an increase in nationalism, as citizens demand that control remains with the nation state, but, on the other hand, I see a movement away from populists, as expert opinion is favoured over soundbites and slogans.

 

So, more nationalism, but nations that are guided more by technical expertise than by populists.

 

Hi,

I am not wanting to be a pessimist, or anything, but in the end, I think this whole thing says more about the medical establishments in many countries than it does anything else ... that it spreads so fast in places like NY is not a surprise ... the place is over crowded and it needs to be slimmed down badly. It might even signal the end of the over sized cities around the world. (It will bust most "unions" ... since these don't usually do well in small towns!). That is spreads so fast in some regions, just tells you that the conditions for these things are better than in other places ... poor regions mostly and very bad medical conditions with doctors 75 years old still giving you aspirin!

One good thing ... it should improve the working from home on the computer a lot more ... my work at Charter before I retired, could have been done at home, and I would not have minded adding a phone line for it ... but they wanted the "crowd control" and the "eye over your shoulder" a lot more than they were interested in the work being done correctly. In fact, most call centers can be done from home ... but that leaves the middle management folks, of which all Cable Companies are way too full of, in trouble, because you won't need as many "supervisors" and "managers". And Call Center situations are the worst ... our station, and we had a dedicated group for database entry, was dirty and around the computer and behind was a lively nest of little critters that did not bother you ... that never got cleaned up!

Well, I guess I don't vacuum behind my computers, but I got them setup so that it can be cleaned up behind and help keep the dust off them!

So, all in all ... the bigger issue is that most places will try to continue as before ... no changes ... except telling you to use the alcohol again before the next call and DON'T TALK TO YOUR NEIGHBOR ... which is something they were already doing before to prevent socializing at work that has the tendency to create more issues than it resolves!