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Do you think people who are forced to stay home for long periods of time will use less Facebook or Google, or do less online shopping?
by alasdair_ 7y ago
Do you think people who are forced to stay home for long periods of time will use less Facebook or Google, or do less online shopping?
- adreamingsoul 7y agoI except to see an increase in Internet usage. could be interesting to see how the current capacity can handle the load if sourcing materials from china is a no-go.
- aaomidi 7y agoOnline shopping needs money. Which most people won't have much of if they can't work.
- samsonradu 7y agoAnd even if they do have money, the uncertainty around makes people more cautious when spending, limiting unnecessary consumption.
- flo123456 7y agoSpeak for the US. ;-) Some countries have health care systems that continue payment when you’re ill or in quarantine. At least for a while.
- lm28469 7y agoAs much as I want to believe in that I doubt any system could support even 20% of incapacitated workers at the same time. Most healthcare system in Europe are barely at equilibrium.
- pergadad 7y agoThere were a number of stress tests, not necessarily for the health system but for the similarly funded unemployment and social systems. Overall it worked quite well in most of Europe.