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hate it for the folks and families directly impacted but it is the safe decision. it does make you think about how much of this is temporary and how much resul
by gz5 7y ago
hate it for the folks and families directly impacted but it is the safe decision. it does make you think about how much of this is temporary and how much results in sustained, macro level changes.
let's say many countries, companies and individuals "get used" to how we will need to live over the next weeks/months. what things that we used to take as "norms" may change, permanently, and what would the second and third order effects be?
for example, let's say travel-centric entertainment (sports, concerts etc) became more of an online experience than it already is, and WFH becomes more prevalent. now many folks with "discretionary income and time" theoretically have "extra" time and/or money. where would it go?
would we invest some of it into people and companies that are seeking to improve things for the people that don't have discretionary income/time? would we invest some of it in healthcare, biotech, etc. designed to try to prevent future similar events? or would a variant of parkinson's law just swallow it?
- tekstar 7y agoAlso.. what freedoms are now at risk in an attempt to prevent the next pandemic?
- _dark_matter_ 7y agoThere are a _lot_ of things we can do to prevent and prepare for the next pandemic that have nothing to do with curtailing freedoms. Let's focus on those.
- ta999999171 7y agoALL of them. Tragedies are never wasted.
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