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Was surprised to hear it was China that was offering help to the EU first, yet none of the other countries seemed to care for Italy. So much for the United Stat
by BlargMcLarg 7y ago
Was surprised to hear it was China that was offering help to the EU first, yet none of the other countries seemed to care for Italy. So much for the United States of Europe ever forming.
Its also surprising so many people thought globalism would be with no significant downsides whatsoever. A virus wreaking havoc was waiting to happen, and we never thought about creating a plan. You'd figure these are the times you'd call people to duty; not to go to war, but to do the small things (medical, transportation or other essential stuff) that others can't do or to help handle to load. In case of emergency, I'm sure I'd prove a lot more useful transporting hospital beds than fixing JIRA tickets for a SaaS company in finance.
But maybe that's just me.
- squiggleblaz 7y agoWell it's probably better for those of us who can continue business as usual to continue business as usual, and for those who can't (because their companies are closed frex) to voluntarily take up these emergency work roles. Once we run out of people looking for work, maybe then we can consider a bit of conscription. But in general, yes. Governments are underresponding and underdelivering. There is no creativity left.