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Do you really think we're going to come out of this period causing people to lose their jobs, lose their savings, lose their loved ones, not see their friends,

Do you really think we're going to come out of this period causing people to lose their jobs, lose their savings, lose their loved ones, not see their friends, stop going to sports and social events… and everyone's going to be like "Hey, that was fun, let's do it again next year"?

kaitai 7y ago
Maybe a brief version, like a Passover commemorating COVID-19 instead. Passover isn't exactly a fun party kind of holiday.
fiblye 7y ago
Some countries have week-long holidays where most people go home/travel/don't work. Their economies aren't dead. Make it a tradition where everyone with non-essential work stays home at least one week a year, all at the same time. More time is better, but even a little bit would likely cut back on disease. Governments already define Christmas/New Years/etc as a holidays and huge numbers of people aren't working on those days and economies don't die. It wouldn't be hard for companies to promote "Pre-Stay Home Week Extravaganza" sales and make people actually look forward to staying home, eating and watching movies/playing games/whatever.
- Terretta 7y ago
  In Europe this is called "August".
  - orangecat 7y ago
    In Europe this is called "August". But without the social distancing aspect.
- Izkata 7y ago
  > Governments already define Christmas/New Years/etc as a holidays Just doing the days between those two holidays would probably be a welcome reprieve for a lot of people.
Ericson2314 7y ago
Maybe if they get enough cash transfers.
DoreenMichele 7y ago
Social distancing isn't the same as lockdown. You can habitually keep your distance without being laid off, etc.
sudoaza 7y ago
Do you personally know many people who has lost a loved one or their job to COVID? 2nd, could be painted as a lets do this preemptively every year or in memory... Don't need to close everything, could be as simple as work from home if you can don't do gatherings/go out unnecessarily for a week or two.

kaitai 7y ago

Maybe a brief version, like a Passover commemorating COVID-19 instead. Passover isn't exactly a fun party kind of holiday.

fiblye 7y ago

Some countries have week-long holidays where most people go home/travel/don't work. Their economies aren't dead. Make it a tradition where everyone with non-essential work stays home at least one week a year, all at the same time. More time is better, but even a little bit would likely cut back on disease. Governments already define Christmas/New Years/etc as a holidays and huge numbers of people aren't working on those days and economies don't die. It wouldn't be hard for companies to promote "Pre-Stay Home Week Extravaganza" sales and make people actually look forward to staying home, eating and watching movies/playing games/whatever.

Terretta 7y ago
In Europe this is called "August".
- orangecat 7y ago
  In Europe this is called "August". But without the social distancing aspect.
Izkata 7y ago
> Governments already define Christmas/New Years/etc as a holidays Just doing the days between those two holidays would probably be a welcome reprieve for a lot of people.

Ericson2314 7y ago

Maybe if they get enough cash transfers.

DoreenMichele 7y ago

Social distancing isn't the same as lockdown. You can habitually keep your distance without being laid off, etc.

sudoaza 7y ago

Do you personally know many people who has lost a loved one or their job to COVID? 2nd, could be painted as a lets do this preemptively every year or in memory... Don't need to close everything, could be as simple as work from home if you can don't do gatherings/go out unnecessarily for a week or two.