Many people, who work in those industries you list as things "you don't need" are without work and health insurance (if they had in the first place). 16 millio

Many people, who work in those industries you list as things "you don't need" are without work and health insurance (if they had in the first place). 16 million more people are out of work in the US [0]. Those out of work cannot get care for usual issues that would normally be provided by their employer, and are now unable to get care for issues related to COVID. They are going to struggle to pay rent next month (like 40% of New Yorkers by some estimates) much less food, utilities, and other necessities. People who are able to work from home are in a tremendously better places than blue collar or service workers who make up a great deal of the economy. I suppose in office politics a remote worker might have felt like a "second class citizen." In comparison with many workers who risk being laid off if they are even a few minutes late to their shift, remote workers had things very good. I think you need to expand your view a little. It sounds like many in your life are not affected by this situation. Many of us, or those close to us, are struggling immensely right now and there is not a clear path out. For what it's worth, I agree with what you're saying about how this could refocus the economy on things other than luxury goods. I just think we need more support for the people losing jobs than a ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ --- [0] - https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/live/2020/apr/09/coronavirus-us-live-trump-economy-unemployment-latest-updates https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/live/2020/apr/09/coronav... [1] - https://www.nytimes.com/2020/03/31/nyregion/coronavirus-landlords-eviction-tenants.html https://www.nytimes.com/2020/03/31/nyregion/coronavirus-land... (Apologies for being overly USA-centered, that is where I live and am most familiar with)