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"open" yes but severely hampered by government regulations and media fear.

• JumpCrisscross 6y ago
  > but severely hampered by government regulations and media fear Activity is down 9.5%. That means over 90% of the economy is working fine. “Severely hampered” is in the 9.5%. Most of the economy simply does not require people to be running around and congregating anymore. It’s automated or knowledge based. The 1950s view of our economy is part of the reason we’re seeing more damage than other countries.
  • badmadrad 6y ago
    There are billion dollar industries dependent of congregating. Hospitality/Hotels Conventions Restaurant/Bars Movie Theaters, Opera, Musicals Museums I could go on.
    • JumpCrisscross 6y ago
      > There are billion dollar industries dependent of congregating Again, they’re in that 9.5%. The economy is many trillions of dollars large. Nobody is saying 9.5% is fine. But the 90% isn’t hampered or cowering in fear. It’s producing.