So what are the positives surrounding the Covid19 coronavirus?

storker

Dr. Bre wrote: »

So basically climate change will be the main positive . Reduced population. Lower emissions. Etc..

Happier workers not spending 2-4 hours commuting each day, and actually being able to drive the kids to school themselves and be there to cook and eat dinner with the kids in the early evening. This is serious quality-of-life stuff. It's somewhat ironic that if such a thing comes about it will be because of a virus and not because of our governments, who clearly couldn't give a flying, flapping fcuk about citizens' quality of life. As long as the numbers look good...

The annoyingly stupid anti-science,anti-vax brigade will final be told to shut up and shown for the absolute nonsense it is

whisky_galore

The HSE getting a revamp and a clean out of useless hangers on and dead weight.

A halting of the ever-present vomiting bug doing the rounds because people actually WASH their HANDS and keep their fingers out of their gobs.

Strumms

Weepsie wrote: »

More working from home isn't necessarily a good thing. You're employer can easily start to encroach on your own time.

Things like ah sure you're normally in traffic 7.30-9 and 5-6.30 , why not work extra hours.

Nah you can't go offline now, you're at home and can work through your food and toilet breaks.

I know of at least 1 home job that was treated like that, but was an extreme example.


I'd hope it would just wake people up to being cleaner and think about where there stuff comes from, but I doubt it.

100%... a lot of people say it would be good to work from home but in this day and age it’s increasingly difficult to separate your work and your personal/family life as it is...

You’ll be walking out the door to the cinema and your boss would be calling you ...’just do me a quick favor and check an email I just sent you and give me your thoughts I need to call the MD...’

Other half and kids rightfully pissed off the kids have been going on about it for a week and you are tearing through a report that contains errors by a colleague, you start correcting it and all of a sudden you are “ ehh loveeee, go ahead with the kids, I’m stuck here for an hour “....

Fûck that, your number one loyalty is to your family and friends. Never give any employer an IN into your personal space, personal time or personal life. Separate them. Work in your office/workspace and LIVE at home, with family and friends, uninterruptible and uninterrupted by work and tossers who think it perfectly acceptable at a whim to demand and monopolize your time from th people in your life who mean the most.

nsi423

alchemist33 wrote: »

Less reliance on China for manufacturing

No, probably China will come out on the top of this one. China has pretty much got this under control and are getting back to some sort of normality. The West are just starting to feel the tip of the iceberg.
Very soon China will be protecting itself from the rest of the world, not the other way around.

freshpopcorn

People who are invited to weddings abroad now have a fantastic excuse for not going!

take everything

Bat soup off the menu

StupidLikeAFox

The stock markets will continue to tumble. Not sure if its an overall positive but this is an opportunity to invest in solid companies. For example, if you invested in the S&P500 in 2009 at the very bottom of the crash you would still have doubled your money today, even with the coronavirus-inspired collapse in the markets. Airline companies will take a hammering over the next few days/weeks/months (who knows?) but the good ones will recover when the panic and danger subsides

Ultimanemo

If it gets so bad it will help solving the pension crises.

StupidLikeAFox

Ultimanemo wrote: »

If it gets so bad it will help solving the pension crises.

whisky_galore wrote: »

The HSE getting a revamp and a clean out of useless hangers on and dead weight.

At best, you are both being fairly optimistic. At worst, delusional

Ultimanemo

StupidLikeAFox wrote: »

At best, you are both being fairly optimistic. At worst, delusional

How it will solve the pension crisis?
Nothing optimistic about it.

Firefork

Ultimanemo wrote: »

If it gets so bad it will help solving the pension crises.

No more of the sun life adds
June will have to self isolate

mfceiling

one world order wrote: »

To turn back to God and make yourself right, giving the increasing atheist society we now live in that's controlled by the mass produced mainstream media.

Which God will we turn back to? There's quite a few to choose from.

mfceiling

mfceiling wrote: »

Which God will we turn back to? There's quite a few to choose from.

Deffo not the one that dont allow drinking or eating meat on good friday

kenmc

Deleted User wrote: »

Deffo not the one that dont allow drinking or eating meat on good friday

Nor the one who doesn't like rashers.

kildare lad

Maybe the Chinese might realise that eating everything that moves can have severe conseqences . Maybe this can be positive for wildlife China .

kildare lad

one world order wrote: »

To turn back to God and make yourself right, giving the increasing atheist society we now live in that's controlled by the mass produced mainstream media.

Was it an atheist society back in 1918 when the Spanish flu killed 50 million people ?

olestoepoke

They may cancel the premier league. The virus could save world football by preventing Liverpool winning the league. Unlikely I know but at least after their 30 year wait they'll have to celebrate it in an empty stadium and no parade. Thats a positive for many of us.

maxsmum

I have to say, I did think that this will reduce the elderly population and possibly increase babies being born, both of which do from an economic point of view have a benefit. (Not saying I want your Gran to die or anything!)

Hamsterchops

kildare lad wrote: »

Maybe the Chinese might realise that eating everything that moves can have severe conseqences . Maybe this can be positive for wildlife China .

New cases of the virus in Wuhan are now down to single figures (from thousands) of new ones!

Great News.

So the virus can be beaten, and the Chinese are showing the way. Washing hands, washing hands + washing hands + wearing masks!

Hamsterchops

Hamsterchops wrote: »

New cases of the virus in Wuhan are now down to single figures (from thousands) of new ones!

Great News.

So the virus can be beaten, and the Chinese are showing the way. Washing hands, washing hands + washing hands + wearing masks!

Quarantines.

I really don't understand this mentality that seems common in Europe to take only one aspect of what China did and decide that's what works. Especially when Europe hasn't managed the "success" of China yet.

It's not just the case of washing and wearing masks. It's limiting people's movement, and also not simply "trusting" people not to be selfish.

This virus hasn't hit Europe properly yet, and I expect to see the same measures brought in.. although they'll be done late when they could have been much more effective earlier.

A positive would be to see a more effective government who can deal with dangers rather than being afraid of losing votes. Accountability will likely become a thing for politicians after this, especially once the virus becomes a more regular part of our lives and ineptitude happens. To put the country ahead of their careers.

Another positive and negative is the reduction in "rights", so that tougher but necessary measures can be brought in when needed during a crisis period. Western countries seem paralyzed when it comes to reacting to dangers because they're afraid of stepping on peoples rights, or offending someone.

whisky_galore

StupidLikeAFox wrote: »

At best, you are both being fairly optimistic. At worst, delusional

Old people dying is being optimistic in your view? Good man.

machiavellianme

Snow Garden wrote: »

It's all doom and gloom on the main thread but what are the positives surrounding the Covid19 coronavirus?

Top of my head...

- More employers will start working-from-home policies (where possible) and there will much less stigma around it in the future

- People will get to spend more time with their families and local communities this Spring

- Due to home working, there will be less traffic congestion on the roads and less people commuting for excessive hours every week

- People will develop better hygiene practices

- People will eat healthier, drink less and sleep more in order to build up their immune system

- The reduction in economic activity will have a positive effect on the environment and help countries meet their climate change targets

- Less pointless consumerism

- Food retailers will make increased profits due to stockpiling (much of which will probably get binned in the long run)

- The number of people that contract flu this year will diminish due to better hygiene standards at all levels

- We will finally fully acknowledge how inadequate our health service is and perhaps do something meaningful about it

- We may even get a national government who will focus on fixing major problems in Ireland rather than votes in the next election7

- People will eat more locally produced food

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There was more congestion this morning. There appears to be lots more single occupancy cars with empty buses running up the QBC.

FTA69

There seems to be an almost blasé attitude amongst some on the effect this is going to have on our population. 'Well it'll reduce the amount of elderly dependents' etc.

I wonder will people be as cavalier when their granny is dying in a hospital that doesn't have enough ventilators.

ednwireland

Snow Garden wrote: »

It's all doom and gloom on the main thread but what are the positives surrounding the Covid19 coronavirus?

Top of my head...

- More employers will start working-from-home policies (where possible) and there will much less stigma around it in the future

im trying to make sure everyone has homeworking sorted in our office, going to be a nightmare to support and work for me with my crappy broadband at home

Snow Garden wrote: »

Less pointless consumerism


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just bought a ridiculously expensive bike

FTA69 wrote: »

There seems to be an almost blasé attitude amongst some on the effect this is going to have on our population. 'Well it'll reduce the amount of elderly dependents' etc.

I wonder will people be as cavalier when their granny is dying in a hospital that doesn't have enough ventilators.

my mothers 88 in a nursing home in the uk and honestly i am just waiting for the call and i wont be able to go over for the funeral

FTA69

Both my grandparents are old and frail, these are people who raised me for a large part of my life. Another relative is immunosuppressant because of a kidney transplant.

It is genuinely terrifying to look at the graphs showing mass exponential growth day after day. The health service in Italy is better than we have on both sides of the Irish border and they are having hundreds of deaths a day; we are facing a large epidemic and it's very scary.

Gentleman Off The Pitch

Exclamation Marc wrote: »

Not a positive. And evidence of any of the total lack of respect for the elderly and what they've done, economic benefit or otherwise.

That's along the same lines as saying the positive of a mass shooting is that a company will reap money from selling the ammunition.

For all the ignorant pricks joking about mass deaths of the elderly freeing up housing, sorting out pension issues, they won't be some smugly flippant about peoples loved ones being wiped out if Coronavirus SARS-CoV-2 does a Spanish flu on it and comes back next season with a new age profile in mind

LirW

The number of arts and crafts hobbies will pick up, leading to better mental health.
My husband looks forward to continue painting his Warhammer miniatures when we spend the majority of the time indoors.

ednwireland

LirW wrote: »

My husband looks forward to continue painting his Warhammer miniatures when we spend the majority of the time indoors.

i plan to be riding my bike on my own !