The world when this is over

Gael23 wrote: »

Today the WHO suggested this pandemic will end in 2 years.
Is how the world works now changed forever or will behaviours revert to old norms when a cure is found?

Things will be exactly the same as they were before, you'd swear the way some people are talking that we won't have gigs or sport ever again

Gael23 wrote: »

Today the WHO suggested this pandemic will end in 2 years.
Is how the world works now changed forever or will behaviours revert to old norms when a cure is found?

There's been pandemics before and there will be after this one. Things will get back to normal like they have every other time. Until we're unlucky enough to get another black death, or worse, type event, the world will go on.

I think a lot of us thought that if we hid indoors for a long enough period of time, the virus would get tired of waiting and go away.

Hopefully, those at the helm of the disgraced WHO will be frog-marched before an international criminal court in the Hague and charged with mass murder.
It would be a huge bonus if their paymasters in the CCP were also held to account but this is unlikely to happen, but never say never.
Those that elected Dr. Tedros as Director General ahead of an individual with 40 years experience in several countries have blood on their hands.
Tedros never practiced even as a medical doctor, was a member of a proscribed terrorist organisation, took part in rigged elections in Ethiopia, attempted to appoint the 93 year old Robert Mugabe as 'goodwill ambassador' for the WHO, covered up several cholera epidemics in his own country intimidating investigating journalists in the process,received bribes from China while serving as Foreign Minister.
All of this and he is just one person at the top table of a so-called 'health organisation'.

I think the consensus may well be that the cure was worse than the disease.

Aside from the worries about health, the economy,job security and mental health (all very real and relevant concerns) I find it a very interesting time to be experiencing. To see how people have reacted at every level is interesting and I would not have expected it to showcase division in such obvious ways.

I had hoped for a period that the world would take it as a warning sign of the seriousness of things when unprepared and that this would lead to more sensible governments and policies but I am not so confidence that this will be the case.

The following is a very stunning image.



The climate crisis, a contributory factor for devastating wildfires, is still building and while Covid has enforced the belief for many to listen to the science, it unfortunately has also shown that many have no interest in such an approach.

Look at countries that beat the virus for a long period of time, life went back to normal pretty quick.

It will be like that Bill Hicks joke about the cure for aids, ' There'll be fcuking in the streets man.'

Tig98 wrote: »

I for one would like to keep wearing face coverings on public transport. Especially if it goes back to sardines....

If people wore them properly it might be effective but the vast majority of people aren't so it's not that effective.

The Asian way of wearing a mask if you are unwell is a good idea because they will be worn and used correctly. Mandatory masks are a farce by being worn wrong and taken on and off multiple times.

There'll be some changes. In situations like this change is forced on us and some of the changes turn out to be improvements that otherwise wouldn't have happened. People coming into work with any sort of illness won't be tolerated anymore I don't think. Certainly not where I work anyway. A lot of people will be working from home a lot of the time. It remains to be seen how extensive this will be and the impact that will have on city centres. Id fully expect the government to spend time and money coming up with a pandemic response plan and the EU collectively will do the same. Air travel will take a year or two to come back. I never travelled much for work but I think the people who were over back to the states every few weeks won't be doing that anymore. Maybe it'll get more expensive so we'll have to fly less, I would have done 2 or 3 short holidays every year but I think it'll be a while before it's worth the effort.

s1ippy wrote: »

Yeah sometimes I'm jealous I'm not just completely thick.

Personal opinions of one selves should be taken with a pinch of salt on a forum.

The roaring twenties followed the 1918-1921 pandemic - people made up for a few years of hardship with years of exuberance. I can the same happening - there's a lot of deferred spending, a lot of people regretting they didn't travel more or eat out more etc.

Gael23 wrote: »

Today the WHO suggested this pandemic will end in 2 years.
Is how the world works now changed forever or will behaviours revert to old norms when a cure is found?

2 years is a surprisingly optimistic timeframe from them. I would have thought double that at least.