Aside from all the negatives, let's look on the bright side. What are some positive aspects that the current crisis may lead to?
I thought that this might lead Americans to embrace universal health care, or universal basic income but that seems to still be seen as "radical."
1) Tying health care to your job?
2) Supply chains
3) Increased education regarding bacteria and viruses
4) The environmental changes that have been proven?
Biden presidency
Democrat Senate majority
Democrats retain House
Reform tax system
Imigration reform
Reinstatement of international treties
Incremental steps to universal health care
Social Security increase
Steps toward guaranteed anual wage
Dogs have never gotten more exercise.
Most Lush moderators will accept tips (read: bribes).
Dolphins in the Venice canal...
...and apparently wolverines on a beach in Washington State....
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Dolphins in the Venice canal...
...and apparently wolverines on a beach in Washington State....
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My boss might let me work from home more often. ("Hey, you managed it okay for months, so tomorrow should be fine.") But hopefully not all the time. ("Since you've got your home office set up, we've thought of a way to save on the cost of having an office at all.")
And maybe some people will realize that, if you vote for an idiot because he's not part of 'the system', or he promises you something, or he just appeals to your prejudices, and he wins, then you end up with an idiot in charge... Not holding my breath on that one, though.
Air over cities is cleaner since people are driving less.
I hope that nations will cooperate and we'll have a worldwide, cohesive and prompt response to future potential pandemics.
More family time at home
Getting all my projects done
Less time on the internet ??♀️
Rid the world of Trumpism
Republicans out of power. If Democrats resolve the crisis, hopefully it will be for good.
Work from home becomes the normalized. Meaning less commute times, less pollution, more time at home.
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Jocelyn the Wicked <- futanari, fantasy fan fic, and some tentacles that escaped the laboratory
It's gonna normalize working from home, which is a good thing.
It also serves as a reminder that politics is not just empty rhetoric and a "who's winning?" mindset, but a matter of literal life and death in the case of Covid-19 and other crises that can occur during a Presidency.
More interstate cooperation and less going it alone and waiting for the Federal Government to take the lead or coordinate. More telecommuting although, unfortunately, that is going to increase the divide between those who have jobs that can be done remotely and those who are essential workers. More people learning to do things for themselves rather than depending others. I really think more-and-more people are going to be mini-farmers, growing their own food or, at the very least, buying from local suppliers rather from national chain supermarkets. Getting to know your neighbors better and growing cooperation between them. The education system is going to be completely revamped with older children (grades 6 or 7 through 12) and college students going to see less "in face" time and more "virtual" learning with an commensurate demand to be "self-disciplined," "self-starters," and otherwise less dependent on being directed or managed to do their jobs. Hopefully a reduction in management at the upper and middle levels and more emphasis at the "production" level with a resultant redistribution of wages and benefits.
There's nothing positive about this pandemic.
State parks are getting a rest. Bears are roaming more freely in Yosemite, fish are more numerous in Hawaii's state parks.
Traffic is down and so are accidents.
People can work from home and play on Lush at the same time, which they can't do at the office.
As individuals, and hopefully society at large, we will rediscover what is really important in our lives.
Good luck!
