Corona upsides

[Thereturn]

While the corona crisis is terrible in itself, there are also things to be gained from it. On a more positive note:

Car usage and therfor exhaust has decreased by allmost 50%

Companies are forced to let employees work from home. This will speed up flexible and digital workplaces

Companies that have no reason to exist anymore (like paper adverts) cease to exist, leading to less polution and trees being cut

People are forced to overlook their priorities again and are forced to care for one another and work together

The bloated economy will stabilize.

People are forced to order more stuff online. Leading us further into digitalization of our society. (Which is currently far behind compared to asia)

What, according to you, are other upsides to this crisis?

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[NED funded]

The benefits to the environment cannot be state enough.

I'm lowkey on the side of "Humanity is the virus" camp tbh

[PC2]

Education from home. Involuntary public school is vastly overrated.

[StayTuned]

Other than the environment getting a break from us?

Nothing.

[Wilfire]

The sheeple are awakening to government-enforced quarantines and other totalitarian tactics

[JohnBrown1917]

The benefits to the environment cannot be state enough.

I'm lowkey on the side of "Humanity is the virus" camp tbh

It shows we can reduce all this polution.


Capitalism is the virus, not humans, get that ""Lowkey""" eco-fascist bullshit out of here.

[Omega10]

My family has become quite a bit closer since this started.

Secondly, I used to give myself a lot of grief about some of the stupid things I've done in the past. Seeing other people's recent stupid actions has forced me to realize that what I did was no where near as bad.

[Draco-Onis]

Other than the environment getting a break from us?

Nothing.

Giant trillion dollar bailouts for the rich and corporations? I mean being rich was already great after this it's going to be amazing.

[StayTuned]

Giant trillion dollar bailouts for the rich and corporations? I mean being rich was already great after this it's going to be amazing.

Yes sure, will be fun when they're out of personnel because everyone is dead.

[Puupi]

Hopefully people will change their behaviour, consuming habits and lifestyle choices permanently. Such as:

1. Global tourism needs to axed. Airplanes should only be used for important business travels and cargo transportation of select goods.
2. Stop mass gatherings/events.
3. Use digital remote tools for all meetings and work whenever possible.
4. Stop hand shaking.
5. Be more hygienic in general.
6. Contact your close ones and ask how they are more often.
7. Offer help to strangers who look like they could use it.
8. Avoid unnecessary traveling even locally.
9. Respect people's personal space.
10. Don't touch anyone else's property.
11. Spend more time in nature.
12. Support local businesses more.

[StayTuned]

Hopefully people will change their behaviour, consuming habits and lifestyle choices permanently. Such as:

1. Global tourism needs to axed. Airplanes should only be used for important business travels and cargo transportation of select goods.
2. Stop mass gatherings/events.
3. Use digital remote tools for all meetings and work whenever possible.
4. Stop hand shaking.
5. Be more hygienic in general.
6. Contact your close ones and ask how they are more often.
7. Offer help to strangers who look like they could use it.
8. Avoid unnecessary traveling even locally.
9. Respect people's personal space.
10. Don't touch anyone else's property.
11. Spend more time in nature.

Sorry bro but some of your points contradict each other. You cannot limit traveling but also say we should go more often into the nature. Also, why do you want to stop people from exploring the planet we live on?
Humans are the masters of traveling. It's in our DNA.

We just need to find a way how we can do that more environmentally friendly.

[Puupi]

Sorry bro but some of your points contradict each other. You cannot limit traveling but also say we should go more often into the nature.

There's nature right outside when you step out of your door. You don't need to travel to see nature unless you live in some concrete megashithole.

Also, why do you want to stop people from exploring the planet we live on?

1. Pollution - air, ground and water.
2. How did this coronavirus spread globally?

I don't want people to stop exploring this planet. I want them to limit their exploration and when they do travel to use more sustainable and environmentally friendly methods like trains and ships.

We just need to find a way how we can do that more environmentally friendly.

Yeah, don't use planes.

[Calfredd]

Hopefully people will change their behaviour, consuming habits and lifestyle choices permanently. Such as:

1. Global tourism needs to axed. Airplanes should only be used for important business travels and cargo transportation of select goods.
2. Stop mass gatherings/events.
3. Use digital remote tools for all meetings and work whenever possible.
4. Stop hand shaking.
5. Be more hygienic in general.
6. Contact your close ones and ask how they are more often.
7. Offer help to strangers who look like they could use it.
8. Avoid unnecessary traveling even locally.
9. Respect people's personal space.
10. Don't touch anyone else's property.
11. Spend more time in nature.
12. Support local businesses more.

Are these suppose to be hopeful positives or are you giving us a reminder about some Do's and Don'ts for the Corona virus?

[avitush]

Secondly, I used to give myself a lot of grief about some of the stupid things I've done in the past. Seeing other people's recent stupid actions has forced me to realize that what I did was no where near as bad.

Yeah, I suppose there is this. I've never been anywhere near perfect and would be lying if I said I've never done anything stupid, but I can honestly say that I've never been "LOL BRO I DON'T CARE ABOUT THIS CORONA STUFF I'M HERE TO PARTY" stupid.

[Puupi]

Are these hopeful positives or are you giving us a reminder about some Do's and Don'ts for the Corona virus?

Hopeful positives.

[Easo]

Education from home. Involuntary public school is vastly overrated.

Absolutely not. Why? Because kids need to socialize and learn how to live with other people, it is very, very important.

[Jonnusthegreat]

-More reliance of digital media.
-More opportunities to work from home.

[Nnyco]

Implying things wont go back how they were before once this is over.

[PC2]

Absolutely not. Why? Because kids need to socialize and learn how to live with other people, it is very, very important.

Yeah for sure but mandatory public school doesn't do that very well. Mainly it locks them in 6 classes and then recess/lunch doesn't do much except cause children to form cliques and environments that they can't get out of very easily. Socialization will go better when they're put into (voluntary) proximity with their peers.

There's nature right outside when you step out of your door. You don't need to travel to see nature unless you live in some concrete megashithole.

Yes and now I have to share my once-secret jogging path with potential carriers. Not cool!

Yeah, don't use planes.

The focus should be on building better more efficient planes and not on depriving ourselves of the best technology in a given domain.

[breadisfunny]

The sheeple are awakening to government-enforced quarantines and other totalitarian tactics

yes because wanting people to stay in place so they don't spread the virus is "totalitarian tactics"