Never The Same Again.

[Theland]

I think that eventually the Covid 19 pandemic will be over. But the aftermath will leave us entirely trsnsformed as a society.
Maybe, just maybe, the masses will begin to realise what is, and what is not important.
Selfies, fashion, consumption etc.
Maybe, with some hope, a new realism, a new humanity will emerge, to cope with the new emerging world, of financial crashes, financial insecurity, and a sudden realisation that what has hitherto been reliable is nothing more than a house built on sand.
Mankind is always desperate for a quick fix, and the banks and corporations are always desperate to squeeze the last penny out of the last man standing.
So, something to think about, unless you have faith in the stupidity of humanity.

[Mamyalynne]

There will be change that is guaranteed, for some it will be fleeting and they will saunter on, but for many the change will be profound.

Will it make us better and kinder?

Who knows, let's hope so.

[Rosie29]

I have thought that there has been an attitude of "who is to blame " when things go wrong. Whereas it's just life. Things happen. Bad things happen to everyone.
I'm wondering if this attitude will be modified when we come out at the other end of this dreadful situation that we are all in.

[fiction-factory]

On the blame issue, I do get annoyed when journalists use the daily Covid briefings to ask questions like "do you now regret reducing the number of hospital beds last year and why didn't you start testing in January or close all pubs in February ". All fair questions for after the emergency has calmed down- I'm sure there will be a full enquiry afterwards- but the briefings and questions should be constructive to help answer inform us about how to reduce infection risk and improve things going forwards as well as being a chance to question current plans not past ones.

[royfromaus]

I think that eventually the Covid 19 pandemic will be over. But the aftermath will leave us entirely trsnsformed as a society.




I'd like to think so but it won't happen.

[pixie374]

I think it will at first. Everyone will appreciate the "normal" things again. Although, I'm not sure how long it will last.

[Prudie]

I'd like to think it won't change us, I'm more worried for the millions across the world who will be left destitute because their income has gone. It would be an interesting moral debate whether it was worth it.

[Ken4155]

I would hazard a guess that whether we are a changed people or not relies quite heavily on just how many of the population have been heavily affected - directly or indirectly - by the virus. And by that, I don't mean the lockdown. I mean the loss or near loss of loved ones. The feeling of total helplessness as family members and friends pass away or barely cling to life because of Covid19. Some of those totally unaffected may think, "There but for the grace of whoever...……" but many will just carry on breezing through life, behaving just as they did beforehand.

[pixie374]

I think that will depend which way you look at it. For natural selection... these things will continue to come around every now and then.
For human life... we will lose people... they don't really mix well.

[vulcan42]

Things wont change very much after this is over, the world will still be a selfish place. The myriad of religions will continue to denounce each other as well as atheists, the bankers and financialists will continue to make money at the expense of the poor and the majority of people will eventually revert to how they used to live. If anything was to have changed for the better it would have been after the second world war but it didn't happen. We virtually went from a hot war to a cold one almost immediately, we didn't learn from our mistakes then, what makes you think we will learn anything from this event?

[Theland]

The debt bubble was a growing unsustainable problem before Covid 19, now the world economy is in tatters and a worldwide devaluation looks likely.
A depression worse than 1929 in my opinion.
This in turn may lead to conflicts throughout the world.
Totally unpredictable chaos and another pandemic always possible.

[Ken4155]

Your glass isn't just 'half' empty, is it, Theland. It's been empty so long, the inner base is bone dry.

[Robinia]

Sadly I think the masses will go back to being exactly the same as they were before.

[Old_Geezer]

Never changed like that before: no reason to believe it will now. Upbringing and taught values produce society, even if minor differences occur each generation. (Plus youthful naivety jumping on new things I suppose.) Incidents like this are just endured for the duration as an interruption to normal life.

[Old_Geezer]

Economies repair, even if it takes time.

[Theland]

My glass is shattered.
It's called realism.

[naomi24]

Theland, you must be a joy to live with. Do you wallow in misery at home - and if so how does your family feel about it?

[Zacs-Master]

Theland is a natural born pessimist.

[aelmpvw]

they've probably put him in isolation, covid-19 or not

[ladybirder]

09.55 thanks for that. Trying to get through the day as best I can and reading your post makes me feel suicidal! Just stop it please.