Post Pandemic: What has changed for ever?

I think in time, whether its through therapeutics or a vaccine, life goes pretty much back to normal. It'll be slow as things are rolled out, but I wouldn't underestimate humans' ability to "get over" stuff and get back to "normal".

A few things will change, though: I think this has accelerated digital shopping/delivery of food and groceries. My Mom has already told me she LOVES her groceries being available for curbside pick up or delivery. They may still go to the store some of the time, but for the basics, I think they're locked in.

I think companies are going to see: productivity doesn't really fall too much when people work from home. I think you'll see a lot of companies offer more flexible work arrangements when it comes to office work. Two reasons: 1. they'll see they can save money on real estate costs and 2. Employees are going to expect it.

I think you'll see a lot restaurants really shift/prepare for food delivery and take out. People will eventually fill up those restaurants again (we're social people), but I think for survival, a lot of restaurants will reconsider their digital business.

(Hopefully) Savings. I'm hoping a lot of people will save a little more for black swan events. This may not happen, however, because I think:

The expectation of government intervention. The Proof of Concept was the Great Recession...the execution is the COVID Pandemic: The US Fed will literally print money when needed. There is basically and endless demand for US Dollars globally as an international safe haven, I think long term people will feel insulated in the US to big events like this. We can print money with very little impact. We are a "war footing" with debt, and good or bad, the US government will be MORE likely to "shoot the bazooka" in the future.

A shift in medical advancement. You literally have every single medical researcher on earth (almost), every government, every University, every company, searching for a cure or vaccine. The lessons learned from this will change the way we do medical research in the future.

A shift in supply chains. You're going to see a lot of important supply chains be returned to home...whichever country you live in. China is not going to be able to hold all global supply chains hostage for critical supplies. I think you'll see a lot of home grown supply chains, country by country, for critical supplies.

 

My desire to watch sports. I think probably only once or twice did I think about watching a game and missing it. Same thing with ESPN. I don't think I've watched ESPN but maybe once in the last two months.

 

Can’t say this enough, people will horrible personal hygiene that needed this as a wake up call

 

@tinman old stomping grounds

Only 99ers know!

 

Man that place was good like five years ago now it’s cheap and skank like Les Alexander’s toilet

 

I never did like the whole experience of flying (except maybe on Singapore), but now I REALLY won’t like it. I also never wanted to go on a cruise until I finally relented for my wife’s 50th. It was scheduled for later this summer. She may have to settle for something else.....and WELL into the vaccinated future.

 

Behind the scenes...things will be different.

But for the average person, absolutely nothing.

 

I think we'll see wearing masks become a regular part of American culture like it is in Asia. The handshake might be on it's way out and decades from now we might look at handshakes like we now look at curtseying.

I was on a teleconference two weeks about architecture in the time of COVID and one of the discussions was what will happen with offices. One thing that might happen is that the age of open offices and flex spaces might go. In recent years the buzzword in office design was openness and collaboration. A lot of designs had "informal collaboration spaces" where people could meet and discuss without needing a conference room. Now there is talk of returning to the days of separate offices. Also many companies might find that telecommuting works just as well and might not need as much office space.

In housing we might also see a move away from open plan and back to having more separate rooms for specific functions.

 

handshakes are out, wipes are in ... call me monk part deux.

 

I think there will be a culture of youths (mostly Gen Z) who will be traumatized about this for the next 25 years and will be hoarding toilet paper,soap, hand sanitizer, milk, eggs... similar to folks who grew up in the Great Depression hoard other random items. It will be unfortunate for their mental well being as this is already a highly anxious/depressed demographic.

I think remote work is here to stay for a larger percentage of people. I oversee a large staff and I've sent most to work from home and I really haven't seen any drag in productivity. I might offer everyone a permanent work from home option eventually based on this.The most junior of my staff have been asking to come back to work as they miss the social aspect of coming to work daily.

 

What industry is this?

 

Hate to tell you, the Pandemic is not gone. It is just getting started. Until there is a vaccine....nothing should change. Wait for the spike in 2-6 weeks.

 

Streaming education will become much more efficient and mainstream. Lower tier colleges and universities won't be able to charge premium tuition prices if classes are all remote, and as a result, I think you'll see some schools going out of business.

Robots can't get sick so automation will speed up dramatically and cause many non-skilled workers to lose their jobs forever.

I think working out at home will become much more mainstream and fitness studios/gyms are going to take a big hit the next few years. Most people have discovered that it's not that hard to get a decent workout in your living room with minimal or no equipment. On the flip side, fitness studios/gyms are crowded and sweaty, which means they are virus spreading factories and it is only a matter of time before they open and close again after secondary infections spike.

Traditional movie theaters like AMC are dead. They were already struggling pre-COVID19 but now there's no way to justify their real estate footprint, especially with studios distributing films straight to consumers in the future. Hopefully drive in movie theaters will make a come back.

 

jontro's increased fap is here to stay

 

Pretty much this.

The next year is gonna be weird until a vaccine goes into mass production. Then there will be a bit of a Corona hangover, but people have very, very short memories.

In 2-3 years it will be like this never happened for most people. Stadiums and bars will still be packed. The only possible major change I see is work from home becoming more common.

 

It's important to remember what happened after the last serious global pandemic... The Roaring 20s.

 

I would hope that people start saving more, I know I have been able to curtail shopping which is weird because I mainly shop online anyway.

I am waiting for those juicy post covid sales when they need to push out inventory.

 

Jontro you were already legendary for your fap. Are you saying you've gone Super Saiyan now with your fap?