Coronavirus

[Diablo]

COVID19 PREDICTIONS

1. One/Multiple of the following will die from Covid19: Trump, Boris, The Queen (or another Royal)

2. Home working will become the norm for those who can even after the quarantine. This will be because of the environmental benefits we're already seeing as much as anything else.

3. The lie that there's no magic money tree or that capitalism can't be put on pause has been exposed. Socialist ideas will gain much more traction with the voting public.

4. The automation of the workforce will be accelerated dramatically over the coming years to cope with the shortage of workers.

5. Due to large swathes of the population not earning, and thus not spending and consuming, universal basic income will be introduced in the next 10 years.

6. Supermarket and disposable consumer culture will end once the fragility of the supply chains is exposed. A return to more traditional, locally sourced goods and services will come about in the next 5-10 years.

7. The top-heavy population age spread will be rebalanced somewhat. Nobody will ever say it out loud, but the care sector will feel a huge relief in the immediate years after the outbreak is cured.

8. The political establishment across the globe will be shaken up completely due to the overwhelming majority of worlds leaders being in the danger age bracket.

9. Provided he doesn't croak, Boris will eventually be replaced by a caretaker government due to sheer ineptitude.

10. Marshall law will be declared in the worst hit parts of the UK before this is over.

11. Everybody will know somebody who has died of Covid19.

12. Communities will become much more close knit. We'll all know ouR neighbours on the other side of this.

13. Those that can will continue to home schoole their kids post Covid. There will be a clear education gap amongst adults in about 10 years because of this as those with parents working minumum wage jobs are unable to school as effecitvely as work-from-home white collars.

14. The outbreak will last for about 9 months. I feel it in my gut.

15. It will emerge at some point that the worst hit countries have been downplaying their figures.

17. There will be riots in the UK before this is through over shortage of essential resources. Rations will be reintroduced.

18. Hobbies are going to be a massive thing after the quarantine. Our culture will generally shift to be focused more on indoor activities.

19. The following industries will be decimated beyond repair: Sport (in particular the FA), Travel/Hospitality, Live venues and events, pubs, goods hauling, supermarkets.

[Barcotic]

Originally Posted by Diablo

18. Hobbies are going to be a massive thing after the quarantine. Our culture will generally shift to be focused more on indoor activities.

THEREFORE BATTLING SHALL THRIVE ONCE AGAIN

[Objective]

Should you be worried?

[Ouch]

Originally Posted by Objective

Should you be worried?

Ima have to send that to my mom, although I think she's more worried about hte financial implications than the actual being sick part.



I text with her, once a week maybe.. actually speak on the phone.. once every few months because we don't get along. And yeah she told me today that she lost 325k.. in the stock market in the past 2 weeks. And I know roughly how much money she has.. she only inherited it... 4 years ago or so.

And just to make it clear, shes never given me shit. Other than she bought me an iphone 6 and an ipad... and for xmas/my birthday she sends me like.. nice calvin klien boxers and a bunch of nike socks. She asks me what I want.. and only thing I can think of is the shit I hate spending money on.. socks and underwear... so anyway she's given me nothing of any major value. And she won't answer how much she got... but yeah she said she lost 325k.. and then I asked her like.. well did you freak out and sell the stock, and she has an advisor obviously who is going to tell her not to... she wouldn't even really answer me. And I was like because I don't think you should sell whatever, because when this is over it'll build up.. and she was like well it'll be a long process etc.

Anyway it reached her real hard.