EP.48 CORONAVIRUS: What is “Normal” Going to Look Like?

First off, we're sending best wishes to our listeners. Hopefully, everyone is getting by with the onset of the coronavirus. We have a long way to go to get back to some semblance of normalcy, so take care of yourselves. As always, Haven Pell's writings can be found here: PUNDIFICATOR. In this podcast, Haven and I take on the coronavirus' various impacts on society. We got a taste of the generation gap when we heard about the spring-breakers in Florida: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oa4i9Ap6dCg John Branch — normally a sports writer, but with no sports to write, wrote an interesting article on the "late adopters" to the public health crisis that has changed the world: Deniers and Disbelievers: "If I Get Carona, I Get Carona" Between these two examples, we try to take the politics out of it and make sense of where "normal life" fits in the pandemic world now . . . and later when the world assimilates the new virus reality into everyday life. Some of the activities affected in the virus' progression: rock climbing, Mardi Gras, strip club/lap dance, cherry blossoms, self-quarantine The NYC experience (social distancing): Trader Joe’s vs Whole Foods and the recognition of crowding dangers for older people   DC walk- the parks getting used- packed, in fact! "Essential travel": Essential to all . . . or to me?  Remote work: Positive developments to come from this experience Remote work and the hope that technology (ex. Zoom) for the concept improve.  The difference between “in person†and “on camera’ skills  Media presences . . . is the online / on camera experience going to be even more important in regular jobs going forward if we are all teleconferencing? Collegiate environment . . . What does college look like now that it's online. Are we going to be missing the personal interactions on campus? How are we absorbing media on this? Is a little the right amount? Should we hear from anyone other than professionals and analysts? We certainly like to hear from doctors on issues of "Public health!" STAY SAFE, EVERYONE! https://www.amazon.com/Wealth-Actually-Intelligent-Decision-Making-1-ebook/dp/B07FPQJJQT