What aspects of pre-COVID life will never come back

[brainhulk]

Since all meetings are webcam only, nobody is going to wear pants anymore.

 

[Platypus]

Tons of your favorite local restaurants, bars and small businesses. They'll be replaced but lots of things you're a fan of now won't be coming back

 

[MagnusTheBrewer]

I hope that distance learning a la Alaska becomes a permanent part of education for children as well as college.

 

[brainhulk]

Tons of your favorite local restaurants, bars and small businesses. They'll be replaced but lots of things you're a fan of now won't be coming back

That is a sad. At my favorite spot, my favorite server knows I always order a beer. She knows I like to try the new drafts that she procures and she makes recommendations accordingly. And I always agree with her.

/sigh

 

[Platypus]

I don't know


That is a sad. At my favorite spot, my favorite server knows I always order a beer. She knows I like to try the new drafts that she procures and she makes recommendations accordingly. And I always agree with her.

/sigh

If only we lived in a country that gave a shit about its citizens and small businesses over its massive corporations, we wouldn't have to think about things like this. But hey glad United got bailed out even though it didn't need it at all.

 

[Exterous]

I hope that distance learning a la Alaska becomes a permanent part of education for children as well as college.

I'm not sure how well that is going to work out. For one there are subjects that don't work well outside a classroom environment at this point. Equity in access is still a huge issue. And so is child and parental attentiveness to coursework

 

[highland145]

I hope that distance learning a la Alaska becomes a permanent part of education for children as well as college.

My kid's experience in the last week is that they tripled his workload. Hopefully this will even out.

 

[dainthomas]

Was reading an article about things that changed after the Spanish Flu. One that was surprising was that common drinking cups used to be a thing in classrooms and offices. That's gross as hell.

After this I'll go out on a limb and say handshaking goes away.

 

[Mayne]

yeah could be the classic handshake will be gone 🙁 and hugs hopefully

 

[njdevilsfan87]

I'm hoping cubicle jobs start dying off and are replaced with remote and work-from-home. So much energy and time is wasted on pointless commuting. Oh, and the germs too.

 

[Hayabusa Rider]

I hope that distance learning a la Alaska becomes a permanent part of education for children as well as college.

Doesn't work well in sciences where there's a lab. Dissection programs are not adequate and sometimes pointless. I'm living with a woman who is having to go the E-college route, and suffice it to say it's not pretty.

 

[Captante]

and hugs hopefully

I'll be fine never shaking hands again it grossed me out a little way before Covid-19.

Hugs on the other hand I'll miss.

 

[Svnla]

Fools that didn't wash their hands hopefully will learn to do so from now on <probably not>.

 

[thestrangebrew1]

Data caps. (I can dream right?!!)

 

[pete6032]

What things will never come back? I think that's a bit presumptuous to assume anything noticeable will change permanently. Everything will come back eventually. Sure it won't happen overnight but a year from now public transportation will again be crowded, people will pack bars and restaurants on Saturday nights, and sports stadiums will be full again.

 

[DAPUNISHER]

What things will never come back? I think that's a bit presumptuous to assume anything noticeable will change permanently. Everything will come back eventually. Sure it won't happen overnight but a year from now public transportation will again be crowded, people will pack bars and restaurants on Saturday nights, and sports stadiums will be full again.

Sense of humor worn thin Pete? The OP should have been your clue.

I am not sure what will not, but one thing definitely will - high gas prices. 🙁

 

[MagnusTheBrewer]

Doesn't work well in sciences where there's a lab. Dissection programs are not adequate and sometimes pointless. I'm living with a woman who is having to go the E-college route, and suffice it to say it's not pretty.

Can improvement be made? Certainly. Can distance learning improve lives and create more options? Certainly.

 

[kn51]

I'll be fine never shaking hands again it grossed me out a little way before Covid-19.

Hugs on the other hand I'll miss.

So how do you handle door handles?

 

[lxskllr]

Trucks will get bigger cause gas prices crashed, and everyone with a brain knows the prices stick when they go down.

 

[Captante]

So how do you handle door handles?

So .... *YAATOTHWT? 😀








*(yet another ATOT hand washing thread)

 

[Red Squirrel]

Lots of people's jobs sadly. Lot of companies used this as an opportunity to do mass layoffs. Some airlines trimmed down 70% of all their staff. 😱 The 30% will just be asked to work harder when things ramp back up. They'll probably hire a year or so later as needed though.

 

[IronWing]

I hope that distance learning a la Alaska becomes a permanent part of education for children as well as college.

It's only working now because the parents are stuck at home anyway. Once parents return to work, school from home isn't viable for younger students.

 

[Hayabusa Rider]

Can improvement be made? Certainly. Can distance learning improve lives and create more options? Certainly.

For an MBA? Sure

 

[MagnusTheBrewer]

It's only working now because the parents are stuck at home anyway. Once parents return to work, school from home isn't viable for younger students.

You act like school as daycare makes any kind of long term sense. Just because " it has always been that way, " doesn't make it right or the best way. Want to get rid of no child left behind and our current version of standardized testing? This may be the opportunity.

 

[Captante]

For an MBA? Sure

So your saying remote kindergarten is a bad idea? 😉