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What Will Come of This 4T?
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(04-17-2020, 11:40 AM)sbarrera Wrote:
(04-17-2020, 09:41 AM)David Horn Wrote:
(04-17-2020, 12:19 AM)Warren Dew Wrote:
(04-16-2020, 09:42 PM)beechnut79 Wrote: One of the bright spots is the vast decline in road traffic. I am in the Chicago area, which is one of the worst for said congestion. Is it even possible to return to even a small semblance of the previous normal without choking traffic up to 16 hours a day?

I'm thinking that some of the businesses that switched to telecommuting won't be switching back.

I couldn't agree more, though that will only apply to people with white collar jobs that require no direct human interface.  I'm not sure how that plays long-term.

I am lucky enough to be one of those people. But many others are not.

Such work as editing, writing, and proofreading can be done remotely. People could live in a Prescott, Arizona and do scriptwriting for Hollywood movie studios. People could examine claims in Fort Wayne for an insurance company in Fort Worth. OK, people who do such work remotely might be expected to rent office space or even a motel room separate from living quarters to avoid distractions (I would do so for well-paid writing work). Besides, one might make a 'paycation' out of such work especially if the work is at or near a beach scenic area, or cultural attraction.

I expect the reality of higher productivity and the near-satiation of basic needs to put an end to the 40-hour workweek. I also expect the bureaucratic cruelty associated with the loudest proponents of trickle-down economics to go out of vogue. Working while sick will be seen more as a risk to fellow workers than as a sign of personal loyalty.
The ideal subject of totalitarian rule is not the convinced Nazi or the dedicated Communist  but instead the people for whom the distinction between fact and fiction, true and false, no longer exists -- Hannah Arendt.


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What Will Come of This 4T? - by namentstone - 04-15-2020, 08:49 AM
RE: What Will Come of This 4T? - by Warren Dew - 04-15-2020, 09:35 AM
RE: What Will Come of This 4T? - by sbarrera - 04-15-2020, 11:22 AM
RE: What Will Come of This 4T? - by Warren Dew - 04-15-2020, 11:56 AM
RE: What Will Come of This 4T? - by sbarrera - 04-15-2020, 11:24 AM
RE: What Will Come of This 4T? - by David Horn - 04-15-2020, 01:19 PM
RE: What Will Come of This 4T? - by namentstone - 04-15-2020, 05:10 PM
RE: What Will Come of This 4T? - by David Horn - 04-16-2020, 09:26 AM
RE: What Will Come of This 4T? - by pbrower2a - 04-15-2020, 11:58 PM
RE: What Will Come of This 4T? - by pbrower2a - 04-16-2020, 04:07 PM
RE: What Will Come of This 4T? - by sbarrera - 04-16-2020, 06:27 PM
RE: What Will Come of This 4T? - by beechnut79 - 04-16-2020, 09:42 PM
RE: What Will Come of This 4T? - by Warren Dew - 04-17-2020, 12:19 AM
RE: What Will Come of This 4T? - by David Horn - 04-17-2020, 09:41 AM
RE: What Will Come of This 4T? - by sbarrera - 04-17-2020, 11:40 AM
RE: What Will Come of This 4T? - by David Horn - 04-17-2020, 12:11 PM
RE: What Will Come of This 4T? - by Warren Dew - 04-17-2020, 05:40 PM
RE: What Will Come of This 4T? - by pbrower2a - 04-18-2020, 02:51 AM
RE: What Will Come of This 4T? - by pbrower2a - 04-17-2020, 05:30 AM
RE: What Will Come of This 4T? - by Blazkovitz - 04-18-2020, 09:12 AM
RE: What Will Come of This 4T? - by David Horn - 04-18-2020, 10:22 AM
RE: What Will Come of This 4T? - by Ghost - 04-18-2020, 10:53 AM
RE: What Will Come of This 4T? - by Blazkovitz - 04-19-2020, 03:46 AM
RE: What Will Come of This 4T? - by Ragnarök_62 - 04-21-2020, 01:05 AM
RE: What Will Come of This 4T? - by David Horn - 04-21-2020, 09:57 AM
RE: What Will Come of This 4T? - by pbrower2a - 04-22-2020, 10:19 AM
RE: What Will Come of This 4T? - by Isoko - 04-19-2020, 12:44 PM
RE: What Will Come of This 4T? - by Warren Dew - 04-19-2020, 05:27 PM
RE: What Will Come of This 4T? - by Isoko - 04-20-2020, 09:45 AM
RE: What Will Come of This 4T? - by Blazkovitz - 04-20-2020, 10:42 AM
RE: What Will Come of This 4T? - by Warren Dew - 04-20-2020, 05:01 PM
RE: What Will Come of This 4T? - by pbrower2a - 04-21-2020, 02:00 AM
RE: What Will Come of This 4T? - by Isoko - 04-20-2020, 10:55 AM
RE: What Will Come of This 4T? - by Blazkovitz - 04-21-2020, 10:24 AM
RE: What Will Come of This 4T? - by Isoko - 04-20-2020, 11:01 AM
RE: What Will Come of This 4T? - by Isoko - 04-21-2020, 04:53 AM
RE: What Will Come of This 4T? - by Isoko - 04-21-2020, 10:40 AM
RE: What Will Come of This 4T? - by David Horn - 04-22-2020, 03:27 PM
RE: What Will Come of This 4T? - by pbrower2a - 04-22-2020, 03:37 PM
RE: What Will Come of This 4T? - by Warren Dew - 04-22-2020, 07:22 PM
RE: What Will Come of This 4T? - by pbrower2a - 04-22-2020, 09:54 AM
RE: What Will Come of This 4T? - by mamabug - 01-13-2021, 03:34 PM
RE: What Will Come of This 4T? - by mamabug - 01-15-2021, 04:25 PM

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