Covid-19 is going to have significant long-term effects on society, and not in a medical way. When people are forced to change their typical habits due to reasons such as lockdown, they have to find a way to change the way they live their lives. One example being, people who normally don't buy goods online are having to now enter the world of online shopping. This doesn't seem significant when you read it, but with what if 75% of people who normally go to stores and malls start shopping online? Now retail has been declining for years due to the growth of online shopping, but now that people are being forced to change their habits, it could truly destroy the industry, while at the same time allowing the online retail industry to grow at even quicker rates.
During these periods of social distancing and lockdown, a lot of businesses have changed how they are having meetings with on another. Im sure some of you have seen your parents on Zoom Conference calls for work sometime throughout the lockdown. This could have lasting effects. After seeing that people can still be productive and get their work done, we could see a large spike of people working from home when this is all over simply because if they ever need to connect with anyone they can use video call services.
Covid-19 will have many more astronomical effects on how we live our lives, and I believe this is just the transition point. Much like how 9/11 changed airport security as well as central intelligence, Covid-19 will change how we live our lives for the rest of our lives.
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This change has been so difficult for everyone because they are having to changer their daily life which has affecting their living style something that they are not used to yet. It has been very rough for me because I hate being home and now that I cant even go out to see my friends how I used to. This social distancing has been affecting me in many ways physically and emotionally. I just want this whole COVID19 to have a cure or for people to listen and stay home. The faster that people stay home and don't go out I truly believe that this virus will be controlled and we will be able to go back to our regular life's and just began to enjoy 2020 again. Because lately in my life 2020 has been shit tbh a lot of things have happened in my personal life and just the fact that I cant go out has really affected me.
ReplyDeleteI definitely agree that life after corona will not be the same as before. Because of the virus, many social and governmental issues are being noticed more by the public so it might have a huge effect on the results of the election later this year. While most stocks have plummeted, Zoom's stock is thriving since every university is using it to hold classes. I think people will also value the time they have more and enjoy being outside instead of taking it for granted. As soon as this is over, I think that mass amounts of people will be going out to make up for the time lost. I know I will be planning a lot of things with my friends, especially since prom and graduation might not happen.
ReplyDeleteAs more people are buying online, we are also starting too realize the limits of the internet. Many companies who give employees the option of working at home only really have the ability for a quarter or do to do work online, which causes breakdowns in the system. Amazon is also feeling the pinch, and is limiting what kinds of products it ships. Amazon warehouses require loads more employees to deal with traffic, which also adds to the risk of COVID-19 spreading there. Same day shipping has also disappeared, which begs the question of how long the online industries will be able to withstand the sudden surge in demand.
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I agree with you Trip. this pandemic is opening up and showing new possibilities in the things we do now. and the wide range of jobs the internet can actually do for us and support. This is going to be a large gateway into the internet being used for more and more in the coming future. this is only the start
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