Corona crisis. Is it going to change the way we live?

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  1. Funkfoot

    Funkfoot Member+

    May 18, 2002
    New Orleans, LA
    A lot depends on whether there will be an effective vaccine. I read some immunologist saying there is no reason to think you can't make a vaccine, but then you never know.
     
  2. Cascarino's Pizzeria

    Apr 29, 2001
    New Jersey, USA
    Doc on tv said that they made some headway on coronavirus treatments 15-20 yrs ago. But profitability was questionable at the time for Big Pharma
    So they focused on the tried & true stuff like boner and cholesterol reducing pills. :thumbsup:
     
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  3. Funkfoot

    Funkfoot Member+

    May 18, 2002
    New Orleans, LA
    Yesterday as I was contemplating when I might feel safe going to get a haircut, I realized we may be seeing longer hairstyles. Or just really bad hairstyles if we let family members cut our hair.
     
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  4. blissett

    blissett Member+

    Aug 20, 2011
    Italy
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    Typing from Milan, Italy: welcome in our world.

    (I am a teacher, I am afraid soon my students in videoconference will be forced to see me sporting a ponytail or something of the kind).
     
  5. ttrevett

    ttrevett Member+

    Apr 2, 2002
    Atlanta, GA
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    My wife is cutting my hair this weekend. If worse comes to worse I can just buzz the whole thing.
     
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  6. Cascarino's Pizzeria

    Apr 29, 2001
    New Jersey, USA
    Meh, we've seen worse

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  7. Auriaprottu

    Auriaprottu Member+

    Atlanta Damn United
    Apr 1, 2002
    The back of the bus
    Club:
    Atlanta
    Nat'l Team:
    --other--
    Stay healthy!
     
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  8. blissett

    blissett Member+

    Aug 20, 2011
    Italy
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    I try. Teaching from home helps (although it makes my hair grow uncontrollably).
     
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  9. First sign of unraveling of the self appointed superclubs:
    https://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/f...risis-players-face-wage-cuts-coronavirus.html
    Barcelona's quarantined stars 'at war with the club's board' after REFUSING their plea to take a 70 per cent wage cut, as coronavirus decimates the season in a country where over 4,000 have now died
    • Barcelona are on the verge of a wage row during the coronavirus crisis
    • Spanish clubs are being asked to temporarily slash wages to secure futures
    • The standard cut rate is 70%, which Barca's playing squad has baulked at
    • President Josep Maria Bartomeu is looking to strike a more favourable deal
    • Barca will be harder hit by the crisis after spending badly in recent seasons

    The corona virus will have a lasting impact on the clubs that were spending like crazy, riding the waves of lucrative sponsor/media deals. The amazing thing is that it only took one week after the lockdown of leagues to get to this point.
     
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  10. The Devil's Architect

    Feb 10, 2000
    The American Steppe
    Club:
    Chicago Fire
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    To the Editor:

    Sure NBA Players make a lot of money, but we SPEND a lot of money too...

    Regards, P Ewing
     
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  11. roby

    roby Member+

    SIRLOIN SALOON FC, PITTSFIELD MA
    Feb 27, 2005
    So Cal
  12. Funkfoot

    Funkfoot Member+

    May 18, 2002
    New Orleans, LA
    Meanwhile Drew Brees has pledged $5M to the state of Louisiana to provide meals to people in need.
     
  13. superdave

    superdave Member+

    Jul 14, 1999
    VB, VA
    Club:
    DC United
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    He's acting on his strong Christian faith.
     
  14. roby

    roby Member+

    SIRLOIN SALOON FC, PITTSFIELD MA
    Feb 27, 2005
    So Cal
    If that's the case he cudda just offered thoughts and prayers! :cautious:
     
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  15. luftmensch

    luftmensch Member+

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    United States
    May 4, 2006
    Petaluma
    Club:
    Los Angeles Galaxy
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    My wife's been buzzing mine for years, I feel fully prepared for this day.

    And to that end, Costco generally carries a fine set of clippers. Ours actually came with a haircutting instruction DVD that we never watched.
     
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  16. roby

    roby Member+

    SIRLOIN SALOON FC, PITTSFIELD MA
    Feb 27, 2005
    So Cal
    I just trimmed my beard so now I won't have to get groceries for a couple of days! :thumbsup:
     
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  17. Over here in the Netherlands there is an upsurge of sales of haidresser's kits and electric trimmers. So we're expecting a tsunami of bad hairdays.
     
  18. The corona crisis is having an effect on the mental health of people.
    https://hbr.org/2020/03/that-discomfort-youre-feeling-is-grief
    Which isnot strange. It's virtually inescapble. On the news, empty shelves, people constantly talking about it.
    In here in BS it's almost impossible to keep track with the pages written that contain corona posts.
     
  19. superdave

    superdave Member+

    Jul 14, 1999
    VB, VA
    Club:
    DC United
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    There's going to be a massive rethinking of the gig economy.

    1. Instacart workers are planning a strike for Monday.
    2. Municipal governments have been struggling, ideologically, with what Air B'n'B is. Does it affect housing affordability in a real way, or only marginally?
     
  20. PuckVanHeel

    PuckVanHeel Member+

    Oct 4, 2011
    Club:
    Feyenoord
    The plan for coronabonds has to be stopped.
     
  21. usscouse

    usscouse BigSoccer Supporter

    May 3, 2002
    Orygun coast
    #46 usscouse, Mar 28, 2020
    Last edited: Mar 28, 2020
    I thought man buns were de rigueur for teachers.
     
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  22. usscouse

    usscouse BigSoccer Supporter

    May 3, 2002
    Orygun coast
    #47 usscouse, Mar 28, 2020
    Last edited: Mar 28, 2020
    Let’s see, 30% of that is .....er... still one hell of a lot more than the average guy would get for doing nothing.

    Marca reported that the Frenchman’s five-year contract is worth a cool €105 million, which averages out at €21m per season and €404,000 per week.

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    And Griezmann’s not the only player with an eye-watering salary at the Camp Nou.
     
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  23. usscouse

    usscouse BigSoccer Supporter

    May 3, 2002
    Orygun coast
    You mean we won’t have that big parade in PA. Aw man.
     
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  24. xtomx

    xtomx Member+

    Chicago Fire
    Sep 6, 2001
    Northern Wisconsin, but not far from civilization
    Club:
    Chicago Fire
    Good AirBnB is creepy as hell and a terrible business model.
     
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  25. MattR

    MattR Member+

    Jun 14, 2003
    Reston
    Club:
    DC United
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    I would expect that after a while, people will understand they really can work from home, and communicate with people (after all my coworkers figure out how to use a mute button, frikin' morons)

    So, maybe one self-driving car per household? The decision to move a little further out from their place of employment?

    Also, I suspect people will borrow less and save more (terrible for the economy).

    I have lots of other ideas. More latter-day-saints-food storage. And TP. We're all going to have a room full of toilet paper.
     
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