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I’m new here, I have never had time to post before due to commitments, but am now finally retired at 65 so looking forward to some debate. Not so much about Morrissey, more so about current events.
First off, am I alone in believing that some positives can come from this pandemic? Obviously the death toll is horrific, & the pressure on our great NHS, but going forward, once that has been overcome, maybe we need to reassess the way the world works, for the better.
For a start, were we ever meant to live in such a globally connected world? Perhaps it could be argued that this is mother nature’s way of telling us we need to keep borders closed & stay in our own countries. A more inward looking world, keeping to itself, can only be a good thing. The increase in expected staycations is a perfect example - spend your money in your own country, boost your own economy. Yes, airlines may suffer, but the increase in jobs via internal tourism would easily offset that.
And perhaps people will start to realise that the things they thought were ‘important’ aren’t so much really - a slower, kinder pace of life may prevail because of this. Deadlines, paperwork, the busy 24/7 lifestyles that people have been sucked into could be a thing of the past. A return to a 1950s style of life would be no bad thing.
Does anyone agree?
I’m new here, I have never had time to post before due to commitments, but am now finally retired at 65 so looking forward to some debate. Not so much about Morrissey, more so about current events.
First off, am I alone in believing that some positives can come from this pandemic? Obviously the death toll is horrific, & the pressure on our great NHS, but going forward, once that has been overcome, maybe we need to reassess the way the world works, for the better.
For a start, were we ever meant to live in such a globally connected world? Perhaps it could be argued that this is mother nature’s way of telling us we need to keep borders closed & stay in our own countries. A more inward looking world, keeping to itself, can only be a good thing. The increase in expected staycations is a perfect example - spend your money in your own country, boost your own economy. Yes, airlines may suffer, but the increase in jobs via internal tourism would easily offset that.
And perhaps people will start to realise that the things they thought were ‘important’ aren’t so much really - a slower, kinder pace of life may prevail because of this. Deadlines, paperwork, the busy 24/7 lifestyles that people have been sucked into could be a thing of the past. A return to a 1950s style of life would be no bad thing.
Does anyone agree?