D&D and the rising pandemic

[Snarf Zagyg]

Working from home is maybe a key defence against permaCovid. Urban spaces offering pedestrianisation, outings, flats, . . . can make cash. Ferrying people packed into cubicles in and out every day is a Covid factory. The cumulative costs of enabling working from home where practical are much lower than the costs of allowing variant after variant.

You know, I thought that was a great idea, so I've been doing a lot of the whole "working from home."

Lately I've been getting some pushback. Apparently, you're supposed to work from your own home, and not strangers' homes.

Pity. Some people had really good food in their fridge!

 

[Zardnaar]

Working from home is maybe a key defence against permaCovid. Urban spaces offering pedestrianisation, outings, flats, . . . can make cash. Ferrying people packed into cubicles in and out every day is a Covid factory. The cumulative costs of enabling working from home where practical are much lower than the costs of allowing variant after variant.

It's really only a solution for white collar type jobs. A lot of blue collar ones can't wfh.

So yeah I can see that rapidly becoming us vs them(moreso).

 

[J.Quondam]

It's really only a solution for white collar type jobs. A lot of blue collar ones can't wfh.

So yeah I can see that rapidly becoming us vs them(moreso).

A lot of those blue collar ones are being rapidly automated out of existence, too.

 

[Zardnaar]

A lot of those blue collar ones are being rapidly automated out of existence, too.

Up to a point.

I think a lot of middle class and upper class are clueless about the behind the scenes stuff they seem to think factories or mining or something.

It's more all the service jobs, truck drivers, port workers, forklift drivers.

Until they invent droid a lot of that can't be animated.

 

[Cadence]

Our small city and the one next to it (combined population of 32k) both put in mask mandates over the last two days at the request of the nearest hospital. The state capital across the river is getting ready to vote on one.

 

[Thomas Shey]

Honestly, from what I've heard, its like some white-collar jobs are easier, potentially at least, to automate out of existence than some of the blue collar ones.

 

[Mikeythorn]

Honestly, from what I've heard, its like some white-collar jobs are easier, potentially at least, to automate out of existence than some of the blue collar ones.

Law is an obvious one. In the past firms needed a huge collection of junior lawyers to search through case law possibly relevant to a case and contained in thick paper volumes stored on shelf after shelf. Now they need one senior lawyer and an online subscription to Lexis Nexis.

 

[J.Quondam]

Up to a point.

I think a lot of middle class and upper class are clueless about the behind the scenes stuff they seem to think factories or mining or something.

It's more all the service jobs, truck drivers, port workers, forklift drivers.

Until they invent droid a lot of that can't be animated.

Give it time. At least here in the US, sounds like the pandemic has accelerated some companies' adoption of tech to reduce the number of workers in hospitality, retail, transport, agriculture, warehousing, etc. Stuff that's been in the works for years anyway. Won't be overnight, but i suspect the pandemic will end up shortening the life left for blue-collar jobs in at least a few industries.

 

[Eltab]

Masks are vital, as it's an airborne virus, but wait a sec that means ventilation is also vital. All the more so when inconsiderate people refuse to wear masks. So how come we have The War of the Masks, but no Invasion of the Windmills?

Oh that's right, sorry, how could I forget, we'd be decimated by wind cancer. All those fans and open windows just waiting to oxygenate us. Don't know why kids are allowed to walk around with those handheld windmills.

UV light kills viruses, at least the airline commercial showing how they clean the seats between flights thinks so.

Any bar / tavern / restaurant that wants to rig UV lights on the ceiling and run the test (explaining what they are up to and asking for volunteers from the public) could offer sunscreen to the guests and have a Hawaii or tropical theme to the menu.

 

[CleverNickName]

UV light kills viruses, at least the airline commercial showing how they clean the seats between flights thinks so.

Any bar / tavern / restaurant that wants to rig UV lights on the ceiling and run the test (explaining what they are up to and asking for volunteers from the public) could offer sunscreen to the guests and have a Hawaii or tropical theme to the menu.

Those would have to be intense UV bulbs to be able to disinfect tabletops all the way from the ceiling!

At any rate, UV lamps would be a hard nope from me (and other skin cancer survivors.)