How Long Will This Last

[mongers]

As I said in another thread, I think we're back to normal when everyone is over-supplied with masks and gloves, and they're made mandatory.  I think that will happen fairly quickly, definitely inside of three months.  People would still be freshly infected, and dying, but the risk would be mitigated enough and the spread retarded sufficiently that continued economic shutdown would not be reasonable.

DG, you never struck me as the optimistic type.

[DGuller]

As I said in another thread, I think we're back to normal when everyone is over-supplied with masks and gloves, and they're made mandatory.  I think that will happen fairly quickly, definitely inside of three months.  People would still be freshly infected, and dying, but the risk would be mitigated enough and the spread retarded sufficiently that continued economic shutdown would not be reasonable.

DG, you never struck me as the optimistic type.

I couldn't imagine how much of a stupid issue the masks would become.  Instead of becoming mandatory, a big portion of the population made it a point of not wearing them.

[crazy canuck]

There is an article in the NYTimes that is on point

https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2021/01/24/us/covid-vaccine-rollout.html?action=click&module=Top%20Stories&pgtype=Homepage

Bottom line, in the US, restrictions into the summer are going to be necessary to prevent a spike in infections

[mongers]

As I said in another thread, I think we're back to normal when everyone is over-supplied with masks and gloves, and they're made mandatory.  I think that will happen fairly quickly, definitely inside of three months.  People would still be freshly infected, and dying, but the risk would be mitigated enough and the spread retarded sufficiently that continued economic shutdown would not be reasonable.

DG, you never struck me as the optimistic type.

I couldn't imagine how much of a stupid issue the masks would become.  Instead of becoming mandatory, a big portion of the population made it a point of not wearing them.

After three years of it, you couldn't imagine the depths of stupidity the Trumpism virus would infect a chunk of the US population with?

[DGuller]

After three years of it, you couldn't imagine the depths of stupidity the Trumpism virus would infect a chunk of the US population with?

I couldn't imagine the stupidity trumping survival instinct.

[mongers]

After three years of it, you couldn't imagine the depths of stupidity the Trumpism virus would infect a chunk of the US population with?

I couldn't imagine the stupidity trumping survival instinct.

That's where I differ from you, I often assume much of people's behaviour is self-destructive, sometimes intentionally so; many Trump supporters want to see the world crash and burn about them as they face up to their limited remaining lifespan.

[DGuller]

After three years of it, you couldn't imagine the depths of stupidity the Trumpism virus would infect a chunk of the US population with?

I couldn't imagine the stupidity trumping survival instinct.

That's where I differ from you, I often assume much of people's behaviour is self-destructive, sometimes intentionally so; many Trump supporters want to see the world crash and burn about them as they face up to their limited remaining lifespan.

That's where you differ from early 2020 me.  What happened in the last year definitely updated my beliefs about how people work, and what their failure modes are.

[The Brain]

Hindsight is 2020.

[mongers]

Hindsight is 2020.

Hindsight is what some larger mammals need when you're about.

[The Brain]

Hindsight is 2020.

Hindsight is what some larger mammals need when you're about.

katmai knows I'm just playing with my comments.

[DGuller]

 

[Eddie Teach]

Hindsight is 2020.

Hindsight is what some larger mammals need when you're about.

katmai knows I'm just playing with my comments.

Hindsight is what some larger herbivores need when you're about.

[viper37]

By "this", and I know it's different in different countries, but generally I'm talking about the emergency. Another way of wording the question could be. How long before everyone (who has a job) can go back to the office, and social-distancing laws are relaxed?

early fall, if we get vaccines. Later, if it keeps getting delayed.

[Syt]

Well, I said we would be back in the offices and have relatively normal lives by July. That was correct. Unfortunately, it didn't last

[garbon]

I naively thought that it would be possible for me to have a party on my first wedding anniversary.