Could
some benefits nevertheless result from the deadly virus? For
instance, could many employers and employees realise there can be
certain advantages in working from home when and where possible? At
least part of the time. Can it be that many people are more efficient
when spared the hassle of getting to and from work and the
distractions of the office?
This
would mean fewer vehicles on the roads. There is certainly far less
traffic right now. This must mean fewer accidents, fewer people
killed or injured, less pressure from this source on the hard-pressed
health services, cleaner air for this reason and because so few
planes are flying – with further health benefits, greatly reduced
dependence on imported fossil fuel, benefiting both the economy and
the climate. Could the deadly virus be saving some lives as well as
taking so many?
Then
what effect can being confined to the home be having? Could it lead
to a lasting growth in distance learning, food deliveries, the birth
rate, perhaps even the divorce rate? Some industries could continue
to benefit greatly, while others decline. The possible ramifications
are many and varied and worth thinking about in these gloomy days.
Thoughts
from someone stranded far from home
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