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Originally Posted by RWebb
Yes.
There are also books on the 1918 flu (and I'm sure there will be more with comparisons to this outbreak).
I suspect that the move to more robotics will increase - food delivery, manf., meat packing, fast food 'making' or prep. etc.
We may see changes to nursing homes (very poorly regulated in Oregon).
The 1918 flu epidemic led to changes in architecture - relating to bathroom design. We may see something like that now for commercial bldgs. esp. ERs, and medical clinics.
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More robotics is a high tech and thus costly endeavor to develope and maintain. You make the assumption that economy and society will still have the the where with all to spend that kind of money. This fallacy in your thinking indicates that you still think that things will once again be swell. A belief in the secular God of science that is going to save you.
We have just seen once again that Centralized government and or complex bureaucratic hierarchy's have failed to be competent. The first time in this era and or incarnation it failed was during Katrina and it has been one SNAFU after another. Further science and tech is not the panacea..a refuge of faith that reassures you as you fall asleep that all will be well.
Instead there is the reversion to the mean of human history of barbarity, cruelty sloth, greed and one might add compassion, empathy and love. Mankind has not Progressed one iota in 2000 years, he remains a barbaric little monkey in a tree. Once bound by a spiritual faith which has now fallen away to a secular faith. The admonishment here is that you can not legislate morality. Once that veneer of secular civilization falls away then the monkey comes out as there is no moral hazard.
What most people see when they look at themselves in the mirror is DR Jekyll while remaining in denial that Mr Hyde exists with in and is staring them in the face as well.