Italy's Coronavirus Lockdown Upends the Most Basic Routines and Joys

Re:Italy's Coronavirus Lockdown Upends the Most Basic Routin... by vorpalhex on Wednesday March 11, 2020 @09:44AM (#22545761)

A lockdown is obviously not an enjoyable thing, but it is necessary to flatten the curve [^1] and it's downsides are less severe then it's benefits if done correctly.

Keep this in mind as the situation continues to evolve. Stock things in your house which bring you joy (good food, games, good books) and do your best to spread confidence to others around you. If you have enough space to get in some exercise, even if it's just pushups and situps, do so. If you are working from home, do your best to have a clearly defined time for your work and separate your working space from your leisure space as much as practical. If you've been thinking about writing a book or starting a new blog, now is a good time to do so.

It may not be enjoyable but it is necessary. Make the best use of this time you can.

[^1]: https://www.flattenthecurve.com/

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Re:Italy's Coronavirus Lockdown Upends the Most Basic Routin... by magicsmoke on Wednesday March 11, 2020 @10:10AM (#22545966)

Imagine if steam takes advantage of this to have a coronavirus sale. 50% off all zombie themed games for the coming month.

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Re:Italy's Coronavirus Lockdown Upends the Most Basic Routin... by dysosmia on Wednesday March 11, 2020 @10:39AM (#22546208)

It would probably be in bad taste to theme it so...on the nose, but I'd believe that it's a good time to be releasing a fresh game right now. It's certainly a terrible time for games in development, with work collaboration maybe disrupted and with all the big publicity events getting cancelled, and it's a bad time for other media that bank a lot on physical releases (e.g. theatrical releases for movies getting pushed back), but the at-home media out now could find an audience with more time than they otherwise might have.

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Re:Italy's Coronavirus Lockdown Upends the Most Basic Routin... by muzani on Wednesday March 11, 2020 @10:48AM (#22546264)

I don't know. I started playing Pandemic again. Play is a form of experimentation and learning, and what better way to experiment than zombie games?

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Re:Italy's Coronavirus Lockdown Upends the Most Basic Routin... by bonzini on Wednesday March 11, 2020 @11:15AM (#22546496)

I don't think it would be in bad taste if it's clearly hyperbolic and perhaps it is coupled with informational messages. PornHub is famous for doing this.

There's also a funeral services company in Rome whose death-themed ads have become a meme ("don't worry antivaxers, we will always be ready to help if you die"), we love it. :-)

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Re:Italy's Coronavirus Lockdown Upends the Most Basic Routin... by saagarjha on Wednesday March 11, 2020 @11:20AM (#22546553)

Antivaxxers are generally not liked very much; it’s fairly “safe” to make fun of them. Doing so for coronavirus when people have family members who may have it is significantly less so.

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Re:Italy's Coronavirus Lockdown Upends the Most Basic Routin... by bonzini on Wednesday March 11, 2020 @12:30PM (#22547114)

Too late: https://www.facebook.com/onoranzefunebritaffo/photos/a.79642...

(translation: "stay at home or we will all end up in a box")

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Re:Italy's Coronavirus Lockdown Upends the Most Basic Routin... by phonypc on Wednesday March 11, 2020 @10:38AM (#22546191)

I think if they just did zombie games it could be construed as making light of the situation and get them some backlash. Broader discounts and some signalling that the intent is to encourage people to stay inside more might work though.

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Re:Italy's Coronavirus Lockdown Upends the Most Basic Routin... by durpleDrank on Wednesday March 11, 2020 @11:14AM (#22546488)

I got a good chuckle out of this comment. Thanks.

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Re:Italy's Coronavirus Lockdown Upends the Most Basic Routin... by paulmd on Wednesday March 11, 2020 @11:12AM (#22546472)

edit: fair I'll retract this

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Re:Italy's Coronavirus Lockdown Upends the Most Basic Routin... by eropple on Wednesday March 11, 2020 @11:15AM (#22546499)

I'm unfamiliar with this person. Do you have a reason to doubt that the author has the MPH that they assert that they have?

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Re:Italy's Coronavirus Lockdown Upends the Most Basic Routin... by mjburgess on Wednesday March 11, 2020 @11:20AM (#22546545)

Assuming its the same person as https://tislab.org/jmcmurry.html (seems quite likely) then she's both well-informed about GSuite and public health.

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Re:Italy's Coronavirus Lockdown Upends the Most Basic Routin... by saagarjha on Wednesday March 11, 2020 @11:17AM (#22546516)

What’s wrong with the author’s credentials at the bottom of the page?

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