Re:Ask HN: How do you see life changing after the coronavirus?
by raceconditioner on Monday April 13, 2020 @06:57PM
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My naive predictions:
- Countries are going to become increasingly authoritarian, not unlike what happened after the Great Depression
- There are going to be a lot of angry poor people looking for someone to blame and they might become violent; there might be riots, protests, or calls for revolution
- There might be a slight increase in abortions or births depending on the current prudence of couples
- Some countries might start experimenting with permanent Universal Basic Income once they realize how unnecessary most jobs have become
- Mental health and self-esteem is going to degrade (esp. in the younger generation); there might be a sharp increase in suicides or people who choose to opt out and become recluses
- We will see a very strong push towards smart cities, cybernetics, and eugenics by the start of the next decade
- Leaks upon leaks of nude media from all the random sexting going on during the quarantine
- Countries are going to become increasingly authoritarian, not unlike what happened after the Great Depression
- There are going to be a lot of angry poor people looking for someone to blame and they might become violent; there might be riots, protests, or calls for revolution
- There might be a slight increase in abortions or births depending on the current prudence of couples
- Some countries might start experimenting with permanent Universal Basic Income once they realize how unnecessary most jobs have become
- Mental health and self-esteem is going to degrade (esp. in the younger generation); there might be a sharp increase in suicides or people who choose to opt out and become recluses
- We will see a very strong push towards smart cities, cybernetics, and eugenics by the start of the next decade
- Leaks upon leaks of nude media from all the random sexting going on during the quarantine
- Plenty of divorces