crocodile 5011 Posted March 20, 2020 Share Posted March 20, 2020 1 hour ago, Þekþiþm said: On the bright side, it seems terrorism has been solved. https://www.businessinsider.com.au/coronavirus-isis-issues-travel-advisory-for-europe-to-its-fighters-2020-3?r=US&IR=T This is brilliant! Karol Link to post Share on other sites
publicist 3861 Posted March 20, 2020 Share Posted March 20, 2020 So Holland is going to get this year's Darwin Award? Though Trump is a stiff competitor. Link to post Share on other sites
Darth Wojo 2419 Posted March 20, 2020 Share Posted March 20, 2020 1 hour ago, crocodile said: This is brilliant! Karol You'd think they would tell some to be martyrs and spread it around more. Link to post Share on other sites
Gruesome Son of a Bitch 6368 Posted March 20, 2020 Share Posted March 20, 2020 Isn't it possible this thing may just pass us by? Link to post Share on other sites
Quintus 5240 Posted March 20, 2020 Share Posted March 20, 2020 The UK (and I think the Netherlands) are now essentially picking up the wage tab of the nation. A conservative government, doing that. Link to post Share on other sites
Quintus 5240 Posted March 20, 2020 Share Posted March 20, 2020 4 hours ago, Naïve Old Fart said: Now, The Cunt has closed all public houses, restaurants, and cafés, in the UK. What a fascist cunt. Hey Richard, feel free to mingle wherever you like. How old are you? Maybe you'll be okay and not die. Go and have a beer with some infected teens, live it large! Ricard 1 Link to post Share on other sites
BLUMENKOHL 1047 Posted March 21, 2020 Share Posted March 21, 2020 It’s just the flu. And we can manage it by science of herd immunity. *herd shows up at hospital* https://www.hsj.co.uk/news/hospitals-critical-care-unit-overwhelmed-by-coronavirus-patients/7027189.article Bilbo 1 Link to post Share on other sites
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The Big Man 7584 Posted March 21, 2020 Author Share Posted March 21, 2020 I love how just being at home is such a novelty for so many people, they're making a huge deal on social media out of what banal activities they're doing just to desperately entertain themselves. It's business as usual for introverts but seems like a nightmare for restless extroverts who usually do nothing else other than go out all the time. Link to post Share on other sites
Gruesome Son of a Bitch 6368 Posted March 21, 2020 Share Posted March 21, 2020 Now I'll never be able to meet anyone. Link to post Share on other sites
dylanskie 65 Posted March 21, 2020 Share Posted March 21, 2020 29 minutes ago, Þekþiþm said: I love how just being at home is such a novelty for so many people, they're making a huge deal on social media out of what banal activities they're doing just to desperately entertain themselves. It's business as usual for introverts but seems like a nightmare for restless extroverts who usually do nothing else other than go out all the time. I agree! All those “social media influencers” who are usually getting free trips everywhere are now posting about whatever they’re doing at home. It’s sort of weird. I don’t follow any myself, but I still somehow hear from some of them. However, 14 days IS a long time to not leave your house even once… but I imagine these people are leaving the house sometimes. I think it’s good that people are taking a break from their everyday lives. This will help people remember the things that really matter to them. Link to post Share on other sites
The Big Man 7584 Posted March 21, 2020 Author Share Posted March 21, 2020 I'm still unclear on the definition of "leaving the home". Do the new government rules for isolation mean you can't be outside the actual house, even if it's within your own premises? Are you allowed in your front yard? Link to post Share on other sites
Gruesome Son of a Bitch 6368 Posted March 21, 2020 Share Posted March 21, 2020 Is it only a matter of time before military presence in major US cities and martial law like in The Siege? Link to post Share on other sites
The Big Man 7584 Posted March 21, 2020 Author Share Posted March 21, 2020 And people will be barcoded to make it easier to track the infected. And all monetary transactions will be restricted to a government approved ration card, not unlike the one being rolled out in Australia for welfare recipients. If a UBI is initiated, certain conditions will be set on where, how and why people will be allowed to spend it. All pets will be confiscated and destroyed as they'll be branded as potential carriers of the virus. Link to post Share on other sites
Darth Wojo 2419 Posted March 21, 2020 Share Posted March 21, 2020 Even cats? Finally. Link to post Share on other sites
Jurassic Shark 6529 Posted March 21, 2020 Share Posted March 21, 2020 2 hours ago, dylanskie said: I agree! All those “social media influencers” who are usually getting free trips everywhere are now posting about whatever they’re doing at home. It’s sort of weird. I don’t follow any myself, but I still somehow hear from some of them. However, 14 days IS a long time to not leave your house even once… but I imagine these people are leaving the house sometimes. I think it’s good that people are taking a break from their everyday lives. This will help people remember the things that really matter to them. Thankfully, it's possible to have sex at home. Link to post Share on other sites
crocodile 5011 Posted March 21, 2020 Share Posted March 21, 2020 43 minutes ago, Þekþiþm said: And people will be barcoded to make it easier to track the infected. And all monetary transactions will be restricted to a government approved ration card, not unlike the one being rolled out in Australia for welfare recipients. If a UBI is initiated, certain conditions will be set on where, how and why people will be allowed to spend it. All pets will be confiscated and destroyed as they'll be branded as potential carriers of the virus. Well not far off actually: https://www.forbes.com/sites/zakdoffman/2020/03/19/coronavirus-reality-check-yes-us-and-eu-governments-will-track-our-phones-get-used-to-it/ Karol Link to post Share on other sites
Quintus 5240 Posted March 21, 2020 Share Posted March 21, 2020 3 hours ago, Þekþiþm said: I love how just being at home is such a novelty for so many people, they're making a huge deal on social media out of what banal activities they're doing just to desperately entertain themselves. It's business as usual for introverts but seems like a nightmare for restless extroverts who usually do nothing else other than go out all the time. I love nothing more than staying in with my cushy home comforts, but I'm not introverted. I'm not an extrovert either. I'm somewhere in the middle. Oh yeah, I'm normal. Link to post Share on other sites
The Big Man 7584 Posted March 21, 2020 Author Share Posted March 21, 2020 32 minutes ago, crocodile said: Well not far off actually: https://www.forbes.com/sites/zakdoffman/2020/03/19/coronavirus-reality-check-yes-us-and-eu-governments-will-track-our-phones-get-used-to-it/ Karol Hyper-panopticism. Link to post Share on other sites
Jurassic Shark 6529 Posted March 21, 2020 Share Posted March 21, 2020 This is it, as Jacko would say! 20 minutes ago, Quintus said: I love nothing more than staying in with my cushy home comforts, but I'm not introverted. I'm not an extrovert either. I'm somewhere in the middle. Oh yeah, I'm normal. You're an asstrovert. Bilbo 1 Link to post Share on other sites
AC1 2643 Posted March 21, 2020 Share Posted March 21, 2020 (This is it) Make no mistake where you are Link to post Share on other sites
Quintus 5240 Posted March 21, 2020 Share Posted March 21, 2020 19 minutes ago, Jurassic Shark said: This is it, as Jacko would say! You're an asstrovert. Well if we're making words up I'd say you're a bit of a cuntvert. In truth I'm more of a pervert than anything else. Link to post Share on other sites
Jurassic Shark 6529 Posted March 21, 2020 Share Posted March 21, 2020 You're occasionally funny, though. Link to post Share on other sites
Quintus 5240 Posted March 21, 2020 Share Posted March 21, 2020 I know. Link to post Share on other sites
Naïve Old Fart 4893 Posted March 21, 2020 Share Posted March 21, 2020 10 hours ago, Quintus said: Hey Richard, feel free to mingle wherever you like. How old are you? Maybe you'll be okay and not die. Go and have a beer with some infected teens, live it large! Lee, I know that it's "necessary", and I know it's for "the common good" (whatever they mean), but history tells us that people who are given (or who take) power, by whatever means, in an emergency situation, are loathe to relinquish that power, once said situation has abated. There is, already, a military presence, where I live. The Army has several ranges, from where they can test rockets. Out here, we just accept squaddies wandering around, from time, to time. How long will it be, before that presence is turned against the population? Justin, Jerry, and Crocodile, are right. Read their posts, and be afraid. Be very afraid. Link to post Share on other sites
Gruesome Son of a Bitch 6368 Posted March 21, 2020 Share Posted March 21, 2020 The Big Man 1 Link to post Share on other sites
Quintus 5240 Posted March 21, 2020 Share Posted March 21, 2020 3 minutes ago, Naïve Old Fart said: Lee, I know that it's "necessary", and I know it's for "the common good" (whatever they mean), but history tells us that people who are given (or who take) power, by whatever means, in an emergency situation, are loathe to relinquish that power, once said situation has abated. There is, already, a military presence, where I live. The Army has several ranges, from where they can test rockets. Out here, we just accept squaddies wandering around, from time, to time. How long will it be, before that presence is turned against the population? Justin, Jerry, and Crocodile, are right. Read their posts, and be afraid. Be very afraid. What would your alternative solution be then? Link to post Share on other sites
Naïve Old Fart 4893 Posted March 21, 2020 Share Posted March 21, 2020 Unfortunately, at the moment, there seems to be no viable alternative. I'm thinking of the future. What will happen when the crisis has passed? Will we get our basic - basic! - freedoms back, or, to quote Ming The Merciless, will we be "satisfied with less"? How long will it be before we all hear the words "Your papers, please"? Link to post Share on other sites
publicist 3861 Posted March 21, 2020 Share Posted March 21, 2020 Please tell us, how long will it be? Link to post Share on other sites
AC1 2643 Posted March 21, 2020 Share Posted March 21, 2020 Why do you think people will not regain their freedoms after the crisis, Richard? Link to post Share on other sites
publicist 3861 Posted March 21, 2020 Share Posted March 21, 2020 Because!!! Ricard 1 Link to post Share on other sites
Naïve Old Fart 4893 Posted March 21, 2020 Share Posted March 21, 2020 23 minutes ago, Naïve Old Fart said: ...history tells us that people who are given (or who take) power, by whatever means, in an emergency situation, are loathe to relinquish that power, once said situation has abated. This is why, Alex. Link to post Share on other sites
AC1 2643 Posted March 21, 2020 Share Posted March 21, 2020 So you believe that, even when corona has vanished, people will be locked up in their homes for the rest of their lives? Link to post Share on other sites
Quintus 5240 Posted March 21, 2020 Share Posted March 21, 2020 Well it has been obvious for years that Richard's a very paranoid man, judging by the content of his posts here. I of course don't really know the chap, but personality wise we can only go off what we read can't we. Link to post Share on other sites
The Big Man 7584 Posted March 21, 2020 Author Share Posted March 21, 2020 1 minute ago, Alexcremers said: So you believe that, even when corona has vanished, people will be locked up in their homes for the rest of their lives? Not necessarily, but a zealously authoritarian infrastructure may remain active for the foreseeable future, with sophisticated surveillance focussed on monitoring and assessing our physical, online and financial movements (cashless society, prosecutions for illegal hoarding of supplies, curfews, limits/restrictions on pet ownership, etc). Along with a strengthened culture of fear, suspicion and paranoia that will continue to fester. Link to post Share on other sites
Quintus 5240 Posted March 21, 2020 Share Posted March 21, 2020 Since you stay in all the time what difference would any of that make to you anyway? At worst, you might lose some of your favourite search engine results. Link to post Share on other sites
publicist 3861 Posted March 21, 2020 Share Posted March 21, 2020 If even that. Most people are extraordinarily ordinary in their life habits, but still think secret forces are somehow interested in curtailing them. Link to post Share on other sites
The Big Man 7584 Posted March 21, 2020 Author Share Posted March 21, 2020 7 minutes ago, publicist said: If even that. Most people are extraordinarily ordinary in their life habits, but still think secret forces bureaucrats are somehow interested in curtailing them. Link to post Share on other sites
AC1 2643 Posted March 21, 2020 Share Posted March 21, 2020 32 minutes ago, Þekþiþm said: Not necessarily, but a zealously authoritarian infrastructure may remain active for the foreseeable future, with sophisticated surveillance focussed on monitoring and assessing our physical, online and financial movements (cashless society, prosecutions for illegal hoarding of supplies, curfews, limits/restrictions on pet ownership, etc). Along with a strengthened culture of fear, suspicion and paranoia that will continue to fester. Sound like a science fiction movie. Fortunately, I don't live in an autocracy. Link to post Share on other sites
The Big Man 7584 Posted March 21, 2020 Author Share Posted March 21, 2020 Doesn't science fiction have a knack for being accurately prophetic? Link to post Share on other sites
Quintus 5240 Posted March 21, 2020 Share Posted March 21, 2020 Yeah, it's like how science fiction predicted that everyone would be glued to small electronic handsets in normal everyday society. People walking up and down streets not looking in front of them but at small screens in their palms, as a lifestyle choice. Whenever I watch Star Trek TNG or Blade Runner, it's crazy how accurate they got it. Cast members in every scene, obsessively checking their mobile phones. They predicted it. Ricard 1 Link to post Share on other sites
The Big Man 7584 Posted March 21, 2020 Author Share Posted March 21, 2020 We'll have a more evolved sensibility by the 23rd century. Link to post Share on other sites
Bilbo 3181 Posted March 21, 2020 Share Posted March 21, 2020 http://redirect.viglink.com/?key=71fe2139a887ad501313cd8cce3053c5&subId=1258810&u=https%3A//www.youtube.com/watch%3Fv%3D_J60fQr0GWo some people would have you believe that these scenes are seen every flu season Link to post Share on other sites
Quintus 5240 Posted March 21, 2020 Share Posted March 21, 2020 44 minutes ago, Þekþiþm said: We'll have a more evolved sensibility by the 23rd century. Man will no longer be driven by the pursuit of personal wealth either. Honest! Link to post Share on other sites
The Big Man 7584 Posted March 21, 2020 Author Share Posted March 21, 2020 https://www.technologyreview.com/s/615370/coronavirus-pandemic-social-distancing-18-months/?utm_source=pocket-newtab MIT weighs in. Future freedom looks grim. Link to post Share on other sites
publicist 3861 Posted March 21, 2020 Share Posted March 21, 2020 On the other hand, hasn't Trump, usually uniquely unimpressed by the precarious situation of many US citizens, just announced billions of $ to soften the fallout, especially for them? Link to post Share on other sites
Sweeping Strings 889 Posted March 21, 2020 Share Posted March 21, 2020 18 hours ago, Naïve Old Fart said: Now, The Cunt has closed all public houses, restaurants, and cafés, in the UK. What a fascist cunt. Well, quite. My birthday celebrations next week have taken on a distinct 'drinking in the house' shape as of last night (thank Christ non-draught alcohol is still available). Link to post Share on other sites
Quintus 5240 Posted March 21, 2020 Share Posted March 21, 2020 Coronavirus recession not yet a depression That MIT analysis is pretty depressing isn't it. Urgh I can't be bothered with any of this upheaval. Link to post Share on other sites
AC1 2643 Posted March 21, 2020 Share Posted March 21, 2020 2 hours ago, Þekþiþm said: Doesn't science fiction have a knack for being accurately prophetic? Nope. Link to post Share on other sites
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