The Brave New World of Covid-1984
Six things to praise—and four things to fear—about Covid-19
“The welfare of humanity is always the alibi of tyrants.” — Albert Camus
This article intends to highlight ten observations about the global Covid-19 event that not enough people are talking about. Six of these observations are positive (what I consider silver linings) and four of them are negative (grey clouds). And to be honest, some of the grey clouds terrify me and should terrify you . . . if you’re paying attention.
Let’s begin with the good news.
THE SILVER LININGS
1). Stores have less crowds and roads have less traffic
This is definitely not what I’d call a fair trade-off under these circumstances, and I would go back to crowded supermarkets and traffic congestion if it meant this whole virus thing went away, but during this time of looking for some positives, I consider less crowds and less traffic a silver lining.
2). People are washing their hands
It’s about time. What took the rest of you so long?
Whether it was not washing your hands after using a public restroom, or handling cash before preparing food…
