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13. Yeah, it feels like this a new normal and we have no choice but to accept it.. at least, much of it.

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Maybe this is the way it's going to be. [View all] The Velveteen Ocelot May 2020 OP

Agree!❤ Karadeniz May 2020 #1

It doesn't have to be this way. If we had better leadership, we could get back to normal sooner. Yavin4 May 2020 #2

It's too late. At this point the pandemic is too widespread The Velveteen Ocelot May 2020 #4

Agreed. One thing that I heard was that it was Horse with no Name May 2020 #11

I believe that if there is a strong cure or vaccine, people will default to Blue_true May 2020 #21

A vaccine would certainly change things for THIS virus; but the AWARENESS of this type of virus BComplex May 2020 #35

One feature that I have seen with people is they are predisposed to decisions Blue_true May 2020 #36

This is true-- change happens, and it's for many reasons. And the new changes... TreasonousBastard May 2020 #3

That's some jen-u-wine wisdom right there. Well said. Thanks. nt Atticus May 2020 #5

I saw an analysis here somewhere that said "reopening" won't do much for the economy unblock May 2020 #6

Maybe the Bellamy Brothers said it best: Atticus May 2020 #7

I've been thinking that we are in a state of transition procon May 2020 #8

Yes. This is a liminal period in which we are going to have to figure out The Velveteen Ocelot May 2020 #10

Agreed. "Be be brave and flexible and imaginative." Yes! DTomlinson May 2020 #14

Transition to Greatness! BamaRefugee May 2020 #18

I expect AI to become even larger in our lives. Blue_true May 2020 #25

It's certainly seems that is going to be the trend. procon May 2020 #30

We won't recognize it, and the changes will require thoughtful leaders, not red-meat tossers. nt Blue_true May 2020 #31

Life is constant transition misanthrope May 2020 #47

The economy we have now will be the economy until there is a vaccine SoonerPride May 2020 #9

Funny, I remember sitting in hotel room in Disneyland and watching the news that night on March 12th kimbutgar May 2020 #12

Yeah, it feels like this a new normal and we have no choice but to accept it.. at least, much of it. DTomlinson May 2020 #13

This is no longer a "new" normal. This IS normal. We will adapt, and adjust. Buns_of_Fire May 2020 #15

True. DTomlinson May 2020 #16

Yep. Because we'll have to. calimary May 2020 #49

Sadly, we have enough wealth in this country to deal PaulRevere08 May 2020 #17

The blood, sweat and tears of the middle and lower classes are lubrication misanthrope May 2020 #24

Maybe not. The Black Death brought about the end of serfdom in Europe. The Velveteen Ocelot May 2020 #46

I simply won't go inside an eating place to even takeout until I am 100% Blue_true May 2020 #19

I agree 💯! Native May 2020 #26

The world just ain't as much fun as it was before this hit.... world wide wally May 2020 #20

Trump made our situation worse with his incompetence and arrogance, Blue_true May 2020 #27

Thank You Stuart G May 2020 #22

As we age life is just a series of things taken away involuntarily and randomly bucolic_frolic May 2020 #23

This Is How Reopening Looks Around The World And It's Different From What We're Seeing In The US IronLionZion May 2020 #28

This won't be the last blow Boomer May 2020 #29

if necessity is the mother of invention.. stillcool May 2020 #32

Eventually there will be a vaccine and things will return to some sort of normal whatever that will Meowmee May 2020 #33

There might not be a vaccine. The coronavirus family doesn't do vaccines very well, The Velveteen Ocelot May 2020 #34

There has already been one tesed that has suceeded. There will be one eventually. Meowmee May 2020 #39

Many vaccines start out looking successful but fail after clinical trials. The Velveteen Ocelot May 2020 #40

I am aware of the polio vaccine Meowmee May 2020 #48

Maybe. There are no guarantees in science. SoonerPride May 2020 #44

And for those who don't have a car, the changes are even more wrenching progree May 2020 #37

Public transit isn't the greatest here - if you don't live on a bus line The Velveteen Ocelot May 2020 #38

There's no way this way of life is sustainable long term. Initech May 2020 #41

We will have to adapt. The economy will have to adapt. The Velveteen Ocelot May 2020 #42

Each person can decide for themselves the level of exposure they want SoonerPride May 2020 #45

At my age I've given up on things returning to the old normal eleny May 2020 #43