I've made a bunch of changes in my life over the past nine months, and frankly some of them have been pretty good experiments. In some cases I'll revert back, but in others I probably won't.
How do you think you'll think/act differently going forward as a result of this?
For me, some changes that will stick are:
I'll work from home more.
I'll probably continue to give people distance when I pass them on the street.
I'll go to restaurants less often and get takeout more.
There'll be notable changes to my business office, though not sure what yet. It'll definitely be less space than we pay for now.
On an investment front, I've learned that tech is a safe haven now, so I've upped my tech allocation in my investments, and that won't go back down.
I'll likely get a bidet as I redo a bathroom so I don't have to worry about future toilet paper shortages.
I've discovered a lot of good new foods as a result of online shopping, so my dining at home will carry forward these discoveries.
Some changes that might stick in whole or in part:
I'll keep getting groceries delivered instead of going to the store. I'm not sure if this one will stick or not just because I live a block from a store.
If I have a cold or flu, I'll wear a mask.
I'll go back to running in parks and on trails, but I've found good alternate routes that I'll continue to use (routes which allowed greater social distancing but are generally pleasant).
I'll be more likely to get a regular flu shot given what I've learned about contagion.
I'll probably go back to doing more crowd things (e.g., shows, parties, etc.), but less than before and mostly because my wife will want to go.
Some changes that won't stick and will revert back to normal:
My leisure travel will go back to old habits. However, I may consider more road trips for a while where feasible.
I've been a very casual dresser for the past nine months, and have been barefoot more than I've ever been in my life. That'll need to change if I'm doing more in-person meetings again.
I look forward to being able to go back to my local mall, buy some Panda Express, and people watch while I work remotely. I actually may miss that more than anything else.
Originally Posted by Megatron96:
Welcome to your POV.
Though, from my perspective, being worried about someone touching their face, or 'germs' in general, as a healthy adult, is ridiculous. Americans have been conditioned to be wary of 'germs' like one 'germ' is going to get you somehow. If that were the case, there wouldn't be a human race. Every time you hold hands with your gf/bf/wife/whatever, kiss, hell, every time your mother patted you on the head there were germs involved. Your body kills them off 99.9999% of the time. Whoop-de-doo.
There are germs on you right now. On everyone you know. There are germs on virtually every surface in your house, car, at work, on your food, everywhere. The phone your using to write posts right now is covered in germs. Or your keyboard or whatever. Oh God, what should we do?
Nothing. your body deals with germs everyday, all day, 365/7/24.
you might as well worry about being struck by lightning.
You're defending a centuries-old custom for no reason other than that it's a centuries-old custom. We should strive to improve everything we do all the time, and handshakes are no different.
In the interest of creativity and improvement, let me offer a few suggestions and let's react to them.
We do a short greeting dance, similar to perhaps a sage grouse mating dance.
If you're committed to spreading germs to build immunity, perhaps we can cough on each other.
Nipple tweaks.
A symbolic non-contact uppercut to the chin.
A polite bow of the head, accompanied by a small symbolic gift of candy or Dr. Pepper.
Originally Posted by Rain Man:
You're defending a centuries-old custom for no reason other than that it's a centuries-old custom. We should strive to improve everything we do all the time, and handshakes are no different.
In the interest of creativity and improvement, let me offer a few suggestions and let's react to them.
We do a short greeting dance, similar to perhaps a sage grouse mating dance.
If you're committed to spreading germs to build immunity, perhaps we can cough on each other.
Nipple tweaks.
A symbolic non-contact uppercut to the chin.
A polite bow of the head, accompanied by a small symbolic gift of candy or Dr. Pepper.
Originally Posted by Megatron96:
Welcome to your POV.
Though, from my perspective, being worried about someone touching their face, or 'germs' in general, as a healthy adult, is ridiculous. Americans have been conditioned to be wary of 'germs' like one 'germ' is going to get you somehow. If that were the case, there wouldn't be a human race. Every time you hold hands with your gf/bf/wife/whatever, kiss, hell, every time your mother patted you on the head there were germs involved. Your body kills them off 99.9999% of the time. Whoop-de-doo.
There are germs on you right now. On everyone you know. There are germs on virtually every surface in your house, car, at work, on your food, everywhere. The phone your using to write posts right now is covered in germs. Or your keyboard or whatever. Oh God, what should we do?
Nothing. your body deals with germs everyday, all day, 365/7/24.
you might as well worry about being struck by lightning.
Touching hands is dangerous but Americans are having casual sex at a near record rate.
Easy answer is don't shake hands, just fuck them. GREETINGS! [Reply]
Originally Posted by Rain Man:
You're defending a centuries-old custom for no reason other than that it's a centuries-old custom. We should strive to improve everything we do all the time, and handshakes are no different.
In the interest of creativity and improvement, let me offer a few suggestions and let's react to them.
We do a short greeting dance, similar to perhaps a sage grouse mating dance.
If you're committed to spreading germs to build immunity, perhaps we can cough on each other.
Nipple tweaks.
A symbolic non-contact uppercut to the chin.
A polite bow of the head, accompanied by a small symbolic gift of candy or Dr. Pepper.
If you're a fan of hand-crushing handshakes, perhaps a rock to the forehead instead?
Originally Posted by htismaqe:
Touching hands is dangerous but Americans are having casual sex at a near record rate.
Easy answer is don't shake hands, just fuck them. GREETINGS!
I'm down with the fucking but that just doesn't give me the same sort of satisfaction that I get holding another man's hand in mine and jerking it up and down. [Reply]
nothing really but maybe work from home a couple days a week.
I'm ready to go back to having vacations and going to concerts, eating at restaurants, seeing my extended family, etc. really ready to be around people again. [Reply]
I'm mostly doing things the same way as before anyway. I don't wear a mask, I don't social distance. I guess that I can go back to Chiefs games. [Reply]
