Coronavirus: It's not all bad news

"ttyymmnn" (ttyymmnn)
03/18/2020 at 21:25 • Filed to: coronalopnik

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DISCUSSION (26)

Nothing > ttyymmnn
03/18/2020 at 21:29

I know our big local liquor store delivers. Which I’ll need, since we just found out tonight we’ll be home schooling through at least April 17. Classes start back up on April 1. Oof.

Chariotoflove > ttyymmnn
03/18/2020 at 21:42

They won’t be able to recall that genie.

interstate366, now In The Industry > ttyymmnn
03/18/2020 at 21:48

My local brewery is offering beer and food deliveries. Almost all of them are doing to-go sales, but how many of them are going to bring you beer and pizza in a fucking Mitsubishi Delica?

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ranwhenparked > Chariotoflove
03/18/2020 at 21:52

We won’t be able to recall a lot of things. They’re going to inevitably relax a lot of red tape and regulations around the healthcare and pharmaceutical sectors over this, and you know they’ll be a lot of debate about which ones get put back later (letting doctors practice across state lines, off label uses for drugs, etc).

Daily Drives a Dragon - One Last Lap > ttyymmnn
03/18/2020 at 21:54

I believe that's what alabama has done as well

ttyymmnn > Chariotoflove
03/18/2020 at 22:10

Nope.

CRider > Nothing
03/18/2020 at 22:13

You think classes are starting back up again that soon? April Fools!

facw > Chariotoflove
03/18/2020 at 22:14

I don’t really think they should try anyway.

CRider > ttyymmnn
03/18/2020 at 22:15

Oh good, now you can get Corona delivered straight to your door. So much easier than going out to get it.

someassemblyrequired > interstate366, now In The Industry
03/18/2020 at 22:15

Reminds me of this (warning, language) :

someassemblyrequired > interstate366, now In The Industry
03/18/2020 at 22:15

Reminds me of this:

Textured Soy Protein > ttyymmnn
03/18/2020 at 22:18

DC has done the same. Unfortunately Montgomery County MD where I live right outside DC has super restrictive alcohol laws. The only alcohol distributor in the county IS the county. I highly doubt they’ll allow alcohol deliveries from restaurants , but hey, we’re in unprecedented times.

Personally, I’ve got a LOT of weed in my house at the moment so I don’t care.

Under_Score > ttyymmnn
03/18/2020 at 22:21

I’d rather have people in public.

thatsmr > ttyymmnn
03/18/2020 at 22:25

There was an article on slate recently pointing out how random our rules can be and how the corona scare has exposed. For example hand sanitizer is now exempt from the 4oz carry-on rule...

https://slate.com/news-and-politics/2020/03/coronavirus-tsa-liquid-purell-paid-leave-rules.html

Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo > Nothing
03/18/2020 at 23:02

I hope that’s the case, but the State of Kansas has announced no more school this year and the Governors of California and New York are making lots of noise about doing the same.

Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo > Textured Soy Protein
03/18/2020 at 23:03

For medicinal purposes only?

Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo > ttyymmnn
03/18/2020 at 23:05

Who ever thought we would be thankful for Amazon? I was telling Mrs. Vandura this evening that COVID can be bad for the economy but great for business.

Nothing > Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo
03/18/2020 at 23:21

We’re supposed to have our “remote learning” plan by Friday. We shall see...

glemon > ttyymmnn
03/18/2020 at 23:23

Our rush hour, admittedly already paltry by urban srandards, is now nonexistent. Instead of traffic backed up a few blocks at the light, I literally had 3 cars in my entire line of sight in front of me at 5:30 this evening. Nice for the commute, bad for commerce, gas sales and a lot of other activity must be tanking badly.

DipodomysDeserti > Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo
03/18/2020 at 23:54

Weird how that works.

smobgirl > interstate366, now In The Industry
03/19/2020 at 00:06

Yesssss!

I like cars: Jim Spanfeller is one ugly motherfucker > Chariotoflove
03/19/2020 at 08:56

https://slate.com/news-and-politics/2020/03/coronavirus-tsa-liquid-purell-paid-leave-rules.html

I keep thinking back to this thinkpiece. I certainly hope this will call people to question the complete absurdity of traditional American red tape.

The same piece made me aware that not every state, including the one I live in, does not require paid sick leave. I’m not really sure how I missed that one.

Chariotoflove > I like cars: Jim Spanfeller is one ugly motherfucker
03/19/2020 at 10:36

Interesting. A lot of the reasoning in that article is overly simplistic, but the general premise holds that many of our rules and procedures are arbitrary.

Textured Soy Protein > Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo
03/19/2020 at 10:46

I mean, I could go get a medical card here in Maryland for valid reasons. There are a ton of dispensaries near me. But I’ve yet to do so because recreational is in DC and I can just head into the city and the delivery services have better deals.

I like cars: Jim Spanfeller is one ugly motherfucker > Chariotoflove
03/19/2020 at 10:52

As much as I wish it would be the case that the arbitrary rules and barriers of our society would be cast aside post-epidemic, I don’t think it will be likely. The general premise of the article is that the barriers are upheld because people are unaware of their arbitrary nature; I don’t think this is the case. I think for the most part, barriers will be reinstated (if not immediately, incrementally) simply because the entities that institute those barriers hold sufficient power to enforce them. The obvious solution is to overthrow these same entities.

Chariotoflove > I like cars: Jim Spanfeller is one ugly motherfucker
03/19/2020 at 14:35

It gets complicated because the risk assessment vs. benefit and cost analysis changes in some of those instances. In other words, some regulations that are now lifted are not necessarily revealed to be arbitrary, just that the risk in the new situation of not suspending them now outweighs the benefit of keeping them. The key to allowing the public to make that assessment is having all the information and the ability to critically evaluate the data, which not everyone has. So, everything defaults as before to trusting the people in authority to make the assessments on society’s behalf. They may decide to reinstate some barriers for valid reasons, but some will probably be arbitrary as before, and the general public won’t really be in a position to contest them. But some times, the public gets riled up enough to force the change. In the extreme case, that’s why we have the 21st Amendment.