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People who don't understand protective rules call them "red tape."

But did they get robocalls?

Partisanship is so 1990.

There is only one party, the Property party, with two wings: Democrat and Republican. - Gore Vidal

Tribal bikeshedding about flavors of lying, corrupt sociopaths and their particular brands of chicanery is the surest way to remain divided-and-conquered and ignore the 800 lbs. gorilla in the room: calcified, entrenched corruption that has ubiquitously surrounded and infiltrated the political, economic, judicial and mainstream media systems such that idealistic reforms from within are tilting at windmills while waiting for Godot. It doesn't matter which flavor of party does what, they serve the same masters; the only differences are the theatrical renditions of pseudo-democracy. Voting, petitions, "antiestablishment" candidates, and other ostensible but weak measures are futile to restore power and public administration to work for the people. It is imperative that any actual, successful revolution separate church and state and wealth corruption as a prime directive to prevent a painful relapse.

Day-to-day: When there's a vaccine, in about 18-36 months. If you look at the data, there will likely be multiple lockdowns in order to "reset the clock" on the pandemic curve, but it will probably be like Groundhog Day to lesser degrees over-and-over again with smaller pandemic curves until there's a vaccine. Overall, a million dead globally before a vaccine is deployed.

Economically: 10 years (a long time) because bouncing back isn't possible when ancillary businesses close and cause others to close. Right now, unemployment is going to around 35% whereas the Great Depression peaked at around 23-25%. This is, in essence, the Greater Depression. There were most recently structural problems and the global economy was overdue for a contraction, but not to the depths as being experienced without a pandemic; in essence, it is a forcing function that artificially-depresses economic activity in a lasting manner.

Overall: Not everything will be the same, but some things will. Don't let fear or magical wishful-thinking be guiding forces.

What's this "content" you speak of? My modem only connects to this BBS using Kermit.

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I'm not sure if flagging an April Fool's joke is ironic or humorless. Maybe both?

Edit: okay, it's humorless. Thanks downvoter! <3