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The repercussions of the global economic depression we are entering are going to be long lasting and it’s not going to in any way bounce back in a few months or even a few years. A lot of industries are going to completely collapse.
And a lot of new industries will arise. They already do.
It's easier to make stories about businesses than people, but I really think we need more people stories now. Rather than the flower trade having a downturn, what about all the people that planned weddings? A delayed wedding is apparently hardly a disaster, but what does it mean if nobody can get married for a half a year, what happens?
I think in most jurisdictions it's possible to get legally married, just not be celebrated in the traditional way.
So wedding celebrations have been delayed by 6 months or a year, well so what?
It's such a small thing to focus on and worry about when almost the whole global economy has been put on pause. There's almost nothing that hasn't been affected, the inability to immediately celebrate in a traditional over-the-top way is of such a minor consequence in comparison.
As an aside, I've worked at Flora Holland, the company (a cooperative owned by a hundred and then some growers) that orchestrates a lot of the logistics; the clip in the article with the carts is a small part of their transit halls. They start in the early morning with the flowers and plants coming out of cold storage and auction them off early on; before midday, the halls are quiet and empty again, hundreds if not t…
Google ran their IPO as a Dutch auction, and latency didn't matter.
It's easier to make stories about businesses than people, but I really think we need more people stories now. Rather than the flower trade having a downturn, what about all the people that planned weddings? A delayed wedding is apparently hardly a disaster, but what does it mean if nobody can get married for a half a year, what happens?
Note the detailed descriptions of the planned floral arrangements of wedding and the nuances of the pain and suffering endured by the bride and groom for having to do without.
Only later is some lip service spent on the workers that are paid $70 per month to all make it happen.
Hopefully, the world will never work the same way again.
It's easier to make stories about businesses than people, but I really think we need more people stories now. Rather than the flower trade having a downturn, what about all the people that planned weddings? A delayed wedding is apparently hardly a disaster, but what does it mean if nobody can get married for a half a year, what happens?
In NYS Cuomo issued an Executive Order allowing people to obtain a marriage license remotely and allowing clerks to perform ceremonies via video conference.
Earlier quoted context omitted.
And a lot of new industries will arise. They already do.
Doesn’t help the people whose livelihoods are wiped out.
Meanwhile in South Africa there are food issues... Why not plant vegetables instead of flowers? Also to note: workers get $70/mo, while all other middle-men involved get more.
The world has more than enough food growing to feed everyone.
It's a logistics problem. In this case, when everyone working to pick the plants and distribute the food makes everyone sick, the system fails.
Meanwhile in South Africa there are food issues... Why not plant vegetables instead of flowers? Also to note: workers get $70/mo, while all other middle-men involved get more.
If there was shortage of food, it's price would be up and farmers would plant food crops.