I’m cool with all of that except the last sentence.
― pomenitul, Sunday, 26 April 2020 03:32 (three years ago) link
The changes in logistics are not especially interesting or meaningful to me. If anything basic changes about 'how we live' as a result of this pandemic, I think it is likely to be that a much larger percentage of the privileged classes will come to realize that wealth and privilege cannot totally insulate them from unpredictable pain and suffering. I wonder if this will allow them to develop a greater empathy with the less privileged, but I'm not counting on it.
― A is for (Aimless), Sunday, 26 April 2020 03:34 (three years ago) link
how did 3 weeks pass between the last post and the revive
groundhog day, holy shit
― let me be your friend on the other end! (Karl Malone), Sunday, 26 April 2020 04:43 (three years ago) link
The story on the impending collapse of department stores suggests to me that gift cards will be much less desirable. In an age of massive economic uncertainty, purchasing credit as a gift will be far too risky. Tangibles rule.
― doug watson, Sunday, 26 April 2020 09:39 (three years ago) link
we will be hooked up to machines that feed us Nerds that act as our sustenance.
so there's an upside, you're saying
― she carries a torch. two torches, actually (Joan Crawford Loves Chachi), Sunday, 26 April 2020 10:03 (three years ago) link
to the optimism thread!
― kim rong un (darraghmac), Sunday, 26 April 2020 10:20 (three years ago) link
i demand nerd ropes for the common man!
― Fuck the NRA (ulysses), Sunday, 26 April 2020 17:20 (three years ago) link
I don't think I've bought something from a department store this century
― A True White Kid that can Jump (Granny Dainger), Sunday, 26 April 2020 17:57 (three years ago) link
I bought some stuff from Century 21 the winter before last, does that count?
― Together Again Or (James Redd and the Blecchs), Sunday, 26 April 2020 18:01 (three years ago) link
It's interesting looking back at previous pandemics just how quickly all the lessons that were learnt were utterly forgotten. cf these incredibly contemporary Japanese posters from the Spanish flu: http://www.spoon-tamago.com/2020/04/25/japan-spanish-flu-pandemic-manual/The changes that will endure, I think, are those that have been held back for too long by reactionary resistance. A lot of "we can't possibly let you WFH because X" management positioning has been put to the test and proven nonsense. The ultimate knock-ons of that sort of thing are hard to predict. eg: it hasn't gone unnoticed by the people I work with that when we Zoom one another, the 20-somethings in Manchester and Glasgow are living in the sorts of pads that in London only the top execs get to live in. A decent number of them are mainly only in London because it's where the work is – so if we enter WFH for a year plus, do they stay in their tiny London flatshares? I think the appeal of cosmpolitan-with-property-available towns is going to call to them. That's a huge reconfiguration, if it plays out on a large scale.
― stet, Sunday, 26 April 2020 18:26 (three years ago) link
There's also a rare chance right now to banish fucking cars while the gettings good. Milan is trying that; I'd love to see other places do the same. London is blissful without the damn things.
oh man, if it was possible to banish cars in the US, similar to Milan or London, I would be over the moon. I like road trips, but I hate driving, I feel like I have a 20% chance of death on the roads of FL, and I love cities with public transportation.
but even if we had the ability to nationalize public transportation and eradicate the need for them, people would say "YOU CAN'T TELL ME I CAN'T DRIVE" and would purposefully die in car wrecks to prove a point.
― genital giant (Neanderthal), Sunday, 26 April 2020 18:53 (three years ago) link
both stet posts otm and can def see some major traction across a number of fronts to push for the death of commuting and work-to-location
― kim rong un (darraghmac), Sunday, 26 April 2020 20:24 (three years ago) link
London is blissful without the damn things.
― stet, Sunday, April 26, 2020 7:26 PM
Every time I've been to London I've been terrified of fast cars there. Some people drive like maniacs there (usually in expensive cars).
― Robert Adam Gilmour, Sunday, 26 April 2020 20:37 (three years ago) link
that bit has got worse recently, sry
― stet, Sunday, 26 April 2020 20:55 (three years ago) link
https://jalopnik.com/hertzs-late-night-bankruptcy-filing-sends-ripples-throu-1843628287Car rental business drying up has significant effects on lots of other markets. If air travel stays depressed for a long time, the knock ons to car manufacturers and the used car market could be big.
― El Tomboto, Tuesday, 26 May 2020 02:49 (three years ago) link
That's gonna kill the market for shitty model cars that no one else wants
― longtime caller, first time listener (man alive), Tuesday, 26 May 2020 03:06 (three years ago) link
On Monday, Hertz dumped a bunch of bumble bee-colored Corvette z06s on to the used car market for a heck of a good deal. More used car deals were rolling in Saturday morning on Hertz’s website after the filing announcement. Here’s a 2020 BMW 740i for $52,949 and only 8,595 miles on the odometer, a full $5,000-$8,000 less than similar cars with similar milage in the same area, for instance.There are plenty of less flashy cars for decent deals as well, especially if you’re in the market for one of the old rental car standbys, like a Toyota Corolla or a Chevy Tahoe. If a company that has been around since 1918 has to die, consumers might as well pick the bones clean.
― El Tomboto, Tuesday, 26 May 2020 03:11 (three years ago) link
damn, there are actually some pretty great deals on the site right now. It's tempting because we are expecting to need a second car at some point in the next couple years. At the same time, we are fine without one for now, and there's no greater savings than not buying something at all.
― longtime caller, first time listener (man alive), Tuesday, 26 May 2020 03:19 (three years ago) link
A 10-20% discount for a rental car would not be enough to get me to overlook the manner in which people drive rentals.
― Donald Trump Also Sucks, Of Course (milo z), Tuesday, 26 May 2020 03:33 (three years ago) link
yeah, that's true. And tbh I'm seeing prices on Carvana that are not that far off from the Hertz prices, used car market in general seems pretty buyer-friendly.
― longtime caller, first time listener (man alive), Tuesday, 26 May 2020 03:35 (three years ago) link
of course this happens right after I pay off my current vehicle.
― I am a free. I am not man. A number. (Neanderthal), Tuesday, 26 May 2020 03:37 (three years ago) link
I was walking down a busy street the other day and someone yelled my name from across the street and waved. They were wearing a hat, bandana and sunglasses and completely unassuming clothing (I was wearing the same but no sunglasses). I just waved and yelled "take care", still have no idea who it was.
― Jersey Al (Albert R. Broccoli), Sunday, 14 June 2020 23:54 (three years ago) link
Ornaldo Bloomps
― Dig Dug the police (Neanderthal), Monday, 15 June 2020 00:01 (three years ago) link
LMAO!
― Heavy Messages (jed_), Monday, 15 June 2020 01:53 (three years ago) link
maybe it was NAthaniel, looking for Jaime Spears email?
― Heavy Messages (jed_), Monday, 15 June 2020 01:57 (three years ago) link