I would put a question mark on UBI (not sure if good), exercise (not sure we do more; ex.: gym are closed)
mental health (some have reported >3x more calls at a Disaster Distress Helpline, and I think more suicides)
unsure about relationship improvement (I’ve heard higher rate of divorce; although you do mention it, but not sure what you mean with +/-), also anecdotal evidence of family fighting over not reacting to the coronavirus properly
unsure about redistribution of wealth to younger generations (maybe that reduces total amount of investments and so increases the economy’s time discount?)
UBI—the +/- indicates the uncertainty. But there is certainty of *calls* for UBI (which is how I worded it) - already happening!
Exercise—fair point, maybe there will be a fall-off in exercise even after lockdown. So I’ve reworded. I reckon a lot of gyms will go bust, because their business model relies on automatic renewals of membership subscriptions even though many people don’t go very often. Presumably subscriptions have all stopped, and after lockdown I think a lot of people won’t restart them, having figured out how to exercise without a gym; or become couch potatoes.
Indeed the mental health harms will be big, but as the post was intended to list only benefits, I was focussing on the long-term upsides. I reckon there will be big short- to medium-term harms (e.g. from isolation, anxiety, then unemployment) but also benefits from recognition of the harms; e.g. better recognition of mental health problems, less stigma, more healthcare funding. Which may well be permanent. Anyway I’ll reword to make it a bit clearer.
Re relationships—point taken, so I’ll change that to say ‘Some relationships’. Indeed there’s been a big upswing in domestic violence etc., and no doubt break-ups and divorces will rise too. But also people learning to live better together, spend more time together etc.
Yes I’m unsure about redistribution of wealth too, hence the +/-.
I disagree all of those are benefits, * shrug *
All are intended to be net benefits anyway, or possibly so (hence ?s).
Which do you particularly disagree with?
I reread and I think it’s pretty good actually :)
But here are some comments:
I would put a question mark on UBI (not sure if good), exercise (not sure we do more; ex.: gym are closed)
mental health (some have reported >3x more calls at a Disaster Distress Helpline, and I think more suicides)
unsure about relationship improvement (I’ve heard higher rate of divorce; although you do mention it, but not sure what you mean with +/-), also anecdotal evidence of family fighting over not reacting to the coronavirus properly
unsure about redistribution of wealth to younger generations (maybe that reduces total amount of investments and so increases the economy’s time discount?)
Thanks for this.
UBI—the +/- indicates the uncertainty. But there is certainty of *calls* for UBI (which is how I worded it) - already happening!
Exercise—fair point, maybe there will be a fall-off in exercise even after lockdown. So I’ve reworded. I reckon a lot of gyms will go bust, because their business model relies on automatic renewals of membership subscriptions even though many people don’t go very often. Presumably subscriptions have all stopped, and after lockdown I think a lot of people won’t restart them, having figured out how to exercise without a gym; or become couch potatoes.
Indeed the mental health harms will be big, but as the post was intended to list only benefits, I was focussing on the long-term upsides. I reckon there will be big short- to medium-term harms (e.g. from isolation, anxiety, then unemployment) but also benefits from recognition of the harms; e.g. better recognition of mental health problems, less stigma, more healthcare funding. Which may well be permanent. Anyway I’ll reword to make it a bit clearer.
Re relationships—point taken, so I’ll change that to say ‘Some relationships’. Indeed there’s been a big upswing in domestic violence etc., and no doubt break-ups and divorces will rise too. But also people learning to live better together, spend more time together etc.
Yes I’m unsure about redistribution of wealth too, hence the +/-.
makes sense!:)