WILF 48,056 Posted March 24, 2020 Report Share Posted March 24, 2020 So after this turn out (and obviously we don’t know how bad it’s going to get yet) what lesson, insight, opinion are people going to take away from this ? Obviously, it has seemed to buy into loads of my pre-existing prejudices but it would be interesting to hear what other lads think......there may be things I hadn’t thought about. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
MH1 1,888 Posted March 24, 2020 Report Share Posted March 24, 2020 On 24/03/2020 at 14:46, WILF said: So after this turn out (and obviously we don’t know how bad it’s going to get yet) what lesson, insight, opinion are people going to take away from this ? Obviously, it has seemed to buy into loads of my pre-existing prejudices but it would be interesting to hear what other lads think......there may be things I hadn’t thought about. Expand Not sure people will learn any lesson from this and it'll be business as usual when it's a bit more "normal" and they'll still be focused on materialistic shite rather than being more self sufficient. In my opinion though China need absolutely flattening for this lol but they'll probably go unpunished. 5 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
kanny 21,013 Posted March 24, 2020 Report Share Posted March 24, 2020 Dont stack bats on top of pangolins 4 13 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Born Hunter 17,832 Posted March 24, 2020 Report Share Posted March 24, 2020 The risk from a epidemic/pandemic is fundamentally to our systems imo. Specifically their lack of adaptability and preparedness. Many times people hypothesise about an infectious disease culling off the invasive old Homo Sapien, natures way of 'fixing' us. But I still think that idea is very unlikely. How vulnerable our systems are to such an event caught me completely off guard. How resilient they are is yet to be fully seen. 5 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
micky 3,325 Posted March 24, 2020 Report Share Posted March 24, 2020 On 24/03/2020 at 14:46, WILF said: So after this turn out (and obviously we don’t know how bad it’s going to get yet) what lesson, insight, opinion are people going to take away from this ? Obviously, it has seemed to buy into loads of my pre-existing prejudices but it would be interesting to hear what other lads think......there may be things I hadn’t thought about. Expand It shows me how much people have changed since the War, my Mother and Grandparents were happy to Queue for a few Scraps and I am sure they would never have been selfish enough to deprive others back in the 50s people behaved with more Pride and Dignity it sounds silly now days but if the Queen had said "stay in " then stay in they would . 7 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Accip74 7,112 Posted March 24, 2020 Report Share Posted March 24, 2020 On 24/03/2020 at 15:30, Balaur said: Yeah but they'd also have walked into German machine guns at the command of royalty and obviously threats of being shot by your own . It wasn't all roses and I wouldn't want to be around during either of those wars.... Expand There was also looting & stock piling back then too. Rose tinted specs & all that I'm afraid...... 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Accip74 7,112 Posted March 24, 2020 Report Share Posted March 24, 2020 Back in the 50s my mum was the victim of some horrid crimes. This notion that people were so much better back then is quite frankly bollocks & I wish people would shut the fcuk up about tbh.... 5 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
WILF 48,056 Posted March 24, 2020 Author Report Share Posted March 24, 2020 On 24/03/2020 at 15:46, Accip74 said: Back in the 50s my mum was the victim of some horrid crimes. This notion that people were so much better back then is quite frankly bollocks & I wish people would shut the fcuk up about tbh.... Expand I don’t think anyone is silly enough to think that there hasn’t been complete animals throughout history mate, but what about as a collective ? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Accip74 7,112 Posted March 24, 2020 Report Share Posted March 24, 2020 (edited) On 24/03/2020 at 15:51, WILF said: I don’t think anyone is silly enough to think that there hasn’t been complete animals throughout history mate, but what about as a collective ? Expand Selfish pricks are nothing new mate. People don’t change, circumstances do. My old man will be 78 this year & he came from absolute shit....... no rose tinted specs for him, nostalgia for certain times in his life yes, we all like a bit of that.... Anyway, as for now, on top of all the negatives there will be plenty of good people out there doing good & showing compassion. Less than yesteryear? Well we could debate that all year.........& maybe we will get the chance! Edited March 24, 2020 by Accip74 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
riohog 5,799 Posted March 24, 2020 Report Share Posted March 24, 2020 On 24/03/2020 at 15:07, Born Hunter said: The risk from a epidemic/pandemic is fundamentally to our systems imo. Specifically their lack of adaptability and preparedness. Many times people hypothesise about an infectious disease culling off the invasive old Homo Sapien, natures way of 'fixing' us. But I still think that idea is very unlikely. How vulnerable our systems are to such an event caught me completely off guard. How resilient they are is yet to be fully seen. Expand just stop it now, you know full well its allians admit it !!! 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
riohog 5,799 Posted March 24, 2020 Report Share Posted March 24, 2020 greed. will still be there long after the virus has gone 3 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Born Hunter 17,832 Posted March 24, 2020 Report Share Posted March 24, 2020 On 24/03/2020 at 16:35, riohog said: just stop it now, you know full well its allians admit it !!! Expand Actually, I consider this quarantine lark as a rehearsal for my selection to the expeditionary branch of Space Force. ‘Born Hunter’ will be my call sign! “starlog, day 1’473, toilet roll is running low!” 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
riohog 5,799 Posted March 24, 2020 Report Share Posted March 24, 2020 On 24/03/2020 at 17:03, Born Hunter said: Actually, I consider this quarantine lark as a rehearsal for my selection to the expeditionary branch of Space Force. ‘Born Hunter’ will be my call sign! “starlog, day 1’473, toilet roll is running low!” Expand are you taking spok? good man to have around Quote Link to post Share on other sites
jetro 5,349 Posted March 24, 2020 Report Share Posted March 24, 2020 On 24/03/2020 at 14:46, WILF said: So after this turn out (and obviously we don’t know how bad it’s going to get yet) what lesson, insight, opinion are people going to take away from this ? Obviously, it has seemed to buy into loads of my pre-existing prejudices but it would be interesting to hear what other lads think......there may be things I hadn’t thought about. Expand Honestly, their won't be any great change, there will be plenty of talk about doing things differently, stricter import laws, travel laws, grown your own, build your own, supply your own, you get the picture. But in reality, it will all go back to the way it is and was, and all this will be put into the history book, Atb j 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
jetro 5,349 Posted March 24, 2020 Report Share Posted March 24, 2020 On 24/03/2020 at 15:22, micky said: It shows me how much people have changed since the War, my Mother and Grandparents were happy to Queue for a few Scraps and I am sure they would never have been selfish enough to deprive others back in the 50s people behaved with more Pride and Dignity it sounds silly now days but if the Queen had said "stay in " then stay in they would . Expand The scraps we throw out today would have fed plenty of families in thoes times. We don't know how good we have it. We think the goid time will never end. We could all be in for a massive shock yet. Atb j 3 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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