Quote Originally Posted by jon1959 View Post
Swords into ploughshares? We might see some massive shifts in the global economy and culture as a result of this pandemic.

Arms manufacturers switching to medical equipment, carbon footprint way down through reduced travel and some factory closures, a new emphasis on communal care for the elderly and vulnerable, the neoliberal economic model shredded and people all around the world singing opera or pop songs to their neighbours from balconies or backyards (although that bit gets difficult in a barrio or slum township).
I work in medical devices, and the whole idea is fantasy. I can't see it happening in time to have any effect