Dealing with the Corona virus lockdown

Amazingly, people have reacted differently to the Covid-19 lockdown. Initially there was panic. Attack by an invisible enemy is certainly threatening. Then social media and fake news heightened the confusion further. Daily graphs depict the spread of the disease by states within the US and by cities and counties within each state. Strategies to 'flatten' the curve became discussion topics at variety of forums. 

The spiritualist, aethists and the religious added their interpretation to the lockdown. Baffling contradictions arose as part of these interpretations. For example, the church goers claimed God would look after them so church aggregation should be fine. The spiritualists suggested this was a time for introspection while aethists said Mother Earth was simply delivering a warning. As one can imagine the political posture of various parties is on full display drawing in the Feds in its wake.

As I get on in years a question I often wonder about is the idea of retirement and what will it mean to me. This lockdown has given me a taste of a possible configuration of activities to think about. Working from home is splendid! I don't need to get dressed in the morning, drive to work in order to stare at the computer screen in my office. I can do this at home - on the dinner table, in my office or the living room. Face to face communications are easily accomplished through modern day tools such as Zoom and WebEx. My hobbies such as making music and playing Chess provide refreshing breaks when things are slow! Finally, my classroom lectures will now be replaced by online lectures. All in all this answers the question of how I would conduct my activities as I get older. You know  -a rolling stone gathers no moss!

But has this affected other psychological aspects of my life? Do I miss seeing people, eating at restaurants, visiting the theater? Almost certainly yes - we are social animals after all. I cannot speak for the younger people or those whose work requires more interaction with customers and clients. Perhaps insecurity is greater for people in such occupations.

I invite others to share their perspective on their impressions of the lockdown. Are you restless enough to join the protesters downtown? Do you think the policy makers are over reacting to the threat of the virus? What social damage might an extensive lockdown cause? Will the economy dive into a tailspin and struggle with recession and depression? How might this play out in the 2020 elections? 

I look forward to hearing your thoughts.