Coronavirus Economics/Finance

OldCorpse said:
Yeah, I knew about the humidity, but climate could still be a factor in a roundabout way - if the humidity is high, people in Florida will not go outside, so that won’t matter; instead, they’ll stay inside in groups and that’s where the transmission takes place. Because the climate in CA is more conducive to holding events outside, perhaps that lowers the spread compared to having to be cooped up. But who knows, I’m just totally guessing here.

Honestly, it may actually be down to masks and distancing. I know here in CA most folks are pro-mask and pretty paranoid, and the anti folks are limited to rural areas. In Florida, it seems more people are anti-mask, and there are more rural areas where the “anti” feelings run high. But who knows, honestly, it’s just speculation.

Anyhow, to be totally frank, I kinda suspect it very well might be all down to luck, and soon enough the luck will turn and CA will face a huge wave in the fall, so I wouldn’t be tooting our horn too loud at the moment.

Stay safe, folks. This thing might be around for the long term.
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What do you think is it possible that 2/3 of workplaces will eventually remain online?
 
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Yes. It was already beginning to happen in many sectors and the virus only expedited the transition.

There will always be buildings for humans to enter and work together, but it is a waste of time for many people in the new world because they don't need to do that (at least not every day).

[The above of course applies to non-onsite traditional manual labor work.]
 
2/3 seems high. I predict most offices will move to a mixed model of intermittent office time. Work from home 3 days a week. Come in for 2 for meetings. I overhear people at weddings talk about how they miss being at the office. Especially people who enjoy the social aspect. Possibly more often women? But I wouldn't draw such a sweeping generalization from so little data

mixed model is best of both worlds for company.. space to bring in clients and have meetings. But they can still radically downsize their footprint
 
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