@Quartz2208
I dont think anyone has predicted accurately the way this pandemic has gone you cant.
Mcsilkson I hve read the larger article I dont think it is a depressing statement
www.afr.com/world/europe/when-will-things-get-back-to-normal-never-says-davos-founder-20200714-p55br2
He wants change - he didnt like the 2020 set up
@notrub nope not a chance in hell would I have wanted the response in Wuhan and exactly what that would that mean in terms of the Government that I have. Their normal is very different to ours
Yeah, well, I've read the book (or some of it): "Covid-19: The Great Reset" (saying nothing):
(Sorry for the length.)
"With the pandemic, the “digital transformation” that so many analysts have been referring to for years, ... has found its catalyst [how convenient]. One major effect of confinement will be the expansion and progression of the digital world in a decisive and often permanent manner. ...forcing more profound changes in how companies operate..."
"During the lockdowns, many consumers previously reluctant to rely too heavily on digital applications and services were forced to change their habits almost overnight: watching movies online instead of going to the cinema, having meals delivered instead of going out to restaurants, talking to friends remotely instead of meeting them in the flesh, talking to colleagues on a screen instead of chit-chatting at the coffee machine, exercising online instead of going to the gym, and so on. Thus, almost instantly, most things became “e-things”: e-learning, e-commerce, e-gaming, e-books, e-attendance."
Make no mistake: this is the world Klaus and co want/are trying to create. We are "consumers", whom they would like to see confined to our homes indefinitely, where we can "safely" and "greenly" consume - from those who own and control everything.
"but many of the tech behaviours that we were forced to adopt during confinement will through familiarity become more natural. As social and physical distancing persist, relying more on digital platforms to communicate, or work, or seek advice, or order something will, little by little, gain ground on formerly ingrained habits. [Socialising - and real life - is to be a "formerly ingrained habit".]"
"If health considerations become paramount, we may decide, for example, that a cycling class in front of a screen at home doesn’t match the conviviality and fun of doing it with a group in a live class but is in fact safer (and cheaper!). The same reasoning applies to many different domains like flying to a meeting (Zoom is safer, cheaper, greener and much more convenient), driving to a distant family gathering for the weekend (the WhatsApp family group is not as fun but, again, safer, cheaper and greener) or even attending an academic course (not as fulfilling, but cheaper and more convenient)."
And there it is. We are being forcibly "familiarised" to all this in the name of Covid-19. Human beings can adapt to almost anything - even not fulfilling the most basic human needs.
Klaus phrases his statements as though they were predictions, when truly they are mission statements. His ilk want and are angling for all of this.
On the bio-security surveillance state:
"the corporate move will be towards greater surveillance; for better or for worse, companies will be watching and sometimes recording what their workforce does. The trend could take many different forms, from measuring body temperatures with thermal cameras to monitoring via an app how employees comply with social distancing [ideas!]. This is bound to raise profound regulatory and privacy issues, which many companies will reject by arguing that, unless they increase digital surveillance, they won’t be able to reopen and function without risking new infections (and being, in some cases, liable). They will cite health and safety as justification for increased surveillance."
They will if they take your advice, Klaus! Great idea! Someone make this guy the head of one of the world's most powerful geopolitical organisations, quick!