Things are starting to really shift. People are taking it a little more seriously. We've had action in Congress on support for workers and businesses. That's how you know it's serious, they are actually looking at helping people who haven't incorporated.
The President has moved on to full blown, "I've always taken it seriously" mode. Watching the people who last week were sure it was all overblown trying to walk the line between the media is overhyping it and it's not that bad and well Trump says it might be very bad so the Democrats better start taking it seriously. Okay...
And honestly whatever on one hand right? As long as they are now taking it seriously and staying the fuck home who cares if they believe fearless leader is actually leading. Though on the other, fuck those guys and fuck him. It's going to be worse than it had to be because of his lack of empathy and care for anything other than money. If he had come out strong from the start and actually sided with his own scientists it might have made a difference.
I think people are still not really understanding how long this is going to last. I had the realization last night that there is actually a good chance we won't see Christopher until next summer. No holidays with the family. It's not really going to be under control until we get a vaccine right? And there won't be a vaccine until next year. And we still suffer from vaccine resistant viruses, not actual viruses but stupid people who don't get their vaccines. Though maybe this will actually show them how important they are. People who were alive when polio was virulent aren't anti-vaxxers for instance...
And people are still not really great at social distancing. Limit your time around other people as much as you can. Go to the store once a week or every two weeks. Or have your things delivered and left on your porch. Don't have people over. Don't take your kids out to the park to play with other kids. Don't let your teens hang out with each other. People are still doing this. They need to stop.
Businesses are closing at a really rapid rate. It's also showing how precarious a lot of them were living. There isn't money to hold them over during a time of crisis. They are closing and laying off workers and some of them might not be back. Including iconic things like Powell's Books. For an Oregonian it's almost unimaginable. But there is going to be a lot of that. A lot of our smaller businesses aren't going to make it. A not insignificant amount of larger ones won't either. A lot of people are going to be out of work. Retirement savings for a lot of people is going to be wiped out.
And people are going to die.
Which is still the part that I think a lot of people aren't really wrapping their heads around. This is serious. We are at the start of the build right now. People are already dying and more will join them. Older people. People who are in fragile health already. And young and vibrant people. People who probably would have lived for decades longer.
It's all a little surreal right now.
I know it's serious.
I know it's going to get worse.
I know all of these things.
And even I have a hard time believing them.
Be safe.
Be careful.
Don't hoard.
Wash your hands.
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