Billionaires want people back to work, but employees not so sure…
By: Furious Tone
Tags: Corona, Politic, Virus, News, Co Vid

Billionaires want people back to work, but employees not so sure…

If you haven’t already noticed, the world around us has literally almost completely shut down for business, a never before seen phenomenon that has had catastrophic effects on the economy. So catastrophic, in fact, that the richest among us are sounding the alarms as to if the consequences of that are worse than the actual virus. Trump is reportedly listening to that cartoonish little devil on his shoulder telling him to loosen social distancing rules in order to prevent our financial systems from collapsing completely. The fact that on his other shoulder whatever used to stand there probably died long ago may take us to reopening for business, at the cost of whoever the weakest among us are. Oh, moral quandaries, we don’t have the energy to deal with you too.

‘My World Collapsed With a Bang’: How Coronavirus Ravaged a Family…

So for most people, the biggest effect they’ll feel from the coronavirus is a lack of new restaurants to go to over the weekend. For them, it might be hard to internalize the monumental shift in the day to day and overall lives of millions of others, like one Chinese American family who lost 6 people to the virus before much of the panic had begun. Here’s your daily reminder to think about someone other than yourself every now and then.

Of America and sacrifice: Is country ready to step up?

A question to ask right now is are we ready for the sacrifices that’ll be necessary for the country to come back from our current pandemic? Many argue that the abject lack of sacrifices that have had to be made by anyone for the past hundred or so years have transformed us into a society of selfish individuals, who care more about their freedom to go out to the bar after work than the health of their coworkers grandparents, and its hard to argue that point. I personally think that if those types of venues hadn’t been essentially forced to close, we’d probably be dealing with a crisis exponentially larger due to people’s outright refusal to listen to guidance that inconveniences them. The memories of World War 2 era drafting of healthy bodies to go fight fascism while at home essential home items like food and supplies were purchased with government issued stamps and factories were converted into making whatever we could use to fight the enemy are but relics in the minds of the few who were alive back then to live it. Nowadays, try convincing the Instagram generation to do anything that takes them off their phone for more than five minutes.

Elton John to host virus benefit concert on FOX…

All-star lineup to perform from homes…

Do you have literally nothing to do? Well, maybe you’ll be enticed by the thought of seeing stars like Elton John, Mariah Carey, and the Backstreet Boys perform… from their homes, although I don’t see how the Backstreet Boys are planning on making that one work. The performance is part of Iheart radio’s attempt to save their dying business with an act of good will by hosting a charity fundraiser for those affected by corona virus, aka 80% of the nation. Yes, gone are the days of phoning in your help during star-studded telephons meant to help places you couldn’t feel more disconnected to, like Haiti and New Orleans. This time, you’re the one in need. Let that sick in.

Hotel offers luxury quarantine package including test…

The hospitality industry has been one of the biggest financial losers of covid-19. With most people confined to their houses, it’s been pretty difficult for places like hotels to convince anyone to stay in their rooms, no matter how much they claim they’ve cleaned the sheets. Some hotels around the world are putting their creative muscles to work and have developed packages like the quote Home Away From Home Package, where you can stay in an empty hotel at discounted rates while still having your room service delivered to you in what they claim is a safe manner, which I assume is just them sending up the delivery boy with a facemask.

Hollywood is Facing An Existential Crisis

The 2019 word of the year has made its way from simply affecting people like some other weak sauce words out there — looking at you, corona — and has made its way into the presumably meaningless existence of the movie theater industry. The writing has been on the wall for years, what with the emergence of streaming and less people willing to walk through sticky floors on their way to — if recent x rated films are to be believed — a college age youth might have received fellatio on. Now, the industry which has historically been romanticized as the closest thing we have to a portal to another world might be dealt its final death blow. Universal studios is taking the unprecedented step of releasing one of its quote major releases — I say quote because the movie is actually Trolls 2, so they might be being a little generous there — to cinemas and home viewing consecutively. Ok, so it might be a little bit exaggerative to predict your local AMC start putting foreclosed signs on the door, but with movie theaters around the nation making a total about 5 thousand bucks this past weekend, the grave might be closer than they hope.