Chapter 246: Post Corona

Corona is changing our world. Post Corona our world, our country, our community will be different.

My grandkids will inherit this world post Corona. What will they inherit? What will a post Corona world look like?

To help me try and understand the future I need to try and understand one of my grandfathers. He survived a depression and two world wars. What would he be thinking about life post Corona? 

Post Corona I imagine more people will work from home. The need for multi-story central offices, morning coffee rituals and transport has shown to be unnecessary. My grandfather would have approved. For him his home and work where inseparable. He began the last day of his life by getting out of bed and turning on the linotype machines.

Post Corona the status of certain workers will change. The status of health care workers will go up. We have been reminded that what they do is important. My grandkids now know that the health of everybody in the community matters for everybody.

Post Corona the status of teachers will go up. Corona has shown that schools are an important part of our communities. Corona has told us that looking after children or a class of children is difficult. Let alone teaching them something. My grandfather always knew this. He always valued and respected both heath care workers and teachers.

Post Corona the attitude of us public to politicians will change. Corona has demonstrated that we like and respect politicians who lead. Politicians who consult with experts, make decisions, pass new laws and inspire people to embrace the new laws. My grandfather always liked politicians who led.

Post Corona my grandkids will inherit decisive politicians.  There will be less focus groups; less single-issue lobby groups; less political marketing; less expert media performers; less celebrity endorsements; less personal hobby horses; less publicity stunts. There will be less sport or arts people publicity endorsing a product they know nothing about.

Post Corona the status of science will increase. People will listen to real, true facts based on objective studies. There will be less vague, nebulous, spiritual feelings.

Post Corona the status of certain jobs will go up. This means the status of other jobs will be less. Jobs involved in marketing, managing and staffing of big sport, music or food events will have less status.  

During Corona Facebook has exploded full of small groups. Groups where people create and post for members of the group. A lot of funny posts. A deluge of local talent has been exposed and given air.

During Corona art has become more local. It has been reflecting what the community is actually thinking and doing.  Post Corona I hope art goes the same way.

Post Corona I imagine less big art events. Less vacuous celebrities famous for being seen.  More local people seeing what other local people can tell them about their community.  More people illuminating their local community to itself. My grandfather would have liked that trend. He was actively local. Local was his life.  After watching the posts my grandkids have uploaded, they like the trend.

Post Corona I imagine local community sport rebounding strongly. My grandfather was always involved with local sport.  After a hard, fair game of cricket, he loved washing the sweat away with a communal beer. 

My grandkids are exhibiting the same behaviour. They play different sports but they love physical activity; learning what their bodies can do; playing by rules and socialising afterwards.

Post Corona newspapers will not dominate the local media.

I speculate that my grandfather would not have seen Facebook as good or bad.  He didn’t see the postman is either good or bad even though the postman bought bad bills and good Christmas cards. He would have seen Facebook as the latest technology.  A way of communicating.

About 100 years ago my grandfather wrote newspaper editorials. He was passionate about a free media in a healthy democracy.

My grandkids never met my grandfather but they share his interest in language, expressing opinions, and a healthy community. The technology available to them is different but they have much in common.  

Post Corona it is the turn of the next link in the chain to continue the story.