CV19 - more empathy for OAPs and the disabled?
Discussion
The current lockdown is giving many people - myself included - a taste of what it must be like normally for many OAPs and disabled people that are trapped in their homes by physical incapacity, unable to play sports, take part in activities they enjoy(ed) or just get about and meet people.
I love reading and watching TV but I’m finding it very frustrating and mentally challenging not being able to enjoy the things that I like doing that break up the week and make the daily drudgery more bearable (tennis, badminton, rides on my motorbike, going to cafes and restaurants with family and friends, etc).
Will this enforced inactivity give us more empathy for those forced to endure it with or without CV19? Or will we just get back to normal as soon as possible?
I love reading and watching TV but I’m finding it very frustrating and mentally challenging not being able to enjoy the things that I like doing that break up the week and make the daily drudgery more bearable (tennis, badminton, rides on my motorbike, going to cafes and restaurants with family and friends, etc).
Will this enforced inactivity give us more empathy for those forced to endure it with or without CV19? Or will we just get back to normal as soon as possible?
Esceptico said:
The current lockdown is giving many people - myself included - a taste of what it must be like normally for many OAPs and disabled people that are trapped in their homes by physical incapacity, unable to play sports, take part in activities they enjoy(ed) or just get about and meet people.
I love reading and watching TV but I’m finding it very frustrating and mentally challenging not being able to enjoy the things that I like doing that break up the week and make the daily drudgery more bearable (tennis, badminton, rides on my motorbike, going to cafes and restaurants with family and friends, etc).
Will this enforced inactivity give us more empathy for those forced to endure it with or without CV19? Or will we just get back to normal as soon as possible?
From an elderly or disabled persons POV, assuming they were previously fit and healthy, the hardest part is remembering the times when you were physically and socially active and how, in later years, your life has changed.I love reading and watching TV but I’m finding it very frustrating and mentally challenging not being able to enjoy the things that I like doing that break up the week and make the daily drudgery more bearable (tennis, badminton, rides on my motorbike, going to cafes and restaurants with family and friends, etc).
Will this enforced inactivity give us more empathy for those forced to endure it with or without CV19? Or will we just get back to normal as soon as possible?
Western society is such that the elderly, disabled or infirm are marginalised and forgotten about.
Post CV19 nothing will change - the people stepping up now, are the ones who always step-up and the ones who don't give a fk are busy ignoring the social distancing guidance and working on their tans in their local park with their mates.
I think there will be a token effort to keep the community / volunteering spirit alive.
However, imo when lockdown ends
i) most people will be too busy trying to earn money and sort their own affairs out, and
ii) this work will naturally attract the "busy body" types, that will just kill off any residual good will in short order
However, imo when lockdown ends
i) most people will be too busy trying to earn money and sort their own affairs out, and
ii) this work will naturally attract the "busy body" types, that will just kill off any residual good will in short order
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