I predict that there is a lot of pent up demand on account of people being shut up in their homes and distancing themselves. There’s consumption-like stuff like eating out and going out for drinks. Then there’s stuff like museums, live music, festivals, conferences, etc. that are somewhere between consumption and production. Then, there’s the productive stuff like writing workshops, hackathons, jam or improv sessions, and all the other events where brains can come together to make something together. The increase in unemployment will mean more time-rich, money-poor people. Taken together, I think mid-to-late 2021 will produce a lot of new, interesting stuff: books, companies, music, ideas, etc.
Then, underneath, there’s also a large changing of habits happening. People are cooking more, communiting less. In the beginning of the pandemic, most people in my group spent a ton more time watching netflix, but now it seems they’re sick and tired of it and into stuff like microcontrollers, cooking, home improvement, etc. I imagine this is happening on a larger scale and will lead to a more permanent change of habits, a sort of “reset”, a reevaluation of priorities, and a more accepting attitude toward non-standard lifestyles.
I predict that there is a lot of pent up demand on account of people being shut up in their homes and distancing themselves. There’s consumption-like stuff like eating out and going out for drinks. Then there’s stuff like museums, live music, festivals, conferences, etc. that are somewhere between consumption and production. Then, there’s the productive stuff like writing workshops, hackathons, jam or improv sessions, and all the other events where brains can come together to make something together. The increase in unemployment will mean more time-rich, money-poor people. Taken together, I think mid-to-late 2021 will produce a lot of new, interesting stuff: books, companies, music, ideas, etc.
Then, underneath, there’s also a large changing of habits happening. People are cooking more, communiting less. In the beginning of the pandemic, most people in my group spent a ton more time watching netflix, but now it seems they’re sick and tired of it and into stuff like microcontrollers, cooking, home improvement, etc. I imagine this is happening on a larger scale and will lead to a more permanent change of habits, a sort of “reset”, a reevaluation of priorities, and a more accepting attitude toward non-standard lifestyles.