Economists are always a pessimistic group. They think worst case scenario, which they probably should.

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Mar 31, 2020
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COVID19 Disruption - It's going to be bad

m4t4d0r

3/31/20 11:46am

Hey, welcome back!

El Careeb

3/31/20 11:47am

Time for a Fortnite League and championship tournament. Remote entertainment.

Q-grr

4/1/20 5:51am

So you saying there will be no NCAA tournament a year from now?

cougman02

3/31/20 11:54am

If vaccine before December, then NCAA tournament

m4t4d0r

3/31/20 11:57am

Don’t believe you but ok, no one knows what’s gonna happen everyone is all over

cougman02

3/31/20 11:58am

Just my opinion after meetings today

m4t4d0r

3/31/20 11:59am

Yeah you could totally be right as well I’m sure you right that December is the

cougman02

3/31/20 12:02pm

Which EU commission was that, and why was cybersecurity included in the business forecast?

Mike Honcho

3/31/20 11:54am

Won't say to avoid problems

m4t4d0r

3/31/20 11:58am

do you have any threat intel you can share or is it all TLP: Red?

mottman

3/31/20 12:01pm

I gave up my clearances long ago

m4t4d0r

3/31/20 12:39pm

Very interesting perspective. Thanks for sharing. So those economists who are

delux_247

3/31/20 11:56am

Among the EU folks, there is no V. Just a weird-looking L.

m4t4d0r

3/31/20 11:58am

The education bubble was already bulging. It wouldn't take much to topple it.

Cougarclaw

3/31/20 11:56am

Clayton Christensen predicted half of universities would close by 2020...

cougarbob137

3/31/20 12:19pm

I'd rather hear about cows killed by aliens at midnight than that garbage.

UNLVcougar

3/31/20 11:56am

That was a great post!

El Careeb

3/31/20 12:01pm

The best post in the history of this stupid website

Backcountry

3/31/20 12:39pm

Quite possibly.

UNLVcougar

3/31/20 12:45pm

Good to see that folks still remember that!

m4t4d0r

3/31/20 12:55pm

I still think about that story every time I'm alone in the mountains.

Backcountry

3/31/20 1:07pm

When things happen that long ago

m4t4d0r

3/31/20 1:13pm

You think it was some sorta satanic cult dressed up?

Shore10

3/31/20 10:28pm

Scared to ask, but Link, please.

stirmac

3/31/20 1:31pm

Was thinking the same thing

BYUFootballisBack

3/31/20 1:35pm

RE: Scared to ask, but Link, please.

bag

3/31/20 1:59pm

An oldie but a goodie

m4t4d0r

3/31/20 1:59pm

Dude this story is gnarly.

Shore10

3/31/20 10:26pm

RE: An oldie but a goodie

m0resn0w

4/1/20 5:38am

Was any analysis contemplated on what might have been with a quicker and more

dfudge

3/31/20 11:58am

The Chinese mis-information campaign was the main thing we focused on

m4t4d0r

3/31/20 12:00pm

any conclusions on Int'l consequences for China or the WHO?

Cougarclaw

3/31/20 12:01pm

The biggest worry is what China is doing with Italy

m4t4d0r

3/31/20 12:40pm

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letthewookieewin

3/31/20 12:00pm

Get ready for massive amounts of lawlessness and societal breakdown

gwalker

3/31/20 12:07pm

What is happening in Southern Italy is the roadmap for the future

m4t4d0r

3/31/20 12:58pm

COVID is bringing about the breakup of the EU whether the Chinese do anything or not. They have removed all benefits of

specsauce

3/31/20 1:59pm

RE: COVID19 Disruption - It's going to be bad

LittleTex

3/31/20 12:08pm

That may be the single most

Link

3/31/20 12:17pm

Economists are always a pessimistic group. They think worst case scenario, which they probably should.

TheLoneCougar

3/31/20 12:18pm

higher education will survive. You can learn online, whereas other types of work

runnincoug

3/31/20 12:26pm

Most institutions are not prepared for the challenges with moving online.

rad dawg

3/31/20 12:41pm

No they were not prepared, but they have already done it. Necessity required it.

runnincoug

3/31/20 12:58pm

Quality is the least of their concerns.

rad dawg

3/31/20 1:13pm

that may be true. There would be long-term issues worked out. My point to the OP

runnincoug

3/31/20 1:35pm

I agree - it will end up being a net benefit for society to move to remote class

m4t4d0r

3/31/20 12:54pm

Thanks for sharing that

TwinsRight

3/31/20 12:28pm

The only bright point besides the vaccine was the instant anti-body test

m4t4d0r

3/31/20 12:36pm

Yeah, if this goes beyond summer those making policy will say "screw it, open the

unctoothman

3/31/20 12:32pm

On the higher education point I work for on online university.

rad dawg

3/31/20 12:33pm

Online education will be the winner

m4t4d0r

3/31/20 12:42pm

I think I heard about you in a conference talk by Elder Uchtdorf. You might want to course correct a little.

Turnpike Lane

3/31/20 12:34pm

Only have the sports event spectators, athletes, others who test negative enter

JmThms

3/31/20 12:34pm

That would be the other 'disruptor' to this disruption

m4t4d0r

3/31/20 12:46pm

I would suffer the disruption to get into the game.

JmThms

3/31/20 1:18pm

In privacy-paranoid EU...

m4t4d0r

3/31/20 1:21pm

Dies it have to be blood? What happened to simple swabs?

JmThms

3/31/20 1:30pm

As far as I know, antibody detection can only be done via blood

m4t4d0r

3/31/20 1:33pm

This thing

JmThms

3/31/20 2:02pm

That's for the virus - not anti-bodies

m4t4d0r

3/31/20 2:20pm

Yes, but doesn't the virus test correlate more directly with infectiousness?

JmThms

3/31/20 3:10pm

Yep. Frequent, easy, inexpensive testing and potential for proven treatments

TFL

3/31/20 1:29pm

I hope you are right!

m4t4d0r

3/31/20 1:32pm

"if a football stadium required mandatory testing prior to admittance of a game.

JmThms

3/31/20 2:06pm

My general reaction is your prognosis is way, way, way too pessimistic.

JmThms

3/31/20 12:37pm

The fact that you thought it was important not to disclose

CommodoreCoug

3/31/20 1:04pm

I mentioned it mainly to drive the point home that I have no rights

m4t4d0r

3/31/20 1:18pm

30% unemployment into next year?

bald man

3/31/20 2:53pm

I know. Crazy isn't it. But in the other hand, maybe not as much for Europeans.

JmThms

3/31/20 3:12pm

um....life...

BYU Grounds

4/1/20 8:15am

I shared your assessment with my brother who is retired Intell officer and works

BYU Grounds

4/1/20 9:08am

RE: I shared your assessment with my brother who is retired Intell officer and works

monkeycowboy

4/1/20 9:42am

If by culling the herd he means "let life resume sooner than later" then I can

unctoothman

4/1/20 3:40pm

He is talking about schools pro sports and corporations

BYU Grounds

4/2/20 1:52pm

Impressive stuff. Re China credibility: CEO's of Starbucks, KFC say stores are

roseyscenario

4/2/20 1:42pm

Remember that every western company that does business in China

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