Anecdote from my mom who lives in downeast Maine. Lots of Massachussets/Connecticut kids went down to spring break in Florida, came home, and freaked out their parents, who are now escaping to perceived safety in summer homes in Maine. Her little town feels like summer come early
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That means town people/summer people tensions are in full swing. I imagine if reporters could travel they'd find the same thing in Wyoming, Montana. People are escaping to remoter places and there will be a palpable lack of delight among those who live there year-round
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The next stage of this will be people fleeing to cities that are less affected, or maybe back to cities where the crest of the epidemic has passed. Good news for AirBnB, I guess! And Smith and Wesson. But it could get a little ugly.
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If you are self-isolating and working from home anyway, it stands to reason that "home" can be anywhere in America, and it will be a natural human instinct among the wealthy to try to put themselves in the best location possible, where there are still working hospitals
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Most of what anchors people to home is their job and kids' school. Those are no longer a concern for something like half the population, and if things get really bad in their area you better believe people are going to be on the move. Then we can read up on our Dust Bowl history
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Unexpected relevant book now that the roads may soon be full of coronavirus migrants:https://www.amazon.com/dp/B004H1UOSG/ref=dp-kindle-redirect …
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I agree. We're also going to see quite a bit of that across national borders, too. Some countries will have national days of mourning while the dominant mood in others is still "I heard about that. Basically the flu, right?"
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Dude that's already happening. 600+ deaths/day in Spain an Italy since last week already. People are not going to cross countries though, sociocultural barriers are higher than ever. For sure in Europe, probably elsewhere.
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Already seeing a lot of “well it’s just ny”. I really hope the red states learn from us and don’t think that somehow not being by makes them safe
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