Who will the Millennials and Generation Z listen to? It feels like those are the generations least likely to have confidence in institutions and unhinged old dudes. So obviously, the younger people are not listening to Donald Trump or various state governors or any politicians about the coronavirus. The youths are still going to bars, out to eat, to juice bars and to their hot yoga classes, even as most reasonable people are like “maybe stop going out.” So, again, who can get through to these youths? Maybe Taylor Swift and Ariana Grande? Taylor posted this to her IG Stories:
No shade from me whatsoever. I saw the crowded bars on Bourbon Street this weekend. I saw all of the people out, enjoying New York’s mild weather this weekend. My gym was halfway crowded on Saturday. Too many folks are still going out to eat and hanging out in groups. Ariana Grande had the same concerns:
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— Ariana Grande (@ArianaGrande) March 15, 2020
Ari is also out here educating youths about how the government is supposed to function during a pandemic crisis AND encouraging education about the House bill to support people during the crisis.
i am agreeing w yall. these are the times when the world should rely on their governments to support the plan for all citizens to stay at home and lessen the threat of infection and the spread of the virus.
— Ariana Grande (@ArianaGrande) March 15, 2020
instead of responding with your frustration ( that i totally agree with and support ) call your senators ! we need them to support this plan. everyone deserves to be financially supported and feel safe at home during this time. 🤍
— Ariana Grande (@ArianaGrande) March 15, 2020
God bless the pop stars, they have a better chance at reaching the younger peeps. People might actually stay home now that Taylor and Ari talked about it.
Photos courtesy of WENN, Backgrid.
Good. Need some men to speak up too. There’s a lot of macho posturing, even among men who may be getting hit a bit harder than women.
Agreed, but considering the most notable person I saw to say anything was rapper 21 Savage, who said that the virus was a hoax and that *minorities couldn’t catch it*, I’d just as soon the boys stay quiet unless they have something real to say.
Ok, but who will check the baby boomers? Maybe we could get Meryl on board? Because this is the conversation I am actually having. My millennial friends are staying home, even when they are the ones financially suffering in hospitality, retail and gig jobs. They’re staying in and making sourdough starters. It’s our fucking parents, who have better benefits, better job security and more financial freedom who WILL NOT CHANGE THEIR LIVES AT ALL. Seriously. My mother refused to stop going to the gym. No reason. Just didn’t feel like stopping anything at all.
No shade here. We need them to step in.
Yesterday in Zurich bars, restaurants, cafés, terraces, all filled with people, no one respecting social distancing or anything. No one gives a crap and it makes me so angry. The government has an emergency meeting today and so I am hoping they shut this shit down, like Geneva decided earlier today (Switzerland is decentralised government so each canton has to decide on its own)
Edit: Did everyone see that GenX was trending this weekend? I was dying. Here’s an example. I loved it.
https://twitter.com/laurenthehough/status/1239092959792029698?s=20
A town a bit north of me had bars full of people on Saturday night. The local government had to impose a curfew to curtail it, and I have a feeling full on closures are coming. It’s infuriating to me too that people are not taking this seriously.
No shade from me either!
Here in Quebec the Premier has ordered bars, gyms, movie theaters to close…schools and colleges have also suspended classes for the next 2 weeks. My brother is a teacher and he was like ‘good, it’s about time!’
We don’t have a ton of cases yet but it’s climbing pretty fast – went from 24 on Saturday to 39 now. I know that’s not a ton compared to other cities, but closing these places is one way to try and keep the number low (fingers crossed.)
Some of these tweets are hilarious!
This was Madrid a week ago. 🙁 A lot of people didn’t listen.
Today people are holed up in their houses. The only places you can go to are your workplace and the grocery. Police are manning the city. They will ask for your ID if they catch you loitering around or if you are not walking your dog (walking your dog is exempted).
Greetings from Croatia, Italy’s neighbour.
Stay home.
If you stay home, you don’t have a reason to panic.
Take it seriously and stay safe.
I was so disappointed when I saw the singer H.E.R on IG in NYC bragging saying “I ain’t afraid of no ‘rona” ugh!
France is about to go on full lockdown. People are not taking it seriously. I’m so pissed!!!
As a fellow french, I am mad too ! People don’t listen and are so selfish. Let’s see how Paris population reacts once the hospitals are full
I saw some 30 years old people complaining that going to the bar was their only nice activity and it was taken away from them…. It blows my mind, as my parents are entering code white at the hospital they are working at
Please thank your parents for me for their dedication and I hope they are well during these times that are coming. It was the same in Bordeaux. You know what? If only that awful weather had stayed! Also, maintaining the elections sent a mixed message (though it is ABSOLUTELY on the people who chose to ignore the message). I went out to vote yesterday and I was LIVID!! The voting place was filled with people, chatting, laughing, with of course, elected officials AND the police around! I went straight for the right booth, did what I had to do and left. I kept trying to keep a safe distance but it was very difficult. I suffer from asthma so I don’t want to have to pay the price for people’s selfishness and carelessness. They’re also probably the same people who went out and emptied out the stores!
Thanks a lot Mel that’s really kind!
I hope you stay safe as well. Let’s see what our President announces in 1h. I think France has no choice but to be tougher in order to contain this
Good for them! Nothing but praise from me on this one.
While my main job has grounded all of our flights and sent us to work from home (I do on site software implementation across the US), my side job (retail) has yet to shut down, and the mall is STILL open, so you see lots of people visiting. They’re getting away with it because we’re just outside city limits, so the shut down of any facility that sees more than 200 people gathered at a time set by the mayor doesn’t affect them. It’s ridiculously irresponsible and crassly capitalist. Teens aren’t self-aware or responsible enough to understand how they serve as vectors to the elderly, they just don’t have that concept of mortality that older adults do, so I’m more annoyed at their parents for allowing them out and about.
I’m in Ontario wanting them to start with shutting down restaurants and bars NOW. Young people in the transition week to full online classes, looking for something to do and feeling good….carriers galore. Canada’s cases have tripled quickly from 100 and it feels like this gs happen just a day or two too late even with our methodical approach.
I work at Wells Fargo in North Carolina in a huge call center. Guess what!? Our governor called a state of emergency. All schools are closed. He recommended anywhere that has more than 100 people to close. Wells Fargo doesn’t flipping care. Most of our staff has children and can’t work bc of that. You’d think they we have hundreds of other staff across the country that could work NC’s accounts, let’s close to help contain the virus, no. Business as usual. I’m so annoyed. I hate working there and here, since I’m anonymous this is the only place I can vent without fear of losing my job. Be blessed if your employer actually sees you as a human not a money making robot.
Hopefully you can stay safe while at work. I have heard of some companies with large concentrations of office employees (a sea of cubicles, if you will) to stagger work schedules at an attempt to social distance.
Hopefully your employer may consider something to help lessen risk for their *human* resources.
I’m in London at the moment and I think the position is that people are confused. There is a lot of uncertainty around what is and what isn’t in place, I work in a law firm and we are still open and I had to get a tube (incubus of plague at best of times) to get into work.
I think for many city workers there is a culture of fear instilled by businesses that people will ‘skive’ because they’re not unwell and the focus is not that the isolation tactic is to protect the elderly and vulnerable irrespective of your good health.
So there needs to be clarity from the government because this is what maintains the status quo. I certainly don’t feel like I’m being selfish travelling into work and using public transport, if I didn’t I would be at risk of losing my job and thankfully I’m not unwell at the moment. If isolation is what should be happening then things should be shut, if not then equally people shouldn’t be shamed for trying to keep calm and carry on.
I am a pharmacist so I’ll never work from home and that’s fine. But the amount of people out and about with no real reason.. it boggles the mind. Even my husband (engineer) said, “We are fine, we are young and healthy.” Its not about us!! I wanted to grab him and shake him! Smart people who can be so dumb. Ugh. They are going to have to shut it down in Virginia for people to stay home. They aren’t responsible enough to do it on their own.
@EMC I’m a nurse and thankfully the job I have now is not in a hospital. I started my career in Public Health and I had to get this one woman together when she said that she thinks it’s not a big deal. I shut her down quick and told her it was a big deal and she needed to take this seriously (she’s extremely gullible and clueless. She believes everything she reads on FB)
I’ve told friends and family to get their information from the CDC or WHO.
Universities are closed but I’ll still have to go to the lab a few times to help trainees finish ongoing experiments (we have to request the Dean’s permission). I’m trying to be more careful knowing that I’m not “clean” (I commute to work and so on so I’ll still have more social interactions than most). I’m not worried, the way our government has acted so far is perfectly reasonable and science-based, it’s rough to be shutdown, but we’re planning on having gaming parties, a skype drink to celebrate one of my friends’ comprehensive exam (done through Skype), my barre class will offer online courses… The next 4-8 weeks will be a bit boring but you gotta do what you gotta do!
Here in MA the governors shut down all schools for three weeks, closed all bars and restaurants, And gatherings of 25 people or more.
School systems are closed in my area, but I truly don’t think that will fully work to keep people from going places without a true need to do so.
All I’m planning to do is go to work, get in the car and go back home. We have one confirmed case in the county, but I suspect there are probably more due to international travel and not knowing how might have been exposed to that one person.
Very few people have been tested still. Very few. So we don’t have a good idea of the numbers yet. The total lockdown on testing is disturbing and it’s politically motivated. Doctors need the freedom to test when they believe it is necessary.
My college student came home from out of state, and now seems to think it’s high school reunion time since everyone’s back home. I’m very upset about it and can’t seem to get it through to her to MAYBE NOT.
That’s why I think it’s so important that bars and restaurants are closed. You can’t tell young people not to party. They just won’t listen. I was the same way when I was young.
Same. I just picked up my son’s boyfriend from college because just as the school was closing down his parents decided to go on a vacation to Miami. They knew this was coming and they went anyway. I do not think he will ever forgive them and I don’t blame him.
I now have a house full of teenagers and they are seeing their friends on social media out with friends in fairly large groups. I explained that we are concerned not for ourselves but for the larger good–the fifth or sixth person down the line that they could infect. My daughter got it and has been at home ever since. In the meantime I emailed the school and asked them to send an email to parents to clamp down on their teens.
Guys, France is going on full lockdown tomorrow. 2 weeks ago we were pretending this was not serious too.
Please stay home and safe. This is serious.
Some people (young and old) are being really selfish right now. Young people maybe need to do some research and see that 20 year olds are on ventilators in Italy. Boomers are still going on motherf*cking cruises. Morons. Stay home (if you can) and don’t socialize for a while. Is it really that hard for you to do? How is this ever going to end if people aren’t willing to change their lifestyles for a little while? The citizens of China took this way more seriously. In North America, very few are.
Here in France they expect a second wave where young people (children and adults) with no pre existing condition will need intensive care. And hospitals will not be able to help us all. Some are already dying 😢
That is horrible. This feels like such a nightmare…straight out of a movie.
Nashville mayor just ordered the closing of all bars and required restaurants to limit customers. The guy who owns Tootsie’s, Kid Rock’s place and other bars is refusing. He’s saying the mayor has no power and he needs our GOP governor’s order. He can bluff like this because Trump won’t issue guidelines. I’ll be surprised if the National Guard isn’t eventually called up to enforce these policies.
Here in New York City all the bars, restaurants, lounges, small theaters, gyms, fitness centers, and schools are all closed.
On the table but not yet implemented will be curfews, road closings, and more business closings
It is my understanding that this is also being done in Los Angeles and in addition they have closed the government buildings to the public.
So I’m looking for some reassurance that I a! Not overreacting. My 68 yr old neighbor who has no family is scheduled for knee replacement surgery on Friday. Before the pandemic, I had offered to pick her up from the hospital and walk her dog for her while she recovers. Her doctor has not yet canceled her surgery even though experts are advising hospitals do this. She doesn’t seem concerned enough about her putting her own health at risk to cancel it herself. She has Rheumatoid arthritis and COPD.
I am going to tell her today that I can’t risk my own health (of my 69 year old mother who is living with me temporarily) by going to a hospital to pick her up or even exposing myself by walking her dog and checking on her.
Am I being selfish? I feel guilty but I really want to be responsible and practice social distancing.
I think you’re doing the right thing. Her surgery seems like the type of thing that could be put off for a few months. Your neighbor is high risk and should stay home. You need to think about yourself and your mother as well. I highly advise you tell your neighbor not to go. Does your neighbor even watch the news and know the seriousness of the situation? How has her doctor not called and cancelled ??!!
Thanks ME. I really needed to hear that I’m doing the right thing. She does not seem to be taking it seriously at all. She despises Trump and has limited her news exposure since he was elected because it was causing her too much amxiety. I’m going to tell her she should re schedule.
I don’t know why her surgeon hasn’t cancelled?! I live in Ohio and all bars, restaurants and schools are closed so I assumed elective surgeries would be postponed as well.
I think you’re doing the right thing. I’m sure she wants the surgery over and done with, but it’s not life threatening, whereas the virus would be for her, especially with COPD.
Not to scare you, but over 50 cases were traced to 1 guy in NY state, including the neighbor who drove him to the hospital. I think you have to protect yourself and your mom, and you can offer to help her out in other, non-contact ways. And that you’re glad to help when she reschedules the surgery.
Thanks lucy2. I’m trying to work up the nerve to call her. I don’t know why I’m feeling guilty even though I know it’s the right thing to do.
Here in New York City all the bars, restaurants, lounges, small theaters, gyms, fitness centers, and schools are all closed.
On the table but not yet implemented will be curfews, road closings, and more business closings
I may be mistaken but I thought I saw posts on Twitter where they shut down Bourbon Street in New Orleans.
Yeah they did. No gatherings of 250 people or more there. Idk if they actually shut down the whole street but the cops were there to break it up
Glad to see this because there are a lot of celebs making a big showing of this being no big deal also unfortunately. I saw Vanessa Hudgens posted something about a “Coronavirus party” she attended where her and some other famous people were all together at someone’s house in their pajamas posing with bottles of Corona. The CDC is saying to stick to your absolute closest circle and avoid unnecessary hang outs. That means as in the people you live with in your home. Not your best friends who’ve had contact with however many others. This shit is not cute!
I live in the NYC-metro area and bars and restaurants were PACKED this weekend. They’re making them close at 8pm and apparently only takeout is available now, but I wonder if it’ll be enough. Malls are still open. People are still shopping. People are going to the grocery store for no good reason just because they want to be out and they aren’t taking this seriously. It really feels at this point like there’s going to be no way to contain it in the US because so many think they know better than the experts and they refuse to comply.
From Austria here – we imposed a total shutdown today but a lot of places already did participate earlier (like gyms etc.) and I can only say it is absolutely the right thing to do. Italy did not take this thing serious early enough and doctors there have to essentially send people home to die if they’re not deemed worthy enough anymore to be saved because they are too old or have too many pre-existing conditions. Hospitals struggle with the fact that their staff gets infected too…this whole thing is really no joke and just because it might not kill me (I am 30 y.o. and healthy) doesn’t mean it could not kill my parents or grandparents or other friends with chronic diseases. It angers me when we can still see people running around in cities all over the world because lets face it – the real numbers of infected and therefore infectious people is probably a lot higher than official numbers because they can’t test them all. In Austria we are only allowed to go outside to walk the dog, buy groceries, if we must go to work (like public service jobs) or if we go out because we have to help someone else. And I think those are absolutely the right measures even if on a personal level the thought of being stuck home annoys me. But this is not about me – this is about all of us.
People are stupid and selfish and it’s showing. I’m bicoastal, LA & NYC, and both cities have shut down schools, restaurants (except for take out), bars, clubs, gyms starting today for LA, tmw for NYC. My NYC workout studios have been sending me emails about temporary closure since last week. There wasn’t a peep about that from my SoCal studios until yesterday when the LA mayor closed down all the gyms. One of the studios I go to in Orange County is still open and I find it completely reckless. All the other studios are closed and yet they’re not only open, they’re running a challenge where they want people to come in and workout at least 8 workouts and 7 days and ofc you have to post it online. And sadly, there’s a waitlist, meaning people are going. And ofc they are posting stuff like “we ain’t scared.” Ugh. I have an aunt who is 72 and as of last week she was still going to the movies. 72 with health problems. Her justification? There’s only like six other people in the theater. It’s weird. She’s scared of literally anything, but she’s so blasé about this virus Just so disappointed. I stayed my ass home this weekend and will do so this week as well.
Some people are just utterly stupid and hopeless. “It’s not a big deal”, that’s what we thought here in Italy too.. and look at us now. It’s not a joke, a lot of people are dying and if you can stay home than do so. We’re on self-quarantine now from north to south (although there are still some idiot that don’t follow the rules) and as much as I miss going outside, I care about my family and my health more.
Also, even if it was true than younger people don’t get sick (which, it isn’t, at all), how much of a selfish prick do you have to be to still go out and party? They should be ashamed of themselves.
In NZ it’s tourists… they’re arriving and not self-isolating / going ahead BAU.
In Wellington where I live, a guy flew here from Australia AFTER he took a test (he’d just been in France), but before getting results… and he found out hours after arriving (and visiting many cafes etc) that he had it. Our city is furious.
I’m currently self-isolating because my flatmate flew internationally and arrived back yesterday. Though I’m v lucky I can work remotely!!
There was a guy who flew on JetBlue after he took the test, but before he got the results. He didn’t tell JetBlue until the landed or something like that and the passengers were stuck on the tarmac while it was cleared up. And now he’s banned from the airline for life.