Potential POSITIVE effects of corona virus

[Balance]

Remember this from the world's greatest living investor - the man who has lived and managed the biggest investment portfolio through numerous crisis, each bigger than the other.

His investment portfolio not only survived but thrived post each of the crisis.

This is what Warren Buffett said :

"Our goal is more modest :

We simply attempt to be fearful when others are greedy

and

to be greedy only when others are fearful."

[kiora]

Less drug dealing?
https://www.stuff.co.nz/national/cri...ce-in-two-days

[Cyclical]

Less drug dealing?
https://www.stuff.co.nz/national/cri...ce-in-two-days

Yeah, that's a good one, those guys will be seriously out of the pocket and will be struggling to get much help under the business/self employed banner lol.

[kiora]

Hand sanitizes,Gull
https://www.stuff.co.nz/business/bet...-for-sanitiser

[Joshuatree]

Truckies will be loving the empty roads and delivering ahead of time, efficiency plus." Ten Four"

[Timesurfer]

Freedom campers are being thinned out.

The roads were pretty quiet when I shot to CHCH and back the day before lock down, but there were quite a few camper vans on the road and road sides - nowhere to go as the majority of campgrounds and freedom camping sites shutting down, and nothing to do as the tourist opperators are all shut down. Hell of a time to be on holiday. But then those arriving in the past couple of weeks and ignoring the self isolation request didn't help anyone.

Maybe the Government will sort their shirt out and regulate the situation properly going forward.

[Timesurfer]

The Commonwealth might end up with young and relevant King and Queen if Chuckles gave the virus to his mommy and they both pop their clogs.
That should keep people employed reprinting our money and the like.

[steveb]

It's going to keep the US legal system in the black for many years to come.Think of all the law suits that are going to be filed,they are going to have a field day with the blame game

[BlackPeter]

Freedom campers are being thinned out.

The roads were pretty quiet when I shot to CHCH and back the day before lock down, but there were quite a few camper vans on the road and road sides - nowhere to go as the majority of campgrounds and freedom camping sites shutting down, and nothing to do as the tourist opperators are all shut down. Hell of a time to be on holiday. But then those arriving in the past couple of weeks and ignoring the self isolation request didn't help anyone.

Maybe the Government will sort their shirt out and regulate the situation properly going forward.

Here would be an outstanding opportunity to employ these people as urgently needed fruit pickers in our labor deprived horticulture industry instead of complaining about the problem of freedom campers. Win-win, would be just common sense.

[steveb]

they encouraged visitors and backpackers last year to help harvest kiwifruit.Gave them temporary work permits,so yes BlackPeter thats a great idea