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Dear person from the future....So, the year is 2120 and you are wondering how life was for ordinary Australians a hundred years ago during the COVID-19 pandemic. I work in an office job and most people usually drive a car or catch a bus to work in Canberra. Since the virus outbreak I have been working from home since 30 March 2020. I am sitting at home using my computer at the dinner table instead. I can access all the same information here that I can at my desk at the office.
In 2020 we use technology called WiFi (stands for Wireless Fidelity). It is reasonably new (an Australian invention!)and has only been around for less than 20 years. I live in a 4 bedroom house on a quarter acre of land about 20 kilometres from the city centre. Petrol costs $1 per litre and there are no autonomous vehicles - cars are always driven my humans. The only time I leave the house is to go to the supermarket to buy groceries. There are so many people wanting groceries to be delivered to their home, the supermarkets cannot cope with demand and have cancelled deliveries.
I wear a face mask and I carry hand sanitiser with me. Until last weekend I had not seen my family since the first week of March. I miss my colleagues from work. Talking to an image of someone on a 2 dimensional screen (we use computer programs called SKYPE or ZOOM or MICROSOFT TEAMS) is not the same as meeting them in person. My only advice to the person in 2120 reading this...be thankful for what you have. Life can change in an instant and you don't appreciate what you have until it is gone.
In 2020 we use technology called WiFi (stands for Wireless Fidelity). It is reasonably new (an Australian invention!)and has only been around for less than 20 years. I live in a 4 bedroom house on a quarter acre of land about 20 kilometres from the city centre. Petrol costs $1 per litre and there are no autonomous vehicles - cars are always driven my humans. The only time I leave the house is to go to the supermarket to buy groceries. There are so many people wanting groceries to be delivered to their home, the supermarkets cannot cope with demand and have cancelled deliveries.
I wear a face mask and I carry hand sanitiser with me. Until last weekend I had not seen my family since the first week of March. I miss my colleagues from work. Talking to an image of someone on a 2 dimensional screen (we use computer programs called SKYPE or ZOOM or MICROSOFT TEAMS) is not the same as meeting them in person. My only advice to the person in 2120 reading this...be thankful for what you have. Life can change in an instant and you don't appreciate what you have until it is gone.