Quote Originally Posted by Lowell View Post
Imagine if, say two weeks from now, it was announced that a cure for Covid19 had been discovered. Sure, you could still catch it but after two pills and a night's sleep you would be over it.

Not very likely but, extended over time, that is what will happen--a vaccine will be developed and likely a cure or a partial cures will come too. It happened with the far more fearsome ebola and smallpox; it happened in large degree with tuberculosis and AIDS.

We will again crowd together in stadiums, restaurants, bars and we'll hug again. The only question is the length between now and then, how much economic damage will occur and whether that could cascade into a long-term downturn.

This is a true bulls vs. bears, cup half empty/ half full thread that underlines the challenge to our self confidence. Right now the train is still hurtling off the cliff and we don't know when it will stop. But it will.
Good reasoning Lowell. I should add that many private companies and government organizations, around the world, are pulling all the stops out to create a vaccine as quickly as possible. Some have already started human trials with promising results. Test completion within 8 weeks with release as early as the end of 2020, or sooner. So yes, we'll get over this soon but I doubt life will ever be the same. Maybe better
Michigan, with its manufacturing legacy and technological talent, could be poised for a massive rebuilding. The world, and especially the US, has had just about enough of globalization and ready to decouple from China..... and we all know what that means for us here.
Hang in tight guys. We'll recover soon and emerge much stronger on the other side.