PLEASURE AND THE COVID PANDEMIC
There’s obviously no place for pleasure during as serious an event as the COVID-19 pandemic. It’s my opinion that’s wrong! It’s all about infrastructure. I believe that COVID-19 “uncovered” our decayed and outdated infrastructure, be it political, ethical, internet, business, transportation (especially airlines, cruise ships, trains, buses, highways and amenities), education, health care (including public health), insurance, social services…you name it. In that sense COVID-19 has been a helpful “shot-across-the-bow” alerting us to carefully re-examine, repair and update our various American infrastructures. The “problem” is that few have heard the shot, being diluted in the rush to deal with the acute effects of COVID.
That’s not to belittle COVID, but instead to emphasize (1) it’s a call to arms over infrastructure, in the case of COVID, public health and health care infrastructure; and (2) in the process, our opportunity to prepare not only for the inevitable next epidemic/pandemic, which could be even more infective and/or deadly, but launch our nation into a much needed future. So, is there really no place for pleasure? It’s all about infrastructure – https://www.cnn.com/travel/article/he.... I think we need fun, pleasure, laughter and comedy even more during these sad and difficult times, with the pandemic (and necessary infrastructure examination) basically “out-of-control,” resulting in deaths, bankruptcies, families in a negative spiral.
Interestingly, this approach to life is mirrored in the science-based futuring (SCI-FU) novel, THE EDGE OF MADNESS (Aignos 2020) by Raymond Gaynor. Taking up where TOTAL MELTDOWN (Borgo/Wildside 2009) by Raymond Gaynor and William Maltese left off, NewAmerica, a shadow of its former United States of America, provides a challenging and dangerous future place for three young firebrands to live. It’s a hedonistic world, offering unlimited pleasure to those who can figure it out.
The Edge of Madness
That’s not to belittle COVID, but instead to emphasize (1) it’s a call to arms over infrastructure, in the case of COVID, public health and health care infrastructure; and (2) in the process, our opportunity to prepare not only for the inevitable next epidemic/pandemic, which could be even more infective and/or deadly, but launch our nation into a much needed future. So, is there really no place for pleasure? It’s all about infrastructure – https://www.cnn.com/travel/article/he.... I think we need fun, pleasure, laughter and comedy even more during these sad and difficult times, with the pandemic (and necessary infrastructure examination) basically “out-of-control,” resulting in deaths, bankruptcies, families in a negative spiral.
Interestingly, this approach to life is mirrored in the science-based futuring (SCI-FU) novel, THE EDGE OF MADNESS (Aignos 2020) by Raymond Gaynor. Taking up where TOTAL MELTDOWN (Borgo/Wildside 2009) by Raymond Gaynor and William Maltese left off, NewAmerica, a shadow of its former United States of America, provides a challenging and dangerous future place for three young firebrands to live. It’s a hedonistic world, offering unlimited pleasure to those who can figure it out.
The Edge of Madness
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