Covid19: “Until the time is right, into hiding we must go”

Florian Gasser
2 min readMar 29, 2020

Information is key. This article highlights a list of research-based readings and some advises how to spend your time, while “hiding” from the Covid19-Virus.

Master Yoda

“Information is power. Disinformation is abuse of power” (Newton Lee)

That’s why I would like to share some interesting research- and philosophical-based readings on the current Covid19-situation and some free opportunities how to spend your time back home. Enjoy and #Staythefuckhome #Stayhome #Bleibdaheim #Bleibzuhause #stareacasa

Yuval Noah Harari about the time after Corona: https://www.ft.com/content/19d90308-6858-11ea-a3c9-1fe6fedcca75

The Hammer and the Dance (a Must-read): https://medium.com/@tomaspueyo/coronavirus-the-hammer-and-the-dance-be9337092b56

Social Distancing 4-ever? https://www.sciencenews.org/article/covid-19-when-will-coronavirus-pandemic-social-distancing-end

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Covid19 and it’s impacts on Privacy: https://www-forbes-com.cdn.ampproject.org/c/s/www.forbes.com/sites/simonchandler/2020/03/23/coronavirus-could-infect-privacy-and-civil-liberties-forever/amp/

Covid19 and its impacts on CO2-Emissions: https://www.weforum.org/agenda/2020/03/coronavirus-co2-emissions

Covid19 and its impact on GenZ: https://www.profgalloway.com/corona-as-vaccine

Covid19 and it’s impacts on the Economy: https://econ.st/39fqm8H?fbclid=IwAR0BVOcfwdUUZM6_pmWQyeBz3BKe9QF-kD0ZBXUR8Km7FnaC96LLMQRDKuc

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Why it is important to look on the data and not believe every Rumour / Warum man sich die Daten anschauen sollte, anstatt irgendwelchen Gerüchten zu glauben:

2 Sorten Nichtwissen (in Deutsch): https://futurezone.at/meinung/coronavirus-zwei-sorten-nichtwissen/400779974?fbclid=IwAR3ELrc_jLC-PxURox9Ef8Ujgr3w4xE8U4ncjWz1KhYjGhrE8NXizIZARO8

Wie steigt die Fallzahl? (in Deutsch): https://www.spektrum.de/kolumne/die-covid-19-gleichung/1712714?fbclid=IwAR2bMwajJUy2ZHoQe3XE6D0JwNq4hPkeky1rz2ssCUCUHKjIBHJbQjS2B-4

Current Covid19-numbers (Advise: Do not luck up the numbers too often): https://www.worldometers.info/coronavirus/ & https://ncov2019.live/

Simulation-Tool of how Covid19 spreads: https://nextstrain.org/ncov

Do you want to help others: Here some platforms where you can offer & find help:

https://coronaresponse.geprojects.tech/#contact-1

Interesting free offerings because of Covid19:

  1. Amazon Global (children)Audiobooks are free in various languages (Deutsch, Italienisch, English, Japanese): https://stories.audible.com/discovery
  2. 17 virtual museums in Europe have free online virtual visits: https://www.demotivateur.fr/article/visiter-des-musees-sans-bouger-de-son-canape-le-plan-parfait-pendant-la-quarantaine-19057
  3. Cambridge Books in the UK offer 700 books for free reading (Until End of May): https://www.cambridge.org/core/what-we-publish/textbooks
  4. Broadway in the United States offers free online operas: https://www.insider.com/stream-broadway-musicals-plays-for-free-online-limited-time-coronavirus-2020-3
  5. Code at home-Workshops (Start 30.03.2020) https://www.techlabs.org/program/remote/
  6. Something for your Ears: 8D Tunes (use your headphones): https://open.spotify.com/playlist/2ULLEdMWHTYLEhNbaclKwS
  7. 120 free Swiss cooking books: https://www.bettybossi.ch/de/LogOn/Logon?redirectUrl=%2Fde%2FMyBereich%2FRezepte

And until we will “dance” together, keep one of the most well-known quotes of Yoda in mind and life up to that: “Until the time is right, into hiding we must go”

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Florian Gasser
Florian Gasser

Written by Florian Gasser

Florian Gasser studied in Austria, USA & Switzerland, has already obtained 5 university degrees in Politics, Economics/Business and strives currently for a PhD

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