YOU KNOW, YOU CAN’T CONTROL HUMAN BEHAVIOR JUST WHEN
HUMAN BEHAVIOR JUST WHEN SOMEBODY WANTS TO KEEP THE GDP
SOMEBODY WANTS TO KEEP THE GDP HIGH.
HIGH. >> ONE OF THE THINGS THAT ZEKE
>> ONE OF THE THINGS THAT ZEKE AND I FOUND INTERESTING IN YOUR
AND I FOUND INTERESTING IN YOUR PAPER IS THE REFERENCE YOU MADE
PAPER IS THE REFERENCE YOU MADE TO THE FACT THIS IS GOING TORE
TO THE FACT THIS IS GOING TORE ERA DEFINING IN A WAY NOT LIKE
ERA DEFINING IN A WAY NOT LIKE THE RECESSION, NOT EVERYONE LIKE
THE RECESSION, NOT EVERYONE LIKE 9/11, NOT EVEN LIKE VIETNAM.
9/11, NOT EVEN LIKE VIETNAM. YOU’RE TALKING ABOUT WORLD WAR
YOU’RE TALKING ABOUT WORLD WAR II LEVEL REDEFINING HOW WE THINK
II LEVEL REDEFINING HOW WE THINK AND HOW WE BEHAVE AND OBVIOUSLY,
AND HOW WE BEHAVE AND OBVIOUSLY, SOME OF THAT IS YET TO BE SEEN,
SOME OF THAT IS YET TO BE SEEN, RIGHT, WHEN THESE STAY-AT-HOME
RIGHT, WHEN THESE STAY-AT-HOME ORDERS GET LIFTED, WHO ACTUALLY
ORDERS GET LIFTED, WHO ACTUALLY RUSHES OUT BECAUSE THEY HAVE
RUSHES OUT BECAUSE THEY HAVE BEEN CRAVING IT AND WHO DOESN’T
BEEN CRAVING IT AND WHO DOESN’T BELIEVE IT’S SAFE TO DO SO.
BELIEVE IT’S SAFE TO DO SO. IN WHAT WAYS DO YOU THINK WE
IN WHAT WAYS DO YOU THINK WE WILL FUND MENTALLY CHANGE ONCE
WILL FUND MENTALLY CHANGE ONCE THIS IS BEHIND SNUS.
THIS IS BEHIND SNUS. >> I DEFINITELY THINK WE’LL TAKE
>> I DEFINITELY THINK WE’LL TAKE THE RISK OF A SECOND PANDEMIC
THE RISK OF A SECOND PANDEMIC SERIOUSLY AND MAKE SOME OF THE
SERIOUSLY AND MAKE SOME OF THE FOUNDATIONAL INVESTMENTS AND
FOUNDATIONAL INVESTMENTS AND MANY OF THOSE WILL CREATE
MANY OF THOSE WILL CREATE MEDICAL TOOLS THAT WILL BE
MEDICAL TOOLS THAT WILL BE BENEFICIAL FOR DISEASES IN BOTH
BENEFICIAL FOR DISEASES IN BOTH INFECTIOUS DISEASES AND CANCER
INFECTIOUS DISEASES AND CANCER THAT, YOU KNOW, IT GREAT TO MAKE
THAT, YOU KNOW, IT GREAT TO MAKE PROGRESS ON THOSE THINGS.
PROGRESS ON THOSE THINGS. I DO THINK USING DIGITAL
I DO THINK USING DIGITAL APPROACHES AND MAYBE NOT
APPROACHES AND MAYBE NOT TRAVELING QUITE AS MUCH THAT
TRAVELING QUITE AS MUCH THAT EVEN AFTER YOU GET RID OF THIS
EVEN AFTER YOU GET RID OF THIS THREAT, THAT PEOPLE WILL HAVE
THREAT, THAT PEOPLE WILL HAVE BEEN SO EMERSED IN IT AND THE
BEEN SO EMERSED IN IT AND THE TOOLS AND TECHNIQUES WILL HAVE
TOOLS AND TECHNIQUES WILL HAVE IMPROVED ENOUGH THAT WE’LL TAKE
IMPROVED ENOUGH THAT WE’LL TAKE WHAT WOULD HAVE BEEN TEN TO 15
WHAT WOULD HAVE BEEN TEN TO 15 YEARS OF DIGITAL ADOPTION AND
YEARS OF DIGITAL ADOPTION AND CRAM IT INTO A SHORT PERIOD LIKE
CRAM IT INTO A SHORT PERIOD LIKE WISE BEHAVIOR AROUND SHOPPING OR
WISE BEHAVIOR AROUND SHOPPING OR HOW PEOPLE GET IN TOUCH WITH
HOW PEOPLE GET IN TOUCH WITH EACH OTHER.
EACH OTHER. AND SO A LOT OF IT IS AN
AND SO A LOT OF IT IS AN ACCELERATION OF LIKE A MOVE TO
ACCELERATION OF LIKE A MOVE TO ONLINE SHOPPING THAT WE’RE
ONLINE SHOPPING THAT WE’RE ALREADY THERE.
ALREADY THERE. YOU KNOW, THANK GOODNESS THE
YOU KNOW, THANK GOODNESS THE INTERNET HAS ENOUGH CAPACITY
INTERNET HAS ENOUGH CAPACITY THAT IT’S ABILITY TO LET US
THAT IT’S ABILITY TO LET US CONNECT, SHARE INFORMATION IS
CONNECT, SHARE INFORMATION IS VERY STRONG.
VERY STRONG. TEN YEARS AGO, THAT WOULD NOT
TEN YEARS AGO, THAT WOULD NOT HAVE BEEN THE CASE AND SO, YOU
HAVE BEEN THE CASE AND SO, YOU KNOW, WE’VE JUMPED ON THAT AND
KNOW, WE’VE JUMPED ON THAT AND IT’S HELPED SOME.
IT’S HELPED SOME. PARTICULARLY FOR WHITE COLLAR
PARTICULARLY FOR WHITE COLLAR JOBS, IT’S SURPRISING TO ME THE
JOBS, IT’S SURPRISING TO ME THE PRODUCTIVITY LEVELS FOR SOME
PRODUCTIVITY LEVELS FOR SOME ACTIVITIES, YOU KNOW, ARE NOT
ACTIVITIES, YOU KNOW, ARE NOT GREATLY REDUCED AND I WOULDN’T
GREATLY REDUCED AND I WOULDN’T HAVE EXPECTED THAT TO GO AS
HAVE EXPECTED THAT TO GO AS WELL.
WELL. YOU KNOW, SADLY, FOR LOWER
YOU KNOW, SADLY, FOR LOWER INCOME PEOPLE WHO DO PHYSICAL
