Dear Ladies and Gentlemen,
We face the fight of our lives. Finally the dystopian future Sci-fi writers predicted has arrived. From sociopathic leaders, war and famine, through to electric cars and reputedly flying passenger drones, we are now experiencing the first major plague of the century. We are living in a science fiction novel. Welcome to the future.
But as humanity navigates these murky waters one must note the degree of ingenuity and sometimes absurdity that people will reach to stay alive. This thread is dedicated to all the wonderful, bizarre, intelligent or silly activities that in a world prior to COVID-19 would have been a source of ridicule.
Welcome to the COVID Ridiculousness Thread.
First stop:
FASHION The COVID 19 pandemic will not disappear in a couple of months as some would suggest. Doctors speak of months to finish trials for a vaccine, and years of developing new vaccines for all the mutations that SARS Cov 2 will generate over the next few years.
Hence, the face masks that initially we were told were "not useful" will in fact become fashionable, especially among those unfortunate street urchins who must navigate city streets and mass transportation, as opposed to working at home and going to the supermarket in their flying passenger drone. And those lucky enough to fly to the supermarket will still have to wear protective gloves and face masks while in close proximity to other people.
Cybergoth. A has-been fashion from the UK/Germany industrial club scene in the late 90s and early 00s was two decades ahead of it's time. They knew all along...
Vinyl skirts and corsets for both men and women are easy to sanitize, and the outsized "Dreadfalls" and "Cyberlox" hair extensions made from synthetic materials, platform shoes and spikes all over make social distancing a breeze. The bright contrasting colours, same as found in many poisonous animal species in nature, warn passerbys and predators to stay away, or be chemically sprayed with UV reactive capsaicin liquid, capable of bringing an adult to the ground
