Monday, April 27, 2020
Getting Used to the ‘New Normal’
Computer Graphics World: I hesitate to begin writing this editorial because I know the information that's current today will be totally different tomorrow. Yes, change is occurring at a pace that's difficult to keep up with, thanks to the virus sweeping the globe. And in all likelihood, I will have updated and revised what I have written here many times before it is published. (I will post it online, which will allow for constant alterations, but keep in mind that once I send this to be published in our print magazine, there is a time lag - much wider than is typical, in all probability, as those involved in the production chain (prepress, the printers, the post office…) also adjust to their new, altered situations.
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The first sentence in this article “…I know the information that’s current today will be totally different tomorrow” is something that resonates wholly with me. I have been trying to make informed decisions about my life and my future, while struggling to do so because I know that things are still continually changing and moving forward on a day by day, hour by hour basis. At this point in time, I still am supposed to be going to my summer position with a new start date on May 13th, though from communications I am getting from my supervisors, I know this is something that is changing on such a frequent basis that I am having to plan for all circumstances, including the most probable that I will not end up there this summer. But because of how quickly everything is changing, who knows. This article tracks some of those changes, and I think that looking back on this time, it will be incredibly interesting to see how the day to day changes come up and how they impacted everyone because they were so present and so forceful. I think that we are trying to anticipate the unknown that we have become comfortable with. It is only a matter of when our new normal will become stagnant so we can all actually adjust to it.
I really enjoyed this article. It had information on a little bit of everything and it kept away from a depressing outlook on this whole situation. Things do change very quickly and everyone is being asked to adapt very quickly! Although the pandemic has shut the world down and had some devastating effects across the globe, I think that for those that are fortunate enough to be in a stable situation need to take this time to be thankful for what we have and realign what is important to us. Yes, switching classes online and being away from friends, family, and fun is hard but things could be much much worse! This article (like most articles about the corona situation) just push me to realize how incredible fortune I am and that people are going through a lot worse in the world (not gonna lie I’m still stressed on how I am going to make money this summer because we still gotta pay that Carnegie Mellon tuition…) but I am safe, healthy, and with my loved ones, that's what is really important. Everyone, please stay safe, do your part to stop the spread so that the world can open up again one day. This virus is serious although I personally haven’t been majorly affected by the virus people in the world are dying* from this virus, people are losing their jobs, and so many other things so when you are thinking about going out and hanging out with friends or not social distancing STOP BEING SELFISH. Do your part
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