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New Delhi - during lockdown vs now (lemmy.today)

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[–] pedz@lemmy.ca 25 points 1 day ago (3 children)

It's one of the most disappointing legacy of the pandemic for me. The people.

The environment got better. Some people were not forced to commute any longer. We had an opportunity to start freeing ourselves from capitalism and move into a post-capitalist society.

But no. We doubled down on capitalism and even went into tribalism. I read so many comments of people saying they were missing their time lone from their family while stuck in traffic, and were eager to go back to the office. Now a few years later, those that could still work from home or remotely are demanded to go back to their office. Even if it's not necessary. For team spirit!

I didn't have high hopes about climate change and our policies before the pandemic. And now I'm entirely cynical and convinced we will not do anything. We will not reach any goals to avoid climate change. We will go head first into it. Because fuck you, I'm not letting go of my car and my lifestyle! I want cheap gas! Give me cheap gas!

[–] ivanafterall@lemmy.world 3 points 1 day ago

To say nothing of the mask shit. People really are so disappointing.

[–] mirshafie@europe.pub 1 points 1 day ago (2 children)

I mean, if everyone in a workplace is almost always working from home, there's basically no way for new people to get into the job. I know that commutes can be brutal in some parts of the world, but maybe you should fix that instead of putting on the bandaid that everyone should just work remotely.

You do get a lot more done by actually interacting with your colleagues. Plus it can be pretty nice as well. We should expect it to be nice to go to work and interact with the people who do the same job. If it's not nice, something is wrong and we should fix it.

Also, if we don't see our colleagues, how in the fuck are we going to organize?

[–] pedz@lemmy.ca 5 points 1 day ago (2 children)

It depends on your type of job. I have been working remotely on and off for a bit more than a decade, and video calls are a thing. Virtual meetings are a thing. I can call my coworkers, see them, talk to them. Even if I'm not in front of them. We can organize just fine without the needs to smell each others farts.

And as an introvert, I prefer it that way. We're not all extroverts that want to waste multiple hours of our life, unpaid, stuck in traffic, just so others can "interact face to face" with us.

In fact, you kind of sound like my manager that wants me to go back to the office a few days a week for "team spirit". My team is all remote and we've been working like this for years. But now, suddenly, it's not good enough. She wants to see our faces to foster team spirit. And to be quite honest, I will quit before being forced to needlessly spend energy to go to the office.

I know a lot of other people in that situation. In my country, federal workers that could do their job remotely were given that right during the pandemic. And now, after a few years, apparently, they really really need to be in an office and supervised for their job to be done.

To me, again, depending on your type of work, the organization "problem" is made up BS just so managers can surveil and monitor "their" employees.

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[–] blackberry28@sh.itjust.works 3 points 1 day ago (1 children)

You make it sound it's a black or white thing (not racially ofc, but in a binary sense). Hybrid working would solve both issues; it reduces traffic without losing the social component completely. Most people don't need/want 100% home office; just having 2-3 days a week where you can work from home would already be a complete gamechanger, because you gain a lot of flexibility.

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[–] DarkFuture@lemmy.world 80 points 2 days ago (1 children)

This is why regulations are important.

Functional regulations are why you don't vote for conservatives.

Source: I live in a valley that used to have way worse air quality until stricter SMOG and gasoline refinement laws took effect.

[–] Grannymcgrannypants@lemmy.nz 16 points 2 days ago

I was born in Christchurch, New Zealand, and as a child in the 70s and 80s we had smog warnings where you weren't allowed outside.

It's not a big city, but the topography meant that pollution would sometimes get trapped over the city by the surrounding hills. Obviously it's not like that now, but I'm sure it's why we all got asthma.

[–] Sanctus@anarchist.nexus 109 points 3 days ago (69 children)

The Earth can heal if we stop stabbing it.

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[–] fritobugger2017@lemmy.world 22 points 2 days ago

Greetings from Hanoi. We had a similar experience here.

[–] SwingingTheLamp@piefed.zip 48 points 2 days ago (1 children)

This is kind of misleading. Delhi commonly experiences fog in the winter months. Since the same weather conditions that form fog (atmospheric stability) also cause pollution to accumulate rather than blow away, the city gets AQI spikes and fog at the same time. The photo on the right is smog, but also representative of what you'd see if there were no air pollution.

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[–] Polisheocket@lemmy.zip 7 points 2 days ago

We should go no pollution days, so no cars, only renewable energy use. Weekends you can pollute with cars

[–] gergolippai@lemmy.world 4 points 2 days ago

typical... it's always nocer out when you can not go out.

[–] Tollana1234567@lemmy.today 9 points 2 days ago

they wont have to worry about sunburns, because there is no sun available.

[–] Uri@infosec.pub 4 points 2 days ago

Damn

[–] fireweed@lemmy.world 12 points 2 days ago

I've cross-posted this to "Actually Infuriating" where it belongs.

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