There's an unlikely beneficiary of coronavirus: The planet

[Neuling]

I doubt this effect will last long, maybe 4 months. China is already rebooting its economy, including power stations, factories, etc.

Regarding the reduction of the world population, the virus is striking most of all where population growth is basically too low, anyway. And we in the Northern Hemisphere will find ways to survive this except for a couple thousand mostly old people, who are not exactly the biggest polluters, anyway.

In short, I am not overly optimistic regarding the positive effect of corona. And don't expect humans to become reasonable and humble just because of such a crisis. Humans are still like those idiots on the Easter Islands who ruined their environment until they died out.

The major positive effect so far is that the Eurovision song contest has been canceled

[beach43ofus]

Originally Posted by Lycanmaster

Humans are the ultimate virus!

According to Hal in 2001 A Space Odyssey, Humans are "carbon-based heat producing units infesting Earth"

[censusdata]

Originally Posted by Retroit

Oh no, now people are going to panic over global cooling.

There's real debate that the mass die off due to the 1300s Plague in Eurasia caused reforestation resulting in the the mini Ice Age.

[Clarallel]

Right, a friend of mine was just remarking about lower air pollution.