The Elephant in the Room - Thread 2.0
An old thread started by Bob Armstrong a little over 10 years ago began as follows:
The Elephant in the Room
The saying “ No one will talk about the elephant in the room “ describes a situation where something is large and obvious and uncomfortable, but no one wants to take a chance on raising the issue.
Well CFC has an elephant in the room....
Today, in 2020, I believe the CFC just might have another big 'Elephant in the Room' (maybe far more real or concerning than the one raised by Bob long ago).
That is, if the covid-19 pandemic were to last many more months, or well into 2021, say due to a 2nd (or even 3rd) wave of it eventually forcing more lockdowns, would the CFC be able to survive (i.e. not go totally broke)? With revenues that would plummet over time, perhaps the CFC might not make it to, say, the 2021 Annual General Meeting. At the least the CFC might have to look at cutting the infrequently delivered online magazine, at least until the pandemic completely subsided.
CFC rated online events are still coming in at a trickle right now, as far as I can tell. Even if the CFC and organizers scrambled much faster to create more rated online events, and publicize them much better somehow, it's not clear to me why that would motivate many people to join the CFC in time, so as to create enough revenue to avoid a collapse of the CFC. Please someone, tell me I am (or may be) worrying too much for the sake of the CFC.
There are more things in heaven and earth, Horatio, than are dreamt of in your philosophy.
Hamlet (1.5.167-8), Hamlet to Horatio.