Covid Killed the Live Stream (again!)
Added 2022-07-06 08:31:20 +0000 UTCDear Insane Children,
Well. That didn't go as planned. We thought we were finally going to do a live stream this week and then...
All sorts of things around the city are shutting down. Lots of our friends are telling us that their employers are telling them "DON'T Come to work these days! (Work from home)!" And a few of our friends are now locked inside High Risk Zones where actual Covid cases have been detected.
So the risks now greatly outweigh the benefits for either Martin coming out to Fengxian (where I live) or even for me going into JingAn District (where Martin lives - and where I had a meeting scheduled on Friday).
This sucks. But this is China. They've got a strict Zero Covid policy and they just aren't giving up on it. This is our "New Normal" - and sadly it messes with our ability to get together and stream.
Now... could we do a livestream where Martin uses ZOOM or something to join in remotely? We could try. But previous experience with that has never been good. We'll run some tests these days and see if we can find a stable setup. But we won't be able to sort all that out in time for the stream we had scheduled for tomorrow.
So... no Live Stream this week. Sorry!
From A Jittery Shanghai,
-American
Comments
I could only imagine you and Martin be trapped in the same space for weeks. That would make for an interesting reality TV show that would cost a lot of money in censoring π
Wendy Jaa
2022-07-07 00:57:24 +0000 UTCRadical acceptance...it can't be helped, all im thinking is how these constant lock-downs must make you feel, so i hope your all okay. I wonder if a mid-way meet up stream could work, so your in nobody's home? Sort of a mobile stream/road trip lol. But i do imagine that idea is a little impractical but, not impossible maybe? Are you aloud to go for a drive during lock-down? Like a caual drive with no real destination? Not sure how it works in China. I hope this just a passing scare and you can get back to normal soon!
AniFae Kusanagi
2022-07-06 15:23:36 +0000 UTCOh no! Not just for the stream but everything!!!! Hope it gets resolved quickly!!!
Karma Chameleon
2022-07-06 14:32:37 +0000 UTCI hate to imagine what these constant lockdowns are doing to the economy over there. It's put a pretty big halt and delay in your operations, and times that by millions of business owners, this new normal does not seem sustainable at least from the outside looking in. Sorry you gotta be dealing with this.
Lucky Dragon βShe.Theyβ
2022-07-06 08:48:27 +0000 UTC
