rant · moment 15 of 20
Wet Markets, Cruises, and Biochip Surveillance
from #192 - Coronavirus The Musical | The Tim Dillon Show · #192
6 min
Tim discusses a Netflix show about failing restaurants leading into a riff on wet markets, whether travel and buffets survive the pandemic, and speculates about biochips and diagnostic tech being required to enter venues in the future.
- Tim describes watching Netflix's "Restaurants on the Edge," where a designer, restaurateur, and chef try to fix failing restaurants in beautiful locations before the owners revert to their old ways once the team leaves.
- Watching chefs shop at open-air wet markets where live animals are sold raises the question of whether people will continue visiting such markets or trying food from them after the pandemic.
- Tim asks whether cruise ships, buffets, and cruise culture survive a pandemic, or if people just decide to go anyway despite the risks.
- Tim explores what a best-case post-pandemic world looks like, questioning whether people are allowed into restaurants, arenas, or movie theaters with a fever in an 18-month cyclical pandemic.
- The conversation shifts to biochip surveillance and biotech security: the idea of implanting chips that track health data, allowing authorities to monitor behavior and potentially deactivate the chip if they disapprove.
- Tim acknowledges that nano chips storing medical information could theoretically be useful in emergencies—if someone collapses, paramedics would immediately know their medical history without delay.
- Biotech firms are developing diagnostic tools for concert venues, arenas, sports events, restaurants, and amusement parks to prevent sick people from entering and protect insurance liability.
- Tim pivots to discussing sexual dysfunction during quarantine, noting that many people without partners are unable to have sex because they can't get someone over, and that erectile function becomes a real concern.