What Might the "New Normal" Look Like?

The extreme measures taken currently cannot last much longer. We won't be told to "stay at home", under penalty of arrest.

But, I think it's pretty obvious that daily life will not be the same as what preceded it. In what ways might that change?

1. Social life will be in smaller groups - MUCH smaller. Gatherings, even in families, may be limited to once a year or so face-to-face. Think of an annual summer reunion, taking place after the infectious season is over (assuming that WuFlu follows a typical seasonal cycle).
2. Video interactions will become the norm. That will end up being the way for friends to meet up and socialize, most office jobs to be handled (perhaps with periodic trips to the headquarters for necessary in-person work), and relatives not in household to see each other. In-person visits will be rare treats, and social pressure will force those sick or just a little under the weather to bow out. Large gatherings will NOT happen.
3. Zoom, and other teleconferencing platforms, will take off. The demand will continue even after more or less normal life returns.
4. Expect a huge drive to bring out the first affordable hologram/3-D video machines. The market pressure will be huge, and the first companies to perfect it will likely make a bundle.
5. Off-shoring work and manufacture of vital products is OVER. The vulnerability of America to often-hostile foreign countries is now clear. American workers may well become more affordable, because they will not be traveling, buying much of a work wardrobe, or eating meals out. Families won't need that second car. And, they are less likely than foreigners to be pressured by their governments to take proprietary secrets or spy.
6. Work - HR departments may be GONE (Please, God! This is one that I would consider a True Miracle!). Why do you need them, just to administer benefits? If people aren't interacting, there will be less argument to keep them. Outsource payroll and benefits. Dump the overpaid nags.
7. For those in the restaurant industry, the good times are gone. Many restaurants will not survive. The industry as a whole has been on shaky ground for a long time. The pressure by activists for higher wages, along with the always-present likelihood of failure - estimates are often wildly overstated, but around 20% fail in the first year, and it's an expensive proposition to start one - make it reasonable that perhaps 1/2 of all restaurants will go under in the next year. Those who have made their living in the industry - particularly the servers, cooks, and cleanup crews - will need to find other work.
8. Those who have come to this country without permission and worked at seasonal/marginal jobs, will find less work. Most will self-deport, as they find their former employment is no longer available.
9. Younger people have a new appreciation of those workers who were in demand during this time - the truckers, grocery workers, nurses and medical staff, and first responders. Expect kids to pay attention to the lessons, and re-calibrate their career goals towards indispensability. The construction and repair trades will benefit from the change, too.
10. The news media (legacy version) is dead, dead, dead. Even with COVID-19 "news" updates 24/7 (with the little scrolled updates showing below the programs) hasn't saved them. People are highly suspicious of the Official Media, and more inclined to pay attention to the Dissident Media. Many blog sites are moving to a partly paid model (some free content, but other posts for paying customers). That trend may grow, but, whether it does or not, the Legacy Media is NOT considered reliable anymore.
11. People are re-discovering hobbies - crafts, music, old time puzzles and games, cooking, gardening, and home improvement/repair. The stories that they are sharing on Facebook are less frenzied and more relaxed. They are proud of their fledging efforts, and eager to post them.
12. Sports are NOT going to survive, in the manner that they have been played/compensated. Mega-million contracts WILL be broken/re-negotiated, seasons will shrink, and schools, to the extent that their programs survive, will downsize them considerably. The money for the programs will simply not be there. The insurance cost for players in fall/winter sports will be prohibitive. Non-contact sports - skiing, bowling, archery, shooting, and track - will replace them, as much as survives the shake-out.
13. School will change. The comprehensive school, with its periodic sweep of infections, may disappear. Many parents, having seen that they can function as teacher, will opt out of a return to the Old Normal. Many kids in middle schools, not eager to return to bullying and social isolation in the school context, will convince their parents to let them continue with home education. The smart players will jump into this new model, and provide high quality alternative education. Those with certifications/qualifications in math/science/special education may find they can't afford to return to the old way.
14. The introverts will, if not take over, certainly be seen to be more mainstream. Some of the more exuberant extroverts may die out. Being a "party girl" or "the guy everyone knows" may become social deficits. Woman may gain a new appreciation of the guy who is ill at ease in crowds, but can function when confined to small quarters for extended periods of time. The guy who is both a pleasure to be around when home AND a handy guy with repairs? Winnah.
15. Without the wild party atmosphere of evening venues - clubs, restaurants/bars, sports events - the "Fast Times" girls/guys will be done. Likely for good, but, at least, for a long time. On Tinder, "Likes a quiet evening at home" will look like a good bet, and "Enjoys cooking, card games, and reading" will be the New Hottie.

What do you think? Can you add anything to that list?

UPDATE: I just read JJ Sefton's list of Things Trump Can Do to Re-Start the Economy, and some of them are genius!