If the anxiety you felt while watching someone shake hands is any indication, Covid-19 has made what used to be everyday customs seem like dangerous, antiquated behavior.  From exchanging cash to boarding a plane, many Americans are rethinking every facet of everyday life, and bracing themselves for the changes yet to come. Whether it’s upending the future of travel, opting for Apple or Google Pay instead of cash, Covid-19 continues to kickstart change, and forecast the future. 

Welcome to the Abstract podcast from Inverse. I’m Tanya Bustos, your host.

Our first story is about how Covid-19 has drastically transformed air travel both logistically and emotionally. As pilots predict eerie skies ahead, some say the future of flying may never be the same — even after the virus is contained. 

Our second story looks at the pandemic’s part in completing a slowly unrolling prophecy: the end of cash.  While economists have been forecasting the death of the dollar for almost two decades, Covid-19 may have already changed one common American behavior forever.

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WILL COVID KILL CASH?

https://www.inverse.com/mind-body/will-the-coronavirus-kill-cash

FUTURE OF FLYING:

https://www.inverse.com/culture/flying-during-coronavirus

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