The main variable is likely to be the reduction of disposable income among working students. Professors will probably continue assigning the same amount of written work even if classes are conducted online and I expect that students from wealthy families probably won't order any fewer projects.
Professors might even assign
more written work than usual (hopefully). Those of us who have managed to do this for a full-time living are probably luckier than most people who work for a living, whether because they can't get to their workplaces or because fewer customers frequent their places of business.
My hockey league has suspended games, but (so far) the rink is still open for practice time, which is pretty much the only reason I leave the house, anyway. Before that, the rink sent out a memo suggesting that players keep their gloves on and bump gloves instead of shaking hands during post-game handshake lines. That's what I've always done, because shaking 30 gross, sweaty hands has always seemed insane to me, especially during flu season. Suddenly, I don't seem "rude" for doing that, nor do I have to try to sneak squirts of alcohol gel discretely after I touch doorknobs and handles or after I can't avoid shaking hands with people.
Since I'm already sort of a hermit, I don't expect my life to change very much as long as grocery stores stay open and their supply chains aren't affected. I've never been happier that I have my own gym, because not being able to workout would be the worst part of this for me. By the end of this, I hope that handshaking will be a thing of the past, along with having a know-nothing lunatic sociopath in the White House just because of a strong U.S. economy next fall.
