I wonder whether things will ever really go back to the way they were. Right several things are happening in parallel.<\/p>\n
One thing is the race for a vaccine. Yet we know that the fastest development of a vaccine in history was for mumps, and that took four years. So it might be a while before we can stop social distancing.<\/p>\n
But another thing is our gradual adjustment to life with social distancing. We are developing new technologies, social customs, business practices, in a massive and highly parallel effort just to deal with this new reality.<\/p>\n
At some point, the results of all this might lead to a permanent shift in the way things are done. Entire industries may simply vanish, and entirely new industries will arise, tabula rasa<\/i>, to take their place.<\/p>\n
We might be seeing the beginning of a new era in human history. In a few years we might just take it for granted that everybody works from home.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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