Is that a thing? I had no idea. I'll have to look that up.
I'm with you. I was really hoping this pandemic would bring about significant change. Initially, it seemed to me that folks were being more considerate of each other. And, I imagined in my naive mind that we would become more grateful and address some long standing issues like how we treat the environment and where we throw our money. But then everything went political and reason went out the window.
It is really scary. I didn't realize how susceptible people are to nonsense. All the dystopian scenarios seem like live possibilities now.
Yeah, it's not a word I just made up LOL. I think marine phytoplankton could very well be the future if this pandemic has taught us
anything. Which is ironic coming from ME - a former dairy herdsman. (Even though I was saying this way back
then if you can believe it.) When you reduce the possibility of zoonotic spread, you reduce the possibility of a pandemic.
^ The last portion to that statement is empirically based, it's
not an opinion. However, the first portion of that statement
is an opinion. (I just needed to establish that.)
With regards to the year we've all just had? Well, times of crisis will do two things:
- Bring out the best in people
- Bring out the worst in people
I think if you look for it, MANY great things
have come from the experience. The altruistic have shown how heroic they can be, whilst the selfish have sunk to new lows. It's JUST the natural order of things.
I
am disappointed just like you are though. In March last year I actually felt this excitable level of energy that I haven't ever felt before. This sense of "this is our shot now - don't blow it".
Alas, it'll be 2025 soon enough and nothing
really significant will have changed if we stay on this current trajectory. I am - however, optimistic, that WHEN we all meet again (properly) it'll feel so good that we decide "enough is enough. Let's - as people, vote for change."
As it stands, this is still very much a work in progress.