It's also becoming obvious that we will all eventually develop pretty serious health problems associated with long covid, provided we don't die from the initial phase of infection anytime soon. And there's basically nothing we can do besides masking, demanding better air filtration, and avoiding crowded indoor spaces. Not that we'll do those things, either, at least not in the near future. But eventually, I think the realization that things are now forever different, public health-wise, becomes a mass disillusionment event. Not sure what happens then, because the wealthy are systematically insulated from the worst of it all, and, I dunno, people might start to get upset about that.

I've been very, very disappointed with the Biden admin, the CDC, and yes, of course, the Chinese government. At this point, it's stupidly obvious that Capital/wealth wants Labor to shut the fuck up and get back to work. The way we have structured our society needs to fundamentally change if we're going to solve some of the most pressing problems. We won't change. Not fast enough or without some cataclysmic event(s). I know you love doomerism, b_b, that's why you read all of this