Re:It’s mostly a demand shock, not a supply shock, and it’s ...
by Xcelerate on Tuesday November 09, 2021 @05:54AM
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> You seem to think the unpleasantness of the diagnosis and remedy gives you and yours an out.
This is such an interesting observation. I had always thought that with a dire enough problem, humanity would band together and come up with a solution at all cost.
But after observing the worldwide response to the pandemic, I’m quite sure the world will become engulfed in wildfire and famine while a notable fraction of the population continues to insist that “this is normal and everything is fine”.
It’s an odd situation where magical thinking (“it can’t happen to me”) negates self-preservation.
This is such an interesting observation. I had always thought that with a dire enough problem, humanity would band together and come up with a solution at all cost.
But after observing the worldwide response to the pandemic, I’m quite sure the world will become engulfed in wildfire and famine while a notable fraction of the population continues to insist that “this is normal and everything is fine”.
It’s an odd situation where magical thinking (“it can’t happen to me”) negates self-preservation.