Printing Money
One thing the pandemic proved wrong has been the lockdowns would lead to a collapse of the global economy. Many are scratching their heads trying to figure out what is going on and why both stock markets and consumer confidence are high. Is it just a temporary effect of governments printing money? Or is it more permanent? And if permanent, why have we realized so late? Or perhaps this is only possible now? Time will tell if we are still facing a crisis or not, but one thing the pandemic has proven right is we are extremely efficient. We have the Internet which keeps us connected even when we cannot meet. We have automated and semi-automated manufacturing lines spinning all sorts of magic. We have automated harvesters taking care of crops. Energy is becoming more and more abundant and should be completely free within the next 20-30 years, especially when nuclear fusion is mastered at a commercial scale. The development of the COVID vaccine itself is a huge feat. As first groups are gett...