print('Veer')Veer: change direction suddenly
This is the most dramatic change in direction the world has experienced for as many years as I've seen (and probably as long as anyone alive can remember).
From the last Matilda performance to school closing because of a teacher testing positive for Coronavirus, it was one swift change after another. A week later, NYC went into 'lockdown,' changing the everyone's lives.
Essentials were in high demand: Toilet paper, milk, meat, cereal, and dozens of other items are still stacked up in the apartment.
Long Island seemed like a reasonable option, but the house was far from ready. Two days later, you were safely in Tokyo -- first in a cozy hotel and then in a cozy apartment.
Shortages in New York were not apparent in Tokyo, and neither were the worries of people walking around. But like in any new situation, you adapt and adjust and have different issues. For really the first time, internet bandwidth became important -- "how many gigabytes do I have left?"
Now you're in a routine, back to zoom school -- staying up late and waking up even later. Exploring a new neighborhood, jogging along your new route, and settling in at least for now.
So you veered, as the world veered. We may wish that everything will veer back, but it's unlikely to be like that. Unlike a rubber band that snaps back into shape, this global pandemic will forever change our society in good, bad, and just different ways.
Look carefully at those changes, and try to imagine how the world will shift.
SOMETIMES CHANGE is so vast and dislocating that it is hard to tell disaster from opportunity. -- Economist, April 13, 2020
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