3 Ways the Pandemic Has Made the World Better

3 Ways the Pandemic Has Made the World Better

COVID-19 has inflicted(inˈflikt) devastating(ˈdevəˌstādiNG) losses. It has also delivered(dəˈlivər) certain blessings(ˈblesiNG).

By Zeynep Tufekci

This has been a year of terrible loss. People have lost loved ones to the pandemic. Many have gotten sick, and some are still suffering. Children have lost a year of school. Millions have lost a steady paycheck. Some have lost small businesses that they’d built for decades. Almost all of us have lost hugs and visits and travel and the joy of gathering together at a favorite restaurant and more.

And yet, this year has also taught us much. Strange as it may sound, the coronavirus pandemic has delivered blessings, and it does not diminish(dəˈminiSH) our ongoing suffering to acknowledge them. In fact, recognizing them increases the chance that our society may emerge(əˈmərj) from this ordeal(ôrˈdēl) more capable, more agile(ˈajəl), and more prepared for the future.

Here are three ways the world has changed for the better during this awful(ˈôfəl) year.

  1. WE NOW KNOW HOW TO CODE FOR OUR VACCINES(vakˈsēn)
  2. WE ACTUALLY LEARNED HOW TO USE OUR DIGITAL INFRASTRUCTURE(ˈinfrəˌstrək(t)SHər)
  3. WE’VE UNLEASHED(ˌənˈlēSH) THE TRUE SPIRIT(ˈspirit) OF PEER REVIEW AND OPEN SCIENCE


https://www.theatlantic.com/health/archive/2021/03/three-ways-pandemic-has-bettered-world/618320/