Despite taking social distancing very serious, I happen to talk virtually with many people, probably more than ever. As I am more comfortable in small groups, I have to admit that those discussions have been the most inspiring I had in a long time, although I spot something. On one side of the spectrum, some of the people I talk or listen seem desperate to come back to 2019, not taking this time to make adjustments or corrections to a world that has prospered for many, at the unacceptable price of killing our ecosystem, bearing millions of people in poverty, bringing inequality back to pre-world war levels. Those people were having a good life in 2019. Yes, there was a lot of stress, overtime, and they were rushing life...but most of them progress in their professions, and have enough to get by. The system just works fine for them, so there is little reason for adjustment. On the other side, where most of the activists reside, there is the claim that this should be the chance to change
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