> "work from home" wasn't even possible, there were no antibiotics and almost none of the modern med tech, yet there is no mention of a "1919 economic collapse"

> "work from home" wasn't even possible, there were no antibiotics and almost none of the modern med tech, yet there is no mention of a "1919 economic collapse" Probably because there was no choice but to barrel forward towards herd immunity and deal with the suffering and loss of life. In 2020, we're delaying and dragging out the tragedy at the cost to the economy. On top of that, the economy was far more distributed and local. With globalization, things are much more interconnected and interdependent. Restarting local commerce is much much easier.