>The world really needs to stop self harming itself in order to protect a few boomers with power. While I would not phrase it so harshly, I understand the poin

>The world really needs to stop self harming itself in order to protect a few boomers with power. While I would not phrase it so harshly, I understand the point. But looking further down the road: I worry that if we encounter a virus that truly does threaten the entire population, that we'll end up in a permanent, North Korea-like state. The precedent has been set for this by the Covid-19 experience.