We are all hoping the following plan will work: 1. Government supports the economy while vaccines and treatments are developed. 2. ??? 3. Economic activity r

We are all hoping the following plan will work: 1. Government supports the economy while vaccines and treatments are developed. 2. ??? 3. Economic activity returns quickly to pre-pandemic levels. There's no "guarantee" this plan will work... but we are all acting as if it will, because the alternatives are too unpleasant to contemplate.[a] So, much of the economy is "faking it until we make it." The tech sector is no exemption. -- [a] We all prefer not to think too much on the possibility that large swaths of the economy could remain under stress for a long while -- office buildings, malls, retail stores, restaurants and bars, movie theaters, airlines, conference centers, etc. These businesses employ a gazillion people, use a mountain of assets, and depend on a ton of software and technology for everything. We all want these businesses to survive as intact as possible so they can thrive in a post-pandemic world and continue to buy technology.