For a long time during this pandemic, I felt what I can only describe as Weltschmerz [1], the same sense of melancholy brought about by the idea that the bad h

For a long time during this pandemic, I felt what I can only describe as Weltschmerz [1], the same sense of melancholy brought about by the idea that the bad has overtaken the good, and we are trapped into the final death throes as a species. 1. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Weltschmerz https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Weltschmerz