I find it fascinating when someone finds a historical parallel to a situation that we think is novel and unprecedented, reminding us that nothing is truly new,

I find it fascinating when someone finds a historical parallel to a situation that we think is novel and unprecedented, reminding us that nothing is truly new, and it's not as bad as we think. Then takes a hard left turn into "but this time it's different because reasons" and gets us back on the expected "sky is falling" path.