Sure, many (most?) schools went remote, but they didn't shut down, and they aren't really integrated into the "global economy." It's certainly true that collec

Sure, many (most?) schools went remote, but they didn't shut down, and they aren't really integrated into the "global economy." It's certainly true that collectively, society pushed down in some places and things popped up in others, sometimes in obvious ways (going remote creates demand for laptops and cameras and office chairs) and sometimes in surprising ones (spiking rental car prices, yet internet providers were totally unfazed). I don't think "if only we hadn't been so foolish as to shutdown a large part of the global economy" is a useful or helpful way to think about these phenomena, though.