Is There Anything That Will Quickly Get Us Back to Normal?

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There's a strange optimism around life going back to normal relatively quickly. Is there anything that could actually accelerate what we're talking about? You know, a lot of therapeutics in development. There needs to be a lot of testing before we start widespread vaccination. And then there's this whole other thing of, you know, opening up borders.

In this episode, I speak with Steph Smith (@stephsmithio), the Senior Analyst for the popular tech and business newsletter, the Hustle. In our wide-ranging conversation, Steph shares her thoughts about the COVID-19 pandemic and what we can expect over the coming months for life and business.

We also discuss the complex nature of the virus, why the entire world missed its window to react, how these “black swan events” lead to second and third-order effects, why many people may default to optimism, and what data we should pay attention to.

You can find the show notes, which include a bunch of Coronavirus resources, at https://calvinrosser.com/podcast/