COVID-19 Is Now the Deadliest Pandemic in American History,” wrote Time. “Covid Is Officially America’s Deadliest Pandemic As U.S. Fatalities Surpass 1918 Flu Estimates,” said CNBC. “Coronavirus Death Toll In U.S. Eclipses 1918 Influenza Pandemic Estimates,” was ABC News. And there’s lots more where those came from, trying desperately to compare our lot to those who suffered through a nightmare that we can’t begin to imagine.
A lot of us have been enjoying the Covid pandemic just a bit too much. That includes social and political engineers, the clickbait media, and lots and lots of bored people. It’s boredom that’s the root of all evil, according to a Danish philosopher. We’ve probably proved that in the past 19 months.