I canât lie to youâthings these days are bleak. The coronavirus has fundamentally changed the way our society works, and, even more depressing, there are some serious ways in which it hasnât changed things at all. People are dying. People are losing their jobs. And even people whose circumstances havenât changed that much are dealing with new challenges they probably never thought theyâd have to face.
In times like this (not that I can name another time like this), it feels impossible to maintain any sense of hopefulness or optimism about the future. Not only is it a challenge to imagine any future in a world where things are constantly changing, but itâs especially tough to thinkâlet alone expectâa future in which things are actually somewhat positive.