Mmastodon HealthPandemics first seen 1 d ago, last 3 h ago, peak #1
Reflections on pandemic short-sightedness circulate online
Original: If future is a concept based on the length of distance, and failure should be the furthest reach of eyesight which has b
A commentary circulating on social media argues that people have lost sight of the future because their vision is limited to what is immediately in front of them, including screens and trivial numbers. Framed around Covid-19 and Long Covid, the author suggests that failing to look beyond the present is itself a form of failure, tying the pandemic to broader political complacency about its ongoing consequences.
Why now: The ongoing toll of Covid-19 and Long Covid continues to prompt debate about political and public attention to the pandemic.
Evidence
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