{"id":114030,"date":"2020-11-17T22:47:27","date_gmt":"2020-11-17T19:47:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/the-pandemic-has-proven-that-the-individual-is-not-supreme\/"},"modified":"2020-11-17T22:47:27","modified_gmt":"2020-11-17T19:47:27","slug":"the-pandemic-has-proven-that-the-individual-is-not-supreme","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/the-pandemic-has-proven-that-the-individual-is-not-supreme\/","title":{"rendered":"#The pandemic has proven that the individual is not supreme"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_85 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a4141877c814\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a4141877c814\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/the-pandemic-has-proven-that-the-individual-is-not-supreme\/#14_things_2020_proved_wrong\" >14 things 2020 proved wrong<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-3' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/the-pandemic-has-proven-that-the-individual-is-not-supreme\/#%E2%80%98Democracy_is_destiny\" >\u2018Democracy is destiny\u2019<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-4' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-4'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/the-pandemic-has-proven-that-the-individual-is-not-supreme\/#The_worst_system_except_for_all_the_others_has_been_under_attack_for_years_Trump_just_made_us_notice\" >The worst system except for all the others has been under attack for years. Trump just made us notice.<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/the-pandemic-has-proven-that-the-individual-is-not-supreme\/#%E2%80%98The_future_is_virtual\" >\u2018The future is virtual\u2019<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-4' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-4'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/the-pandemic-has-proven-that-the-individual-is-not-supreme\/#The_pandemic_has_made_it_clear_in_more_ways_than_we_would_have_thought_to_count_you_actually_need_to_be_there\" >The pandemic has made it clear in more ways than we would have thought to count: you actually need to be there<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-6\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/the-pandemic-has-proven-that-the-individual-is-not-supreme\/#%E2%80%98Rich_countries_can_overcome\" >\u2018Rich countries can overcome\u2019<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-4' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-4'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-7\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/the-pandemic-has-proven-that-the-individual-is-not-supreme\/#The_awful_response_to_the_pandemic_put_the_final_nail_in_the_myth_of_liberal_democracys_pre-eminence\" >The awful response to the pandemic put the final nail in the myth of liberal democracy\u2019s pre-eminence<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-8\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/the-pandemic-has-proven-that-the-individual-is-not-supreme\/#%E2%80%98In_a_crisis_leaders_will_lead\" >\u2018In a crisis, leaders will lead\u2019<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-4' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-4'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-9\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/the-pandemic-has-proven-that-the-individual-is-not-supreme\/#The_job_description_is_right_in_their_title_but_too_many_simply_failed_to_show_up_for_work\" >The job description is right in their title, but too many simply failed to show up for work<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-10\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/the-pandemic-has-proven-that-the-individual-is-not-supreme\/#%E2%80%98Women_are_winning_at_work\" >\u2018Women are winning at work\u2019<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-4' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-4'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-11\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/the-pandemic-has-proven-that-the-individual-is-not-supreme\/#The_economic_crisis_spurred_by_the_pandemic_has_unveiled_inequalities_and_obstacles_once_thought_a_thing_of_the_past\" >The economic crisis spurred by the pandemic has unveiled inequalities and obstacles once thought a thing of the past<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-12\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/the-pandemic-has-proven-that-the-individual-is-not-supreme\/#%E2%80%98The_individual_is_supreme\" >\u2018The individual is supreme\u2019<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-4' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-4'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-13\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/the-pandemic-has-proven-that-the-individual-is-not-supreme\/#Our_decades-long_love_affair_with_rugged_independence_has_suddenly_fallen_away\" >Our decades-long love affair with rugged independence has suddenly fallen away<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-14\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/the-pandemic-has-proven-that-the-individual-is-not-supreme\/#%E2%80%98The_stock_market_has_meaning\" >\u2018The stock market has meaning\u2019<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-4' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-4'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-15\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/the-pandemic-has-proven-that-the-individual-is-not-supreme\/#Long_treated_as_a_key_economic_indicator_by_many_it_is_now_completely_detached_from_how_the_economy_is_actually_doing\" >Long treated as a key economic indicator by many, it is now completely detached from how the economy is actually doing<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-16\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/the-pandemic-has-proven-that-the-individual-is-not-supreme\/#%E2%80%98Climate_change_cant_be_stopped\" >\u2018Climate change can\u2019t be stopped\u2019<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-4' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-4'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-17\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/the-pandemic-has-proven-that-the-individual-is-not-supreme\/#After_decades_of_planet-threatening_growth_emissions_fell_off_a_cliff_Environmentalists_sense_a_turning_point\" >After decades of planet-threatening growth, emissions fell off a cliff. Environmentalists sense a turning point.<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-18\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/the-pandemic-has-proven-that-the-individual-is-not-supreme\/#%E2%80%98We_value_our_seniors\" >\u2018We value our seniors\u2019<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-4' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-4'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-19\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/the-pandemic-has-proven-that-the-individual-is-not-supreme\/#Decades_of_promises_to_improve_the_quality_of_life_of_elderly_Canadians_have_gone_unfulfilled\" >Decades of promises to improve the quality of life of elderly Canadians have gone unfulfilled<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-20\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/the-pandemic-has-proven-that-the-individual-is-not-supreme\/#%E2%80%98Kids_are_resilient\" >\u2018Kids are resilient\u2019<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-4' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-4'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-21\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/the-pandemic-has-proven-that-the-individual-is-not-supreme\/#Childrens_ability_to_bounce_back_has_been_pushed_to_a_breaking_point_and_exposed_some_ugly_inequalities\" >Children\u2019s ability to bounce back has been pushed to a breaking point, and exposed some ugly inequalities<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-22\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/the-pandemic-has-proven-that-the-individual-is-not-supreme\/#%E2%80%98Running_errands_is_boring\" >\u2018Running errands is boring\u2019<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-4' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-4'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-23\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/the-pandemic-has-proven-that-the-individual-is-not-supreme\/#Rushing_out_to_get_milk_was_once_the_height_of_tedium_Today_its_an_anxiety-inducing_thrill_ride\" >Rushing out to get milk was once the height of tedium. Today, it\u2019s an anxiety-inducing thrill ride.<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-24\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/the-pandemic-has-proven-that-the-individual-is-not-supreme\/#%E2%80%98We_need_the_gym\" >\u2018We need the gym\u2019<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-4' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-4'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-25\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/the-pandemic-has-proven-that-the-individual-is-not-supreme\/#The_pandemic_shutdown_forced_a_reality_check_for_many_all_that_time_spent_in_the_gym_was_more_luxury_than_necessity\" >The pandemic shutdown forced a reality check: for many, all that time spent in the gym was more luxury than necessity<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-26\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/the-pandemic-has-proven-that-the-individual-is-not-supreme\/#%E2%80%98Bureaucracy_is_slow\" >\u2018Bureaucracy is slow\u2019<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-4' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-4'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-27\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/the-pandemic-has-proven-that-the-individual-is-not-supreme\/#The_pandemic_forced_a_culture_shift_on_government_proving_that_red_tape_really_can_be_cut\" >The pandemic forced a culture shift on government, proving that red tape really can be cut<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-28\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/the-pandemic-has-proven-that-the-individual-is-not-supreme\/#%E2%80%98You_can_ignore_racism\" >\u2018You can ignore racism\u2019<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-4' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-4'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-29\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/the-pandemic-has-proven-that-the-individual-is-not-supreme\/#Denying_systemic_racism_is_no_longer_tenable_But_will_the_outrage_of_the_past_summer_translate_to_substantive_change\" >Denying systemic racism is no longer tenable. But will the outrage of the past summer translate to substantive change?<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<p>&#8220;<strong>#The pandemic has proven that the individual is not supreme<\/strong>&#8221;<\/p>\n<div>\n                            Our decades-long love affair with rugged independence has suddenly fallen away as populations throughout the democratic world surrendered individual liberties for the sake of the collective\n                        <\/div>\n<div>\n                                                                        <em>This has been a year of realizing that what we thought was solid ground beneath our collective feet was in fact a cliff that would crumble away with just a bit of natural erosion or one sharp blow. We reflected on 2020 to find truths, exploded. This is one of them.\u00a0<a rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/macleans.ca\/?p=1212714\">Read more about the year that changed everything \u00bb<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n<hr\/>\n<p>If there\u2019s one symbol we\u2019ll remember from a year we\u2019d rather forget, it\u2019s the mask. That fabric first line of defence against the coronavirus. The unsmiling, unfrowning face we all presented to the world when in public. But more than it being the representation of our (concealed) stiff upper lips in the face of adversity, masks have come to represent the face of compassion, of care. The thin cloth veneer provides little health protection for one\u2019s self. We wear them to protect co-workers, colleagues, friends and absolute strangers.<\/p>\n<p>English poet John Donne\u2019s observation that \u201cno man is an island entire of itself; every man is a piece of the continent\u201d seems to be taking hold in Western culture, 397 years after Donne first wrote this meditation after recovering from serious illness. With some glaring, cantankerous, rally-prone exceptions, populations throughout the democratic world surrendered individual liberties for the sake of the collective by staying home for several months of the year, and limiting contact with friends and family for the rest of it. We bought into this idea even when it became clear the virus doesn\u2019t seriously afflict most of us; we kept following public health dictums to protect the elderly and vulnerable among us, and to keep our public health systems from buckling under the massive burden pandemics can inflict on hospitals.<\/p>\n<p>All of this has marked an abrupt break with a rising ethos in liberal democracies\u2014a freedom-loving, don\u2019t-tread-on-me (or tax me) spirit that became central to our public and personal lives over the past four decades. And whether from fear of the virus or clear-eyed pragmatism, it has h<a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/download-scripts-themes-apps\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"9\" title=\"Download Scripts &amp; Themes &amp; Apps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">app<\/a>ened with far less upheaval than anyone might have imagined.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p><strong>OUR EDITORIAL: Looking at truths, exploded<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Beyond lockdowns, capitalist democracies embraced sudden expansion of the economic safety net to unprecedented levels, supporting those forced into joblessness, or whose careers went on indefinite hold. Support for such measures was near-universal. Yes, ballooning deficit levels have many political leaders and observers tugging anxiously at their collars\u2014and rightly so. And yes, fiscal hawks have placed their balanced-budget ambitions on hiatus. Yet many conservative leaders have worked\u2014often at the urging of the private sector\u2014to keep the commonweal from collapsing and pulling everything down with it.<\/p>\n<p>In March, as British Prime Minister Boris Johnson was in quarantine with a coronavirus infection that would soon send him to intensive care, he made a video urging Britons to stay home, protect the National Health Service and save lives. \u201cOne thing I think the coronavirus has already proved is that there really <em>is<\/em> such a thing as society,\u201d Johnson said. It was one Conservative Party leader\u2019s rebuke of another: in 1987, then-prime minister Margaret Thatcher remarked that \u201cthere is no such thing as society.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>While Thatcher supporters have argued the much-maligned declaration has been misconstrued as a call for ruthless individualism\u2014that it really meant people taking responsibility to support themselves while caring for the needy\u2014Johnson\u2019s comment evoked a popular desire to prioritize the strength of everyone over a loose alliance of individuals.<\/p>\n<p>Elsewhere, German Chancellor Angela Merkel stressed solidarity, collaboration and the \u201cbelief that every life and every person counts.\u201d She spoke with the authority of someone who grew up in communist East Germany and was reluctantly locking down the free-market democracy she now rules. South Korean leaders likened the effort to running a national relay race that everyone participated in, notes University of British Columbia public policy professor Heidi Tworek in a study of health communication responses to the pandemic. B.C.\u2019s widely lauded messaging stressed protection of society over that of the self, she observes; Ontario started with \u201cpro-self\u201d campaigns that emphasized distancing but ultimately shifted toward B.C.\u2019s approach.<\/p>\n<p>That collectivist message has overwhelming buy-in, according to a Leger poll in September. Eighty-seven per cent agreed that wearing masks is a civic duty because they protect others from the virus; only 21 per cent said requirements infringe on personal freedoms. Surveys find far greater levels of mask resistance in the United States, in line with the \u201crugged individualism\u201d that has long defined American culture and has left it more exposed to the pandemic\u2019s ravages.<\/p>\n<p>Does this collectivist mindset last longer than the pandemic does? If it does, leaders could conceivably harness it to launch big fixes for woes the crisis has exposed and exacerbated, like wealth inequality and racial injustice. Then again, we might revert to our previous individualistic, freedom-loving, tax-loathing ways: consider that the period of solidarity during the Great War was followed by the hedonistic Roaring Twenties; that after the Depression and another, even more destructive war came the prosperous 1950s and the baby boomers\u2019 retreat to suburbs and sedans.<\/p>\n<p>Still, there is no shortage of crises to keep us bound together. Many environmentalists have called for a wartime-like societal effort to address climate change, the next deadly crisis barrelling toward us. The pandemic, they warn, has been a dress rehearsal for the longer-term challenge facing humanity. In January, Tom Oliver, an applied ecology professor at the University of Reading in England, released <em>The Self Delusion<\/em>, a book asserting a scientific and cultural need to stress our interconnectedness. It is his modest attempt, he says, to push back against the decades-long trends toward individualistic attitudes and environmental degradation. Months later, society was forced together, and largely chose to stay that way.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIf there is a silver lining, it helps people to move in that direction where they start to see themselves as part of a global community,\u201d Oliver says. \u201cThey see that sense of responsibility beyond their little selves, toward a bigger sense of identity.\u201d<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"14_things_2020_proved_wrong\"><\/span>14 things 2020 proved wrong<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<hr\/>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%E2%80%98Democracy_is_destiny\"><\/span>\u2018Democracy is destiny\u2019<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<h4><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"The_worst_system_except_for_all_the_others_has_been_under_attack_for_years_Trump_just_made_us_notice\"><\/span>The worst system except for all the others has been under attack for years. Trump just made us notice.<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h4>\n<hr\/>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%E2%80%98The_future_is_virtual\"><\/span>\u2018The future is virtual\u2019<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<h4><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"The_pandemic_has_made_it_clear_in_more_ways_than_we_would_have_thought_to_count_you_actually_need_to_be_there\"><\/span>The pandemic has made it clear in more ways than we would have thought to count: you actually need to be there<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h4>\n<hr\/>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%E2%80%98Rich_countries_can_overcome\"><\/span>\u2018Rich countries can overcome\u2019<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<h4><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"The_awful_response_to_the_pandemic_put_the_final_nail_in_the_myth_of_liberal_democracys_pre-eminence\"><\/span>The awful response to the pandemic put the final nail in the myth of liberal democracy\u2019s pre-eminence<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h4>\n<hr\/>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%E2%80%98In_a_crisis_leaders_will_lead\"><\/span>\u2018In a crisis, leaders will lead\u2019<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<h4><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"The_job_description_is_right_in_their_title_but_too_many_simply_failed_to_show_up_for_work\"><\/span>The job description is right in their title, but too many simply failed to show up for work<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h4>\n<hr\/>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%E2%80%98Women_are_winning_at_work\"><\/span>\u2018Women are winning at work\u2019<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<h4><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"The_economic_crisis_spurred_by_the_pandemic_has_unveiled_inequalities_and_obstacles_once_thought_a_thing_of_the_past\"><\/span>The economic crisis spurred by the pandemic has unveiled inequalities and obstacles once thought a thing of the past<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h4>\n<hr\/>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%E2%80%98The_individual_is_supreme\"><\/span>\u2018The individual is supreme\u2019<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<h4><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Our_decades-long_love_affair_with_rugged_independence_has_suddenly_fallen_away\"><\/span>Our decades-long love affair with rugged independence has suddenly fallen away<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h4>\n<hr\/>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%E2%80%98The_stock_market_has_meaning\"><\/span>\u2018The stock market has meaning\u2019<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<h4><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Long_treated_as_a_key_economic_indicator_by_many_it_is_now_completely_detached_from_how_the_economy_is_actually_doing\"><\/span>Long treated as a key economic indicator by many, it is now completely detached from how the economy is actually doing<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h4>\n<hr\/>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%E2%80%98Climate_change_cant_be_stopped\"><\/span>\u2018Climate change can\u2019t be stopped\u2019<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<h4><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"After_decades_of_planet-threatening_growth_emissions_fell_off_a_cliff_Environmentalists_sense_a_turning_point\"><\/span>After decades of planet-threatening growth, emissions fell off a cliff. Environmentalists sense a turning point.<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h4>\n<hr\/>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%E2%80%98We_value_our_seniors\"><\/span>\u2018We value our seniors\u2019<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<h4><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Decades_of_promises_to_improve_the_quality_of_life_of_elderly_Canadians_have_gone_unfulfilled\"><\/span>Decades of promises to improve the quality of life of elderly Canadians have gone unfulfilled<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h4>\n<hr\/>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%E2%80%98Kids_are_resilient\"><\/span>\u2018Kids are resilient\u2019<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<h4><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Childrens_ability_to_bounce_back_has_been_pushed_to_a_breaking_point_and_exposed_some_ugly_inequalities\"><\/span>Children\u2019s ability to bounce back has been pushed to a breaking point, and exposed some ugly inequalities<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h4>\n<hr\/>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%E2%80%98Running_errands_is_boring\"><\/span>\u2018Running errands is boring\u2019<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<h4><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Rushing_out_to_get_milk_was_once_the_height_of_tedium_Today_its_an_anxiety-inducing_thrill_ride\"><\/span>Rushing out to get milk was once the height of tedium. Today, it\u2019s an anxiety-inducing thrill ride.<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h4>\n<hr\/>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%E2%80%98We_need_the_gym\"><\/span>\u2018We need the gym\u2019<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<h4><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"The_pandemic_shutdown_forced_a_reality_check_for_many_all_that_time_spent_in_the_gym_was_more_luxury_than_necessity\"><\/span>The pandemic shutdown forced a reality check: for many, all that time spent in the gym was more luxury than necessity<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h4>\n<hr\/>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%E2%80%98Bureaucracy_is_slow\"><\/span>\u2018Bureaucracy is slow\u2019<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<h4><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"The_pandemic_forced_a_culture_shift_on_government_proving_that_red_tape_really_can_be_cut\"><\/span>The pandemic forced a culture shift on government, proving that red tape really can be cut<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h4>\n<hr\/>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%E2%80%98You_can_ignore_racism\"><\/span>\u2018You can ignore racism\u2019<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<h4><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Denying_systemic_racism_is_no_longer_tenable_But_will_the_outrage_of_the_past_summer_translate_to_substantive_change\"><\/span>Denying systemic racism is no longer tenable. 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