Nah, I'm glad you said it! This is exactly the type of thought I wanted to hear. I didn't put the title in quotes for nothing. I don't really have much to add, but I agree that it could mark the end of affluence politics even if I'm not certain that it will. Either way I think the potential sociological impacts are interesting to consider, whether they go realized or not. As far as I'm concerned, this article is another purl in the speculation the country has been knitting into a narrative. Time will tell. I am a bit worried about how well we'll handle COVID-19 with the cost of testing w/o insurance, and people's reluctance to take two weeks off of work. Again, time will tell!
Testing only matters if you're trying to track it. The era of tracking is probably a week from closing I'd wager. Your model is 2009 Swine Flu wherein something like a billion people had it, it was enough like any other flu that nobody cared, and people just got sick. I am a bit worried about how well we'll handle COVID-19 with the cost of testing w/o insurance, and people's reluctance to take two weeks off of work.