Things this pandemic has shown us, in no particular order:

We can mobilise a large amount of money for healthcare rather easily.

That meeting could have been an email.

We can make a basic income available to large quantities of people in a relatively short period of time. (Also please sign my petition to expand Canada's existing UBI program:
https://petitions.ourcommons.ca/en/Petition/Details?Petition=e-2555 )

We don't actually need all that roadway for cars to drive or park on.

Those business flights never actually needed to happen.

People who make minimum wage are, on average, far more essential to the functioning of society than the rest of us.

Given unlimited time, people will choose baking over many other activities.

The arts are what make life worth living.

Commuting is awful, but something people are willing to endure to avoid working in homes that are not big enough to work in.

Child care should be universally accessible, even for those who don't work, so parents can have a break from their children.

Business models are far more flexible than the corporate sector would like you to believe.

Some people will always strive to just barely meet a deadline, no matter when that deadline actually is or how many times it is extended.

There's no longer any excuse not to understand or adopt technology, even if you do so with an appropriate amount of caution.

One person's risk is another person's opportunity. This is often not a good thing.

Public health officers are fucking heroes and are underappreciated.

All public servants, for that matter, are underappreciated.

Some people are more selfish than we thought. Some people are more selfless than we thought.

Working from home ≠ slacking off.

The lives of people who are most marginalised in normal times - especially those who are black, indigenous, and people of colour - are most at risk when things get worse.

Government policy is basically the only thing keeping the fossil fuel industry alive.

Failing to address social determinants of health is just as bad as failing to address physical health needs.

Running systems - be it health care, commerce, transit, or whatever - at or beyond their full capacity on a normal basis leaves us completely unprepared for system shocks.

The doomscroll can always get worse.