To be sure, many are not receiving critical care during the pandemic. But zoom out, and perhaps the big pause was the only way to quantify what we already intuitively knew – our system relies on wasteful healthcare. Much harder: building the better system. https://www.nytimes.com/2020/06/22/opinion/coronavirus-reopen-hospitals.html

This same story plays out for other goods and services. I'm very curious how consumption will change. What do you really need? What can you do without? I find it hard to believe that everyone just goes back to how we lived before.

After 3 months of cooking for a household of 4, I was thrilled to get our first takeout a few weeks ago. But we have not even come close to the same levels of eating out/takeout, and I can't figure out why. Making a mental note to support our local restaurants.

I also left nearly all of my summer clothes in Brazil as we were to return in April. (Doh!) Despite online clothing discounts, I have just figured out how to make do with what I have. Maybe I'm an outlier, but I think pent up demand might be countered by a shift in behavior.