Protocols of the New World

I've spent the last few days trying to organize some hot water at the house here in Truro.  The hot water heater started leaking on New Year's Day.  We didn't know any plumbers.  So started the quest.  Nearly two weeks later, still no hot water, but we're closer.  I learned two things:  It's possible to be in contact with many professionals in the same area, regarding a relatively simple project, and not learn a single thing.  Because - the second thing - half of those professionals directly contradict the information the other half has provided.

Sound familiar?

Anyway, I've had some time to do a little reading, and here's something that struck me this morning while I was poking around the blogosphere:

So, in the new world, will both COVID-19 and climate change become endemic?  Remember the "Wired" article which suggested this definition of "endemic":

...at some point, we’ll achieve a balance that represents how much work we’re willing to do to control Covid, and how much illness and death we’ll tolerate to stay there. 

Substitute "climate change" for "Covid," and you have the protocols for the new world.  And guess who gets to do the "hard work... illness and death"?