Towards the middle of the twenty-first century, the Covid-19 (‘Corona’) crisis of the early twenties, which killed millions, is forgotten. Yet the virus has changed Planet Earth irreversibly. It laid bare the naked fact that the world had become too dependent on traditional forms of nutrition, communication and transportation.
When the virus had finally been defeated, brilliant minds applied themselves to developing innovative techniques to elevate what remained of humanity to an entirely different technological platform where people are no more dependent on nature for food, or physical proximity for interpersonal communication.
The down-side: digital viruses now form a threat more deadly than the pest, tuberculosis, HIV, cancer and Covid-19 combined.