Future histories of the Great Pandemic that began in 2020 will have to devote whole chapters to the role of technology. Had coronavirus struck even a decade earlier, the ability to moderate its spread through social distancing — with many people, at least in the developed world, able to work, shop, learn, and stay entertained and in touch, all from home — would have been far less.
未來書寫有關這場始於2020年的新冠疫情的歷史時,將不得不用整整幾章的篇幅來描述科技的作用。如果新冠病毒在十年前出現,通過保持社交距離——至少在發達國家,許多人居家就能夠辦公、購物、學習、娛樂以及與外界保持聯繫——來限制病毒傳播的能力本來將弱得多。
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