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[PCIntern]

A 1938 story by the great science fiction writer L. Sprague de Camp entitled Hyperpilosity the plot follows:

In the Great Change of 1971, a virus infects humanity that causes everyone to grow fur all over their bodies. Initial reaction to the plague, dubbed "hyperpilosity" by the news media, is one of panic and horror. Various examples of the troubles resulting are told; the cast of the latest Tarzan movie, for instance, is reduced to frequent all-over shaving to be able to continue filming. There is a run on depilatory products. An immense financial reward is offered to whoever can identify the condition's cause and develop a cure. Against the playing out of plague-fueled societal crisis and change, protagonist Pat Weiss relates how he and his employer, virology professor Oliveira, strive and ultimately succeed in doing just this. Alas for their dreams of riches; by the time their work is complete, mankind has become accustomed to the new state of things and moved on; those who end up profiting are not the scientists but purveyors of currycombs and such.

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Very soon living and dying of Covid-19 or whatever mutations may ensue will be as “natural” as dying from heart disease or certain forms of cancer. We as a race adapt to all situations and “move on”. Don’t think so? Just ask yourself why, when Democrats get into office following Republican crimes and malfeasance do we always accede to just “moving on”. I guarantee you this will occur after the Age of Trump. I for one dreAd the do-called “ new normal”.