And I do agree with you. I just think people need to stop fucking doomposting, and get a grip. The pandemic isn't going to last forever. The lockdowns aren't going to last forever. There's still going to be small businesses after the pandemic. Everything will go back to normal. I don't know when, but I do know this lunacy won't last forever.
For anyone on the fence, whenever someone tries to argue about this stuff, I just want you ask one thing: Why though?
"They're going to make us live in pods!"
"Why though?"
"They're gonna make us eat bugs!"
"Why though?"
"They're going to make us do X!"
"Why though?"
I can't stress this enough. Ask this whenever this sort of shit comes up, and then press them more about it.
Why? Why would they do that? What do they get out it? Wouldn't that just make them less money? Why do they care so much? How do they do this? Where do they get this stuff from? Where do they keep it? When did this start happening, and where? Who's idea was this? What's the end goal? Why are they doing this, and not something else? What are they going to afterwards? And then after that?
Ask these questions, and don't let them try to deflect from them. Ask these questions, and watch as their arguments just fall the fuck apart.