I was never on 8kun or any similar sites, but honestly, I have similar thoughts and doubts as the post you were responding to had.

I'm not saying we never go back to normal, but I have my doubts about when that happens, and I am afraid it will take much much longer than expected.

It was "flatten the curve, and stay at home for a month". It was more than a year ago.

Then, it was "only if we had vaccine, things could go back to normal". Then we had vaccines, so we were told to take the vaccine, and once we have a reasonable ratio of vaccinated people, things will get better. In developed countries, basically everyone who wanted, could get a vaccine by now.

In the news we already hear about the bad outcomes with vaccinations and the variants, and there is also already chatter regarding the third "refresh" dose.

The writing is on the wall. This thing will take a long while.