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Despite the dire statistics and complexities, Christakis remains optimistic, projecting that "by 2024 or late 2023," society will rebound, with social behaviors reverting and economies healing. He hopes for a return to societal vitality—the "Roaring Twenties"—once the pandemic subsides and lessons are learned.
He concludes with a personal note on the significance of understanding mythological stories, referencing Apollo's arrow from Homer’s Iliad, symbolizing both healing and disease—an apt metaphor for humanity’s ongoing battle with the microscopic foes that have shaped history.