I think the reason why I’m able to stay optimistic is because I have had it in my head since the summer that this would probably be at least 2 years.
I expected this winter to be awful (which it has and will continue to be). The vaccine has come sooner than I thought.
I dunno, I remember back in July/August seeing that graphic about how most pandemics last about 2 years and I have sort of just accepted that.
I actually think it’s more naive to think this will never end. Or just very self important to think this will be some huge world changing event in any really significant way. (Like we will never travel or have large events again, etc).
All the other struggles that have come before have made small changes, (wars, pandemics, etc) but most things have endured over hundreds if not thousands of years.