Debtfree Magazine issue #12 of 2021

SURVIVING 2021 YOU MADE IT
TAKE AWAYS
What do we take away from a year like 2021?
We learned that SA politics bears an uncanny likeness to the American
political system. True, in America people are doing so well they are
walking out of their jobs en mass, while here in SA millions are sitting
unemployed. Still, with former Presidents dominating the news, and
riots on the streets, things are surprisingly similar.
We learned that Covid-19 is likely to be around in one form or
another over the years ahead. On the plus side the billions of doses of
vaccine given and tracking of results has been able to provide lots and
lots of data about the virus, variants and treatment.
We learned that some people, including some of the richest people,
are looking outward to the stars (or at least Mars) for a brighter future
and chance for humanity, while others are looking inwards towards
the Metaverse where people will be able to escape online, into a
Ready Player One type world.
We also learned that global climate change conferences are probably
not going to produce the needed results until the biggest countries
are literally on fire half of every year. Still, they did manage to include
the word ‘coal’ into a document this year at COP26 so, small victories.