The world at large and Austin in particular are going to take a huge cultural hit because of our failure to deal with COVID-19 properly. NFTs aren't going to solve the fact that people who create art and culture are so vital to our civilization and yet for the most part live on the edge of financial stability. Sad.
Ah yes, the "let the hospitals get overwhelmed" plan. Far more people would have died that way. The US's response was absolutely abysmal, I agree, but your plan would have been much, much worse.
