I finally recovered from the s*itstorm that had hit me. Luckily, I had two more responses, from smart women, who had not completely lost their marbles like everyone else, regarding that unbelievable text in which I was accused of discrimination and prejudice against disabled people despite never saying anything about such people.
And since I am a great optimist, and because I truly am successful at making use of everything that goes wrong, I have now dealt with identity politics for the past week, as well as with wokeness and cancel culture. I have done so with such intensity that I have even decided that this will be the topic of my next paper that I have to submit as part of my Master's in philosophy.
If that's the case, perhaps there is something positive about the fact that this summer I won't go on my vacation. Last week, Israel announced that the borders will have to remain closed until August 1. At first, I was sad; I couldn't think of what else I would do.
But I immediately began to look forward, as this is the only thing left to do. September and October are much better months anyway: They are not too hot and not too crowded.
Ok, so yes, it's terrible, because I had been thinking about the Gordon Beach for a week, imagining myself lying there on the beach chair and holding a glass of wine and how just before the sun sets, when I am a bit drunk, I would hold my daughter's hand and walk back to our Airbnb apartment. This summer will be the first in ten years without a vacation.
If the entire month is rainy, I will have to order a last-minute flight to Greece. Because in Europe, the borders have been open for two weeks. In fact, everything is back to normal. The only thing that still reminds me of the pandemic are the people and their masks.
The masks in the streets, and the coffee shops, in the supermarkets. I still don't have a proper mask but just a handkerchief that I stole from my daughter. In Berlin, there are 775 coronavirus patients among 3.8 million residents. It is safe to assume that it is easier to get syphilis here than COVID-19.
On the other hand, the economic downturn is being felt. A few of my friends have been shedding clients and with the paralysis of the past four months, they have had to work for less money and fewer hours. Important investors are jumping ship from startups that have been running well, and I have been saving every penny to make sure I don't spend on unnecessary things.
Even after the big crash of 2008, another six months passed before things reached rock-bottom. So now we have to be smart. We have to make money to put aside and work as much as possible, so long as there is work and money, take whatever you can, pay your bills as soon as possible, put aside money just in case for a rainy day, and stay calm.
Who knows, maybe even fill up your pockets. With the big crash of October 2021, you will be able to buy stocks cheaply and in 2025 they will be worth a fortune. You can't survive crises if you don't anticipate the future and if you don't keep your head.
In light of these hectic times, I am so grateful for having started studying philosophy and that over the next five years, until my PhD is complete, I will be able to deal with the latest social trends.
So that I won't drown in this massive flow of information and the storm of digitization, philosophy has to be part of the core curriculum for every school pupil. It helps me in this period more than any therapy session.
