From: Fast Company Compass - Thursday Jan 21, 2021 02:06 pm
Fast Company Compass
We’re not out of the woods, not yet. One year after the first case of COVID-19 was detected in the U.S., more than 400,000 people have died and ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ 
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We’re not out of the woods, not yet. One year after the first case of COVID-19 was detected in the U.S., more than 400,000 people have died and thousands of businesses have shuttered. On the political front, our democracy endured a months long campaign to subvert the presidential election, culminating in a violent insurrection at the U.S. Capitol.

But at Fast Company, we’re also looking to the future. Amid the horrors of 2020, we saw the world awaken to the power of new technology and radical ideas, from mRNA and BLM to satellite internet and sustainable fashion. So as a new president takes office with a mandate to build back better, we’re pausing to reflect on these lights in the darkness. Here are 21 reasons to hope in 2021.

Benjamin Landy
 
21 reasons to hope in 2021

On year after coronavirus was first diagnosed in the United States, and on the first full day of a new administration in Washington, here’s what is giving us hope for the years ahead.

 
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I’ve been calling for the breakup of Big Tech for years. But the last few months of 2020 give me hope that antitrust action is actually going to happen.

 
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Hollywood is redefining Peak TV—for better and for worse

The COVID-19 pandemic has made productions more complicated and costly. Are limited series the future?

 
 
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The office as we know it is over—and that’s a good thing

2021 will be the year we finally get to enjoy the true benefits of the remote work revolution. Herewith, three predictions for a post-office future.

 
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How easy will it be to update the COVID vaccine if the virus mutates too much?

As the virus infects more people, it’s starting to change. If one of the new variants can evade the vaccines, is it a fixable problem? Yes—though it might take some time.

 
co.design
How Trump gave rise to the aesthetics of hate

The 45th president is out. But the world he leaves behind still needs to be reckoned with.

 
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366 headlines that tell the story of the pandemic

Starting with “Seafood market in China’s Wuhan shut down over pneumonia scare,” this poster explains the fight against COVID-19 using one news story a day.

 
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It’s time to start treating Trump like a fringe cult leader

Now that Trump’s presidency has ended in total disgrace, media outlets should drastically reconsider granting him any more screen time.

 
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Decoding the fashion at Biden’s inauguration

Bernie’s mittens. Harris’s purple coat. And a whole lot of Ralph Lauren.

 
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NEWS
Amazon offers vaccine help: What you need to know
Amazon has offered to assist President Biden with distributing coronavirus vaccines in a letter sent from Dave Clark, the CEO of its worldwide consumer business, to Biden on the day of his inauguration.
In the letter, the company said it wants to assist not only in the onsite vaccination of its own “essential workers” at warehouses and Whole Foods Market stores but also help vaccinate the public more generally.
The letter drew criticism on social media, with some questioning why the company seemed to have waited until Biden took office. Amazon countered by saying it had been in touch with federal officials during the Trump administration. 
Vaccination efforts have been frustratingly slow. Biden has pledged 100 million doses of the vaccine would be administrated within his first 100 days in office.
 
 
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