2020 was a very difficult year for all of us. 2021 has been even harder. When we say that the pandemic never ends, natural disasters increase around the world, crises, and annoying agendas, we also finished 2021 without understanding how it started.
Bill Gates, in a blog post, explained at length that he had similar feelings in 2021 and what we have to look at 2022 more optimistically after this challenging year. As you know, Bill Gates shares articles on various topics from book recommendations to agenda evaluations on his personal blog, and it is a kind of ‘tradition’ to publish an article at the end of each year in which he evaluates that year.
‘Reasons for optimism after a tough year’
The title of Bill Gates’ article for 2021 is ‘Reasons for optimism after a difficult year’. The article is quite long and a very detailed 2021 summary. In the article, which talks about the pandemic, vaccines and the difficulties related to the ‘new normal’ in general, some events that make us say ‘did it happen this year’ are also appearing again. Like the ‘Ever Given’ ship that blocked the Suez Canal and occupied our agenda for weeks.
Addressing the issues of hopelessness, polarization, the devastating impact of the agenda and the ‘contributions’ of the media (both social and traditional) to this issue in general, Gates said, “This is where I usually put my ideas on how to solve the problem. But the truth is, I don’t have the answers either. I plan to continue researching and reading the ideas of others, especially young people. “I wonder how young people who are so connected to the Internet will solve a problem so related to the Internet,” he says, expressing his curiosity.
Explaining his ideas about the impact of 2021 on digitalization, Bill Gates said that digitalization and the pandemic have a lasting effect, especially in the field of education and ‘work models’. So aside from all these agendas, why does Bll Gates say we can be ‘optimistic’ for 2022?
If we look at the general message here, Bill Gates says that ‘the end of the pandemic is in sight’ for 2022. In addition, Gates says that the developments in the treatment and prevention of diseases such as HIV and Alzheimer’s are exciting for 2022, and he thinks that there will be important developments in green energy in 2022.
If you want to take a look at this article, which has a total reading time of 27 minutes and will remind you of 2021 in many ways, you can click here.
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