Normal Is Just Another Word For Yesterday

By Tibor Shanto
You don’t need to look far today to see someone going off about the “new normal.” While it is easy to understand why people choose this lens, I find it a bit self-serving and potentially risky in the current environment. In a world where the only constant, is change, normal is just another word for yesterday.
We are living through an unprecedented experience, completely new to everyone. Further, we are still in the early stage of the unknown, each day bringing new challenges, testing accepted norms. Looking for a new normal while knowing it will irrelevant in 24 – 48 hours, is a futile exercise. I understand that keeps the idle feel busy, and a great soapbox for pundits, and it certainly makes for a good intro. But, looking for new normal, and basing long term action on them is wrong.
Who Needs New?
We live in a society where somehow