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I drafted this in June 2020. I also told people I spoke to about this. 
People were reluctant to believe me. Some thought I was nuts for saying 
this, some called me pessimistic. Eventually I decided against 
publishing this post. But now, in the second half of 2022, I finally 
feel like I can go ahead and post this. I very much doubt anyone's going
 to dismiss it now. I shouldn't have cared in the first place, but hey, 
you live and learn. 
Anyway, here's why I thought this pandemic would last for at least three years. 
 
