When revolutions take place, things happen quickly. The year of Covid-19 is likely to be an example of how sudden pressure can lead to massive changes, and not necessarily all for the worse once all the consequences are taken into account. The pandemic and associated lockdowns have provided a wake-up call for the world in how things are done at every level.
We have seen in government responses a recognition that the market on its own does not provide. To ensure society does not suffer shocks even worse than a rise in excess deaths, governments around the world have decided economic help is important and even those who used to argue for the discipline of austerity have changed their minds.
The need to deal with an urgent problem has brought groups together to try to solve problems in ways they would not have considered before without the external pressure. Such situations provide a laboratory for ideas where it is possible to see quickly how things work...