No Mercy / No Malice: Post Post Corona

Pandemic Impact

The pandemic accelerated the adoption of telehealth services worldwide, transforming healthcare delivery. Scott Galloway highlights how virtual visits surged tenfold during the crisis, and although they have decreased, they remain significantly higher than pre-pandemic levels 1. This shift has the potential to evolve healthcare from a disease-driven industry to one focused on overall health. Galloway notes, "The percentage of virtual visits exploded tenfold during the crisis, and while they've come down, they're still much more common than pre-crisis."

The percentage of virtual visits exploded tenfold during the crisis, and while they've come down, they're still much more common than pre-crisis.

--- Scott Galloway

The pandemic's impact extended beyond healthcare, affecting various sectors and accelerating existing trends. Galloway reflects on how markets initially tanked but then rebounded, with companies like Zoom and Moderna capitalizing on new opportunities 2.

   

Healthcare Shift

The healthcare industry underwent significant transformations due to the adoption of telehealth. Scott Galloway discusses how Amazon's acquisition of One Medical exemplifies the shift towards integrating healthcare with technology, making services more accessible through smartphones and delivery vans 1. This integration could unlock enormous societal benefits by shifting the focus from reactive to proactive healthcare. Galloway emphasizes, "This writ large could be an enormous unlock evolve healthcare from a defensive, disease-driven industry to, wait for it, health care."

This writ large could be an enormous unlock evolve healthcare from a defensive, disease-driven industry to, wait for it, health care.

--- Scott Galloway

The pandemic also highlighted the role of media in shaping public perception, with Galloway noting the capitalism of enraging and catastrophizing that colors societal views 1.