There is an old saying originating from ancient China that at face value sounds like a wish of good tidings, but is actually meant to be something more like a curse: “May you live in interesting times.” It is meant to convey the difficulties and struggles that come with living through inflection points in history. As decades go, so far the 2020s have certainly been interesting. Seemingly from the get-go, we as global citizens have been subjected to a series of far-reaching crises and destabilizing geopolitical events, from the early months of 2020 when the COVID-19 pandemic and resulting government…