Pessimistic take: if omicron *is* mild, many people will assume it means we can declare victory.
But lethality could re-emerge in an omicron-derived strain, and if everyone gets omicron there'll be more of us incubating mutations, so it'll happen sooner rather than later.
— Charlie Stross (@cstross) December 12, 2021
And also, the dinosaurs might come back and eat us all as we sleep. Could happen. And also, plants could sprout arms and throttle us until we all die.
Also, penguins could peck us to death. Yup.