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Welcome to the age of the hermit consumer

The world economy is witnessing a $600bn-a-year shift in behaviour

正文：In some ways covid-19 was a blip. After soaring in 2020,unemployment across the rich world quickly dropped to pre-pandemic lows. Countries re-attained their pre-covid GDP in short order. And yet, more than two years after lockdowns were lifted, at least one change is enduring: consumer habits across the rich world have shifted decisively, and perhaps permanently. Welcome to the age of the hermit.

知識點：blip n. a bright light flashing on the screen of a piece of equipment, sometimes with a short high sound 目標（顯示）標志（儀表屏幕上的閃亮光點，有時伴有短促尖聲）

a change in a process or situation, usually when it gets worse for a short time before it gets better; a temporary problem 變故；暫時性問題

a temporary blip 暫時的麻煩

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