The software focused teams all use Linux workstations afaik, look at their job boards and blind. Their embedded systems (robotics / av) are all Linux as well.
The entire world is stuck in a liquidity trap and we have negative real interest rates. No advanced economy has had north of the 2% target for a meaningful amount of time prior to the pandemic. Inflation is something to watch out for. IMO, deflation is the bigger concern.
Source: former deficit hawk convinced hyper-inflation was just around the corner for half a decade.
Why would any country want herd immunity from infection when nearly every developed country has demonstrated the virus can be contained without such a large loss of life? It's not as if the specter of maxed out hospitals on the news for months on end is going to help the economy.
Florida is really thinking outside the box. Schools will have no problem opening up if children have herd immunity. This is the type of creative thinking school administrators have been looking for.