The problem is incentives. I absolutely agree that we should build more. Building brings us closer to the world outlined in the essay.
But building more doesn't solve the kind of problem like how we were unprepared for the Corona virus.
Neither in the health care system nor on the political level are there any incentives to act in the long term, taking rare events into account.
Preparing for rare events does neither help the current quarterly figures nor a re-election. On the contrary, such preparations require money and attention. When the disaster is there, a government can act in crisis mode. Sums that seemed unimaginable before can be waved through quickly. Even governments that have been in power long enough to take precautions are now getting approval for at least not failing completely in the crisis. And with the approval won, the government still has no incentive to change anything in the long run.
We need to adapt our systems to reward long-term incentives and preparation for rare events. I doubt, however, that the actors will be able to make these adjustments on their own.