2022 held great promise—for starters, travel restrictions were finally lifted, mask mandates ceased almost entirely, and for the most part, everything appeared to be going back to business as usual. After 2020 was lost to COVID-19 and 2021 merely scratched the surface of recovery, the expectations for 2022 were simple: stability and revival. As we entered 2022, many thought we would emerge into a better, more predictable world.