“We will not return to the norm,” but “to miss the possibilities of a serious crisis is stupid”

Today there are many predictions about what awaits us after the end of the pandemic . Most experts agree that the world will not remain the same. It all depends on the reaction of the authorities and citizens to coronavirus and economic consequences. There is hope that humanity will be able to take the opportunity to rebuild some schemes, to make them better and more humane.

In the economy, some researchers suggest , several scenarios may be embodied (slide into barbarism or build a large socialist society based on mutual assistance). In Longrid The Guardian, publicist Peter Baker talks about a pessimistic and optimistic views on our possible future.

New 1984

The pessimistic point of view is that the crisis exacerbates the shortcomings of society. The famous American historian Mike Davis, who wrote a book about the threat of bird flu (2005), notes that in an absolutely rational world, international pandemic would lead to an increase in internationalism. People would increase the production of basic essential items - test sets, masks, respirators - not only for their own needs, but also for more poor countries.

“But we live in the irrational world. So it is difficult to be surprised at such a amount of xenophobia and racism, calls for isolation. This will only increase the number of dead and increase suffering. ”

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