New Slavoj Zizek book Pandemic! seems prophetic for the new reality that could emerge after the COVID-19 catastrophy ends.
https://www.orbooks.com/catalog/pandemic/
Just one representative fragment:
Hegel wrote that the only thing we can learn from
history is that we learn nothing from history, so I doubt
the epidemic will make us any wiser. The only thing that
is clear is that the virus will shatter the very foundations
of our lives, causing not only an immense amount of suffering
but also economic havoc conceivably worse than
the Great Recession. There is no return to normal, the
new “normal” will have to be constructed on the ruins
of our old lives, or we will find ourselves in a new barbarism
whose signs are already clearly discernible. It will
not be enough to treat the epidemic as an unfortunate
accident, to get rid of its consequences and return to the
smooth functioning of the old way of doing things, with
perhaps some adjustments to our healthcare arrangements.
We will have to raise the key question: What is
wrong with our system that we were caught unprepared
by the catastrophe despite scientists warning us about it
for years? (Zizek, 2020: 3-4)
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