Will COVID-19 Give Way To Better Human Habits?
Our Earth consumption habits are affected by pandemics.
When millions die, it is difficult, if not impossible, to “look on the bright side.” But giant impacts leave impressions upon people that do change human habits. The question is, will our pollution and habitat destruction habits improve, or get worse?
Although all events have outcomes which become tragedy for some, those same events also drive advantages, even for some victims. Most often, dramatic life events do not result in a zero-sum game.
Life on Earth is a balancing act between all species. Right now, the dominant species is facing some hard lessons.
During the Black Death, waves of sweeping death in Europe led to a disintegration of peasant serfdom, a spark for the renaissance, the slow collapse of absolute monarchy, a return to more equality for women (as they became vital workers). It also led to evolved immune response that survivors passed down to the present, as well as more understanding about medical treatments and anatomy. Even the widespread use of the printing press became possible given the tremendous quantity of inherited cotton rag.
