There are so many overloaded reasons to scale back the disastrous global 'economy' (not least of which is that we either do it at a time of our choosing, or eco

There are so many overloaded reasons to scale back the disastrous global 'economy' (not least of which is that we either do it at a time of our choosing, or ecosystem collapses will eventually do it for us), that the pandemic is almost redundant as motivation. So I'm sympathetic to your notion. On the other hand, I suspect heavily propagandised blinkers are even harder to shift during a crisis than in more stable times. Fearful people are driven to protect what they have, and are apt to react violently to do so. The "normal" global economy is a catastrophe, but we'll have to return to it (if such is possible) for some time at least.