> As the global pandemic leaves us frozen in place, it’s impossible to imagine a future that resembles the past. What if we never imagined the future? Is a fu

> As the global pandemic leaves us frozen in place, it’s impossible to imagine a future that resembles the past. What if we never imagined the future? Is a future that is no more than the past any more than an eternal present? > There will be no return to normalcy. Instead, we’ll need to create a new reality that’s resilient, anti-fragile and grounded in flexible, empathetic values as we re-enter the physical world with a new perspective. Having re-watched The Perverts Guide to Ideology recently (having been given the time to do so by this mess most of us are currently in) I keep recalling the quote: "We should draw a line of distinction within the very field of our dreams. Between those who are the right dreams pointing towards a dimension effectively beyond our existing society and the wrong dreams: the dreams which are just an idealized consumerist reflection, mirror image of our society." Like so much else, is anything presented in articles such as this really change, or is it merely the reallocation of the now? "How come it is easier for us to imagine the end of all life on earth – an asteroid hitting the planet – than a modest change in our economic order?" Even within the heart of the current situation, has this idea really fractured, or been proved utterly correct? "And, of course, we have a perfect name for fantasy realized. It’s called “nightmare”. Fantasy realized." But if our fantasies are essentially the present moment, do we just have nightmare circling nightmare?