Will the pandemic give way to a period of debauchery?

The renowned American doctor and sociologist

tells

that the god Apollo was, at the same time, a healer and a carrier of diseases.

During the Trojan War, he spread a plague among the Greeks with his silver bow and quiver of arrows to punish them for kidnapping and enslaving Chryseis, the daughter of one of their favorite priests.

That is the reason why his new book, which is now landing in Spain under the seal of La Esfera de los Libros, is entitled

, an essay-key reflection that addresses the deep and lasting impact of the coronavirus on our ways of life. "I thought again of Apollo and his revenge when he contemplated our first rain of arrows of the 21st century more than three thousand years after the events described in The Iliad," comments the author. "It seemed to me that the new coronavirus was

. This catastrophe has called us to face our adversary in a modern way while drawing on the wisdom of the past."

In April 2020, a survey conducted to probe emotional well-being revealed

, compared to the 2019

survey

data. The percentage of people reporting feelings of enjoyment was 64%, compared to 83% in 2019. In contrast, worry (52% versus 35%), sadness (32% versus 23%), and anger (24% versus 15%) were all greater. Additionally, a significant percentage of people also reported boredom (44%) and loneliness (25%) in 2020.

But it is not all bad news. Christakis predicts that

people relentlessly seek opportunities to

as we're seeing. "After a serious epidemic, people feel not just a new sense of purpose but a renewed sense of the possible. The 1920s brought with it widespread use of radio, jazz, the Harlem Renaissance and women's suffrage. True. it's that the 1918 flu pandemic that followed World War I was itself deadlier. " But we can expect to see

similar

once the current pandemic has passed - for example, reflecting the domino effects of more people working from home.

In her book, Christakis also collects how, for example, in many homes

after their children and doing housework during confinement has increased. In addition, the sociologist also pauses to explain how children could benefit from increased independence when,

in pre-pandemic times, many parents 'relaxed' the levels of absolute control when virtual classes were imposed.

Another aspect in which the author stops is

.

During the historical plagues there was an increase in religious fervor as a mechanism to deal with what seemed like indiscriminate deaths.

Appeal to the deities, either out of fear or out of respect, were understandable responses to a catastrophe for which no worldly explanation seemed to be given.

However, disenchantment was also very common

religious, especially when the plague involved a very high number of deaths.

"If the Happy Twenties, which followed the 1918 pandemic, were to serve as a guide, the increase in religiosity and reflection on the immediate and intermediate periods of the pandemic could give way to greater expressions of risk-taking, debauchery or joy to live in the post-pandemic period ", the author maintains.

"I hope to help others understand what we are up against, both biologically and socially, to show that humans have had to

and to explain how we will manage to overcome it, that we will, though after tremendous pain. "

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