Suddenly (?) a society that was discussing robot nurses and 3D printing of human organs proved to be defenseless against such an elemental structure as an RNA virus.

In the USA, with the most modern - as it appeared - healthcare system, health workers were forced to wear garbage bags because protective suits had run out.

Free market zealots discovered the need for state intervention, while proponents of the "end of work" theories discovered the irreplaceable role of the Unseen, those working in the food chain, delivery services, and the production of medical supplies.

Globalization enthusiasts closed borders, and advocates of a "united Europe" found themselves facing a European Union dominated by "every man for himself."

Missionaries of a healthcare model that should operate on market terms discovered the irreplaceable role of the public health system.

On one hand, these contradictions. On the other hand, the lockdown and the realization that the post-coronavirus (p.c.) world will be very different. What lies behind all this? Can internal consistencies be traced, correlations between seemingly unrelated factors be deciphered?

As the raw material of the book was gathered step by step, day by day, the puzzle's picture began to form more clearly; the foundational principles that permeated the developments like a "red thread" began to take shape. We could call them the Knights of the Capitalist Apocalypse: private property - commodification - exploitation - competition - oppression.

The pandemic brought them clearly to the forefront. And with them the question: "What kind of world do we want?"