Covid-19 is nature's wake-up call to complacent civilisation

Really thought-provoking read by George Monbiot “We have been living in a bubble, a bubble of false comfort and denial. In the rich nations, we have begun to believe we have transcended the material world. The wealth we’ve accumulated – often at the expense of others – has shielded us from reality. Living behind screens, passing between capsules – our houses, cars, offices and shopping malls – we persuaded ourselves that contingency had retreated, that we had reached the point all civilisations seek: insulation from natural hazards.”

Covid-19 is nature’s wake-up call to complacent civilisation | TheGuardian