On February 26, 2020, a 38-year-old woman from Thessaloniki became the first person in Greece diagnosed with Covid-19. A few days later, our country entered quarantine. The greatest crisis in recent human history had already begun.

How did Greek society respond to the pandemic, the quarantines, and the restrictive measures that followed? How did crucial sectors of the economy like tourism or agri-food respond, and how did we all endure as individuals, separately? What can we learn from past pandemics and economic crises, and what wounds - temporary or permanent - will remain with us after this?

And, most importantly, what ideas emerge from these critical, unprecedented conditions? Is it time for a basic income for all? How will geopolitical balances change after the crisis? And how should humanity's relationship with animals change to prevent further pandemics in the future?

The fifteen texts in this book, written during the first year of the pandemic, provide answers. They contain some of the key ideas that have come to the forefront and become timely and critical due to the pandemic, as well as the fundamental ideas that will constitute the dominant elements of our world after it.