To summarize this book in a single sentence, it was a compilation of the logic and justifications used by governments to control citizens during the pandemic era—viewed from a globalist perspective—borrowing opinions from authorities across various fields. The title “Homo Sapiens in the Pandemic Era” seemed chosen to imply that humanity has continuously evolved and will wisely navigate this pandemic period. However, after learning that COVID-19 was not a naturally occurring pandemic but a virus leaked from the Wuhan bioweapons research facility, and that humanity is not merely an evolving higher animal but the only being with a soul, I realized the book’s investigations by experts in various fields were manipulated and its arguments illogical.

Particularly in times of national crisis, I came to understand later what actually happened when the government, based on strong policies, controlled individual freedoms for the sake of citizen safety and the public good. For instance, the very notion that masks must be worn to prevent virus spread was non-medical, and the ambiguous policy of social distancing was unscientific. In South Korea’s case, they went a step further, unhesitatingly engaging in inhumane practices like tracking the personal locations of COVID-19 patients through a QR code check-in system. At the time, all these irrational policies were lauded as K-quarantine, with self-congratulatory claims that the government had smoothly managed mask supply and distribution without the mask shortages seen in the US. However, Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s book Vaccine Betrayal revealed that all this was orchestrated by Dr. Fauci of the U.S. National Institutes of Health, a globalist backed by Bill Gates, and a small group of elite medical professionals. They either manipulated research papers or systematically blocked the use of existing, proven vaccines and medications that could have sufficed for an initial response to COVID-19.

Meanwhile, the book explained the inevitability that the four pillars of capitalism sustained over the past 40 years—industrial globalization, urbanization of life, financialization of value, and marketization of the environment—were shaken by the pandemic, necessitating the emergence of a new order and values. However, the reality is that to stimulate the stagnant economy caused by government market intervention and control, massive amounts of money were printed. This liquidity drove real estate and stock markets to peak bubble levels, despite the real economy’s slump. While the economy was explained using plausible indicators showing asset markets growing in a K-shape while the real economy declined, a simple analysis reveals that when the government distributed disaster relief funds, most of that money flowed into stock or cryptocurrency investments. As people gradually stopped working, the real economy remained stagnant. This seemed like a plan to artificially wreck the market economy by predetermining the worst possible outcome.

Furthermore, when national border closures temporarily restricted existing international logistics and disrupted supply chains, creating ongoing chaos, some countries did adopt reshoring policies to bring overseas production facilities back home. However, the fact that only China’s production facilities operated during the peak of the pandemic allowed one to guess which country was the biggest beneficiary and criminal state of the pandemic.

After the roughly two-year pandemic period starting in early 2020, as the world gradually lifted lockdowns and attempted to return to normal, China alone imposed a belated lockdown on Shanghai in March 2022. This was peculiar. The reality of human rights abuses against citizens in Shanghai and news of the deaths of high-profile politicians suspected to be political purges further confirmed that this period was far from normal.

Meanwhile, experts arguing that the climate crisis is the root cause of COVID-19 maintained that humanity has reached a point where it must break free from fossil fuel-based economic growth and build a new economic system grounded in green energy. However, the greatest scam perpetrated on humanity—the climate crisis based on environmental apocalypticism—is gradually being exposed by data. The illusion that non-existent dinosaur bones melted into oil is now widely recognized by those in the know. Moreover, many people have awakened during the Moon Jae-in administration to the fact that the reason for promoting alternative energy policies—which are highly inefficient and bankrupt national finances—by fanning fears that oil will soon run out, is the ulterior motive of leftist politicians seeking to throw a lavish spending spree with massive government budgets.

Finally, during the COVID period, reduced human interaction led to widespread depression, giving rise to the new term ‘COVID blues’. As many aspects of daily life shifted online, even churches adopted non-face-to-face online worship services. Increased time spent at home spurred trends like home interior design and plant purchases, temporarily boosting those industries. I too seized a business opportunity by offering early morning side dish deliveries. Even now, I remember one of the happiest moments as when, while making early morning deliveries, customers would leave snacks or drinks in shopping bags at their door with a small note expressing their gratitude. I was thankful that even during the abnormal period of COVID-19 restrictions, I lived each day diligently with faith, as Homo Fidei.