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For a few decades, the world has been turned upside down: moral values, forms of daily life, modes of production, communication and relating to nature, social and power structures change at an accelerated rate, and this vertigo of uncertainties unleashes insecurities , not to say melancholy at the lost. And, as if that were not enough, the pandemic arrives. It is not easy to account for this critical moment. However, that is the risk that Esteban Hernández lucidly assumes in this work. With the combination of erudition and amenity typical of the best essays, Hernández resorts to historical analogies and quotes from high culture and popular culture to interpret the milestones that are convulsing this time: from the rise of China to globalization, from nationalism to succession From financial crises, from runaway digitization to the looming apocalypse of climate change that is leading to a green economy that may not be as pristine as it appears. In addition, the author provides a wealth of, and often fearsome, information on international politics, interests crossed between great powers, technology companies and financial funds with examples that do not bode well. The apparent asepsis and sanity of a new reality that presents itself as a single and reasonable thought while devastating everything it touches requires immediate intervention. Question of survival in the face of changes that overwhelm us. And, given this panorama, that's what this book is about: understanding and rethinking the world with the tools we have: culture and thought; As the author points out, citing Sun Tzu: "War is a moral contest that is won in temples rather than on battlefields." This is how it all begins.