The changed time: how Corona turned our life upside down

The changed time: how Corona turned our life upside down

Wien, Österreich - The Landgasthof in Kaiserbrunn, traditional in the possession of the city of Vienna, is in front of the final. During the Corona pandemic, entrepreneur Bernd Scharfegger started to revitalize the restaurant with his family under the name "Am Wasserwerk". "Our take-away service was well received," he looks back. But the return to normality failed-the number of guests, especially outside the summer months, significantly, such as the Noen

The closure of the inn is not an isolated case. The Corona crisis has not only turned social life upside down, but also shaken the economic structures worldwide. According to an analysis in Springer , the state measures to contain pandemic, such as Lockdowns and contact restrictions, have fundamentally questioned social and economic order. The expression "Refiguration of Rooms" describes this state in which social spaces were redefined and social contacts were heavily regulated. Time also became the game ball of state measures: the need to restrict social contacts led to a massive decline in mobility and thus to a decom modification of time. Instead of a smooth functioning time management, many people experienced a gradual slowdown in everyday life.

This state not only brought new dynamics in dealing with time and social spaces, but also challenges in the perception of the future. Companies and individuals faced massive uncertainties - the usual structures of planning and investing were turned upside down. The pandemic thus revealed how narrow the line between a stable economic and social life and erosion is precisely these structures. While some spoke of a decline in quality of life, others experienced a completely new dimension of leisure activities. These changes also include steadily growing digitization in various areas of life, which proved to be essential during the restrictions.