He’s notes in 2016 people stopped thinking his work was silly and started started asking when the end is coming.

It underscores something I’ve been thinking for a while. We’re gradually shifting to a victim mentality. We don’t fight bad stuff anymore.

We’re the country that did the Manhattan project, and got a man in the moon. Why can’t we fight a virus.

It's possible were in a slow decline. Rome didn't fall in a day.

This line actually scares me....

"So here is a simple reminder, which may sound silly but is truer than you might want to admit: the mayor from Jaws (the man who insisted on keeping the beaches open) is still the mayor in Jaws 2."

Wait till you hear how Boris Johnson feels about said mayor!

https://www.theguardian.com/film/2020/mar/13/boris-johnson-c....

That is a great read! And now the circle is complete and he can be his own hero and Jaws has him: https://time.com/5811257/boris-johnson-coronavirus-positive/

Nice write up but I didn’t see anything too insightful. It all seems pretty obvious.

sounds very western/us-centric.

i have been curious about japan and how they handled the crisis. they are projecting to re-open schools very soon.