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David Leonhardt is ~15 years younger than Friedman and Brooks. They are dipshit generalists and he's just a dipshit covid specialist but I do believe he could come into his own in the very near future.

  • star_wraith [he/him]
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    3 years ago

    You know how I can tell this columnist (or anyone else for that matter) is a selfish prick? Seeing COVID only in terms of personal risk and not societal risk. I wear a mask more so I don't potentially get more vulnerable people sick.

    • inshallah2 [none/use name]
      hexagon
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      3 years ago

      personal risk [vs] societal risk

      It really is shocking to me how many Americans can't see that at all. And it's not exactly rocket science. It's about as simple as can be.

      • Mother [any]
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        3 years ago

        All fun and games until you get in a car accident and there’s no ambulances

    • chiefecula [none/use name]
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      3 years ago

      yeah, masks are basically completely useless at stopping you from getting covid, everyone should wear masks so they don't spread the disease to other people

      on one hand, it baffles me how many people don't understand this simple fact, but on the other hand if everyone knew that then everyone would immediately stop wearing masks so it's better this way

      • OfficialBenGarrison [he/him]
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        3 years ago

        If exploitation of the global south stopped overnight, the US would absolutely collapse harder than any civilization has in history.

        How the hell can anything get done in a country where the attitude is "caring is for losers"?