I absolutely agree that the question of origins is mostly boring — either way, it should behoove us to get cracking on preventing the next coronavirus epidemic. We're onto 3 over the past two decades, and I suspect we've got more to come.
It was funny, I was having dinner with friends last night, one of whom reads this newsletter. He star…
I absolutely agree that the question of origins is mostly boring — either way, it should behoove us to get cracking on preventing the next coronavirus epidemic. We're onto 3 over the past two decades, and I suspect we've got more to come.
It was funny, I was having dinner with friends last night, one of whom reads this newsletter. He starts talking about how wild it is that we spent so long denying the lab leak theory because it's now been confirmed. I, confused, say: but...it hasn't been. It's still very unlikely. Him and his partner look at me befuddled. "But the New York Times said it's been confirmed!"
So, yeah, media does love a narrative. And people pick up on the topline, even when we try desperately to shove in all the nuance below.
I absolutely agree that the question of origins is mostly boring — either way, it should behoove us to get cracking on preventing the next coronavirus epidemic. We're onto 3 over the past two decades, and I suspect we've got more to come.
It was funny, I was having dinner with friends last night, one of whom reads this newsletter. He starts talking about how wild it is that we spent so long denying the lab leak theory because it's now been confirmed. I, confused, say: but...it hasn't been. It's still very unlikely. Him and his partner look at me befuddled. "But the New York Times said it's been confirmed!"
So, yeah, media does love a narrative. And people pick up on the topline, even when we try desperately to shove in all the nuance below.