Skip to content
  • Home Home Home, current page.
  • Moments Moments Moments, current page.

Saved searches

  • Remove
  • In this conversation
    Verified accountProtected Tweets @
Suggested users
  • Verified accountProtected Tweets @
  • Verified accountProtected Tweets @
  • Language: English
    • Bahasa Indonesia
    • Bahasa Melayu
    • Català
    • Čeština
    • Dansk
    • Deutsch
    • English UK
    • Español
    • Filipino
    • Français
    • Hrvatski
    • Italiano
    • Magyar
    • Nederlands
    • Norsk
    • Polski
    • Português
    • Română
    • Slovenčina
    • Suomi
    • Svenska
    • Tiếng Việt
    • Türkçe
    • Ελληνικά
    • Български език
    • Русский
    • Српски
    • Українська мова
    • עִבְרִית
    • العربية
    • فارسی
    • मराठी
    • हिन्दी
    • বাংলা
    • ગુજરાતી
    • தமிழ்
    • ಕನ್ನಡ
    • ภาษาไทย
    • 한국어
    • 日本語
    • 简体中文
    • 繁體中文
  • Have an account? Log in
    Have an account?
    · Forgot password?

    New to Twitter?
    Sign up
LinchZhang's profile
Linch
Linch
Linch
@LinchZhang

Tweets

Linch

@LinchZhang

To see the world as it is, rather than as i wish it to be. Forecaster, bookworm, longtermist. Not an epidemiologist.

Joined May 2020

Tweets

  • © 2022 Twitter
  • About
  • Help Center
  • Terms
  • Privacy policy
  • Cookies
  • Ads info
Dismiss
Previous
Next

Go to a person's profile

Saved searches

  • Remove
  • In this conversation
    Verified accountProtected Tweets @
Suggested users
  • Verified accountProtected Tweets @
  • Verified accountProtected Tweets @

Promote this Tweet

Block

  • Tweet with a location

    You can add location information to your Tweets, such as your city or precise location, from the web and via third-party applications. You always have the option to delete your Tweet location history. Learn more

    Your lists

    Create a new list


    Under 100 characters, optional

    Privacy

    Copy link to Tweet

    Embed this Tweet

    Embed this Video

    Add this Tweet to your website by copying the code below. Learn more

    Add this video to your website by copying the code below. Learn more

    Hmm, there was a problem reaching the server.

    By embedding Twitter content in your website or app, you are agreeing to the Twitter Developer Agreement and Developer Policy.

    Preview

    Why you're seeing this ad

    Log in to Twitter

    · Forgot password?
    Don't have an account? Sign up »

    Sign up for Twitter

    Not on Twitter? Sign up, tune into the things you care about, and get updates as they happen.

    Sign up
    Have an account? Log in »

    Two-way (sending and receiving) short codes:

    Country Code For customers of
    United States 40404 (any)
    Canada 21212 (any)
    United Kingdom 86444 Vodafone, Orange, 3, O2
    Brazil 40404 Nextel, TIM
    Haiti 40404 Digicel, Voila
    Ireland 51210 Vodafone, O2
    India 53000 Bharti Airtel, Videocon, Reliance
    Indonesia 89887 AXIS, 3, Telkomsel, Indosat, XL Axiata
    Italy 4880804 Wind
    3424486444 Vodafone
    » See SMS short codes for other countries

    Confirmation

     

    Welcome home!

    This timeline is where you’ll spend most of your time, getting instant updates about what matters to you.

    Tweets not working for you?

    Hover over the profile pic and click the Following button to unfollow any account.

    Say a lot with a little

    When you see a Tweet you love, tap the heart — it lets the person who wrote it know you shared the love.

    Spread the word

    The fastest way to share someone else’s Tweet with your followers is with a Retweet. Tap the icon to send it instantly.

    Join the conversation

    Add your thoughts about any Tweet with a Reply. Find a topic you’re passionate about, and jump right in.

    Learn the latest

    Get instant insight into what people are talking about now.

    Get more of what you love

    Follow more accounts to get instant updates about topics you care about.

    Find what's happening

    See the latest conversations about any topic instantly.

    Never miss a Moment

    Catch up instantly on the best stories happening as they unfold.

    1. zeynep tufekci‏Verified account @zeynep 11 Jan 2021

      I put a lot on the line, personally, to advocate for mask-wearing when it wasn't US or global policy and spent an enormous amount of my life last year on trying to increase mask wearing AND I DEEPLY HATE THIS MESSAGE—with 44k retweets😱—BECAUSE IT IS WRONG AND COUNTERPRODUCTIVE.pic.twitter.com/l3UcG7lJud

      38 replies 249 retweets 1,534 likes
      Show this thread
      Linch‏ @LinchZhang 11 Jan 2021
      Replying to @zeynep

      I'm moderately impressed by the general take that kinda coalesced among the intelligentsia of "(Western) governments and experts did everything right but the proles just won't listen and this is why things are as bad as they are." Seems to be somewhat distant from reality.

      10:49 AM - 11 Jan 2021
      • 35 Retweets
      • 281 Likes
      • Judd Rosenblatt Dedicating Ruckus Jotto 🔍 Kyle Bogosian 💡 Sawyer Tamay Besiroglu Keller Scholl dinaline 🦕 Nescience
      6 replies 35 retweets 281 likes
        1. Linch‏ @LinchZhang 11 Jan 2021
          Replying to @LinchZhang @zeynep

          It'd be excusable if 2020 was unique historically and "good gov't needed to keep ppl in check, otherwise mass riots+panic will always happen" was the historical norm. But if anything gov'ts consistently underestimate ppl's resilience and overestimate hate https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4422154/ …pic.twitter.com/FQ10GEaxro

          0 replies 3 retweets 42 likes
          Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. Undo
          Undo
        1. New conversation
        2. Jay Lowell‏ @JLowellBK 11 Jan 2021
          Replying to @LinchZhang @zeynep

          I always want to ask people who say stuff like that to point to the historical examples of pandemics that simply went away because everyone decided to "follow the rules" or whatever.

          2 replies 0 retweets 6 likes
        3. Linch‏ @LinchZhang 11 Jan 2021
          Replying to @JLowellBK @zeynep

          Depends on what you mean by just "follow the rules." Some pandemics/potential pandemics do "go away" through dedicated non-pharmaceutical interventions, SARS 1 being the obvious comparison point.

          1 reply 0 retweets 1 like
        4. Show replies
        1. New conversation
        2. Estarianne, BS, MA, A.N.T.I.F.A.  👩🏼‍💻‏ @estarianne 11 Jan 2021
          Replying to @LinchZhang @zeynep

          Literally today the Dem governor of NY made it clear that keeping businesses open was the priority over saving lives. This is why the virus is raging here.

          1 reply 0 retweets 1 like
        3. Show replies
        1. This Tweet is unavailable.
        2. Ned B-H‏ @nedbh 11 Jan 2021
          Replying to @bergerbell @LinchZhang @zeynep

          The disconnect modern society has with the inevitability of death plays a big part in this. The enormous “covid deaths” numbers are thrown around with no appreciation of how many people die in any given year.

          3 replies 0 retweets 15 likes
        3. Show replies
        1. Eat the Bugs‏ @ppdSalt 11 Jan 2021
          Replying to @LinchZhang @zeynep

          Yeah cuz it's easier for the authorities to blame the plebs than admit that they bungled it on an epic scale in February, leaving everyone high and dry fighting a lost battle ever since.

          0 replies 0 retweets 2 likes
          Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. Undo
          Undo

      Loading seems to be taking a while.

      Twitter may be over capacity or experiencing a momentary hiccup. Try again or visit Twitter Status for more information.

        Promoted Tweet

        false

        • © 2022 Twitter
        • About
        • Help Center
        • Terms
        • Privacy policy
        • Cookies
        • Ads info