COVID reveals consequences of our collective decision to coast, to pretend we’re making progress while stagnating, to neglect boring, expensive maintenance of critical systems.
@pmarca’s inspiring call to action, if you somehow missed it:https://twitter.com/pmarca/status/1251634412334141440 …
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"Collective", eh? As
@cory_foy points out, the people who work in disaster preparedness weren't allowed to be part of that collective decision. Pretty much anyone concerned with resilience was excluded. I don't agree with all of https://blog.coryfoy.com/2020/04/its-time-to-act-a-response-to-marc-andreessen/ … but it's worth a read.2 replies 2 retweets 3 likes -
Yes, some good points in this, especially at the beginning! However, I think “it’s the Bad Tribe’s fault!” is probably the #1 obstacle to progress in the US now.
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I've started over the past year to think that binary tribalism is a weak analysis. I myself feel part of multiple tribes, and I suspect others do too. We might make progress by not emphasizing each person's most oppositional tribe.
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So I think the problem is not teaching the hoi polloi like you and me not to be tribal, but to dismantle the incentives for media companies and political parties to emphasize, exaggerate, and grow the worst parts of us.
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I agree strongly with that!
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