The coronavirus story right now is confusing, full of dogs that didn't bark (places you'd expect to have huge infection rates, that don't). The only common factor is a high degree of certainty by everyone involved about what's going on, and what to do. It reminds me of something!
-
Show this thread
-
I wrote an essay ten years ago about how the cure for scurvy was found and then accidentally lost again. I was provoked into writing it by a fascination with that sense of certainty. People are almost pathologically incapable of believing they don't know. https://idlewords.com/2010/03/scott_and_scurvy.htm …
11 replies 71 retweets 205 likesShow this thread -
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.