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    Paul Graham‏Verified account @paulg 21 Mar 2020

    This epidemic shows one advantage of having many different countries instead of a single world government. They can try different solutions to a problem and then copy whichever works best.

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      2. Alex Bugeja‏ @arbuge 21 Mar 2020
        Replying to @jordanhenderson @paulg

        To really get the benefit of this we're going to need to stop domestic travel. Free for all interstate travel (highways and roads not just planes) is not compatible with that. Just spreads infection from the "bad" states to the better ones. Need to restrict to freight only.

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      1. Sorin not Sorry  ⬜ 🟥 ⬜‏ @lsorin81 21 Mar 2020
        Replying to @paulg

        This model would prerequisite transparency

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      2. Jake Kozloski‏ @jakozloski 21 Mar 2020
        Replying to @arcancelik @paulg

        Do governments ever do this in practice though?

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      2. Sam Witteveen‏ @Sam_Witteveen 21 Mar 2020
        Replying to @paulg

        But is the US really copying any best practices?

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      3. ME‏ @HUMANBEINGONE 21 Mar 2020
        Replying to @Sam_Witteveen @paulg

        Unless is is following the success of China in Wuhan I guess the answer to that is no.

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      2. Evgeny Cherpak‏ @cherpake 21 Mar 2020
        Replying to @paulg

        And they can self isolate by closing the borders

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      3. Parul Tongaria‏ @parultongaria 21 Mar 2020
        Replying to @cherpake @paulg

        Not if you're China 😑

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      2. Parul Tongaria‏ @parultongaria 21 Mar 2020
        Replying to @MaxDemian36 @paulg

        But I disagree. If anything, @WHO has been helpful. Without their clear msgs, information, and the fact that there's one single source for medical information, improved the chances against panic.

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