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Complex systems, wicked problems. Society, technology, science and more. @UNC professor. @NYTimes columnist. My newsletter is @insight: http://www.theinsight.org 

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    1. zeynep tufekci‏Verified account @zeynep 3 Dec 2021

      zeynep tufekci Retweeted Matthew

      True wordshttps://twitter.com/MatthewDavidH/status/1466490538765529088 …

      zeynep tufekci added,

      Matthew @MatthewDavidH
      Replying to @MariaSale8 @trvrb
      People refuse to accept the reality of exponential growth because it's an extremely inconvenient truth that delaying hard decisions makes things worse.
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    2. zeynep tufekci‏Verified account @zeynep 3 Dec 2021

      zeynep tufekci Retweeted Matt Seiiji Ketai

      Vaccines, globally and equitably, including boosters. Slow spread of Omicron, especially till there’s more clarity through the usual: test, find outbreaks, ventilation/better masks etc. Update vaccines, if necessary along with production capacity. Antivirals but to outbreaks…https://twitter.com/mattketai/status/1466776737086324741 …

      zeynep tufekci added,

      Matt Seiiji Ketai @mattketai
      Replying to @zeynep
      what would your guidance for vaccinated and boosted folks be?/what would you suggest govs to do?
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    3. zeynep tufekci‏Verified account @zeynep 3 Dec 2021

      zeynep tufekci Retweeted Charles Haas

      Good visualization!https://twitter.com/ProfCharlesHaas/status/1436468592715997189 …

      zeynep tufekci added,

      Charles Haas @ProfCharlesHaas
      I don’t know who needs to hear this. I’m tired of people saying “exponential growth has started” Two graphs with same data. Left hand arithmetic plot. Right hand logarithmic plot. Exponential growth (linear on semilog) occurs before you see it on arithmetic scale. pic.twitter.com/WXP7uHr2bl
      4 replies 11 retweets 83 likes
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      zeynep tufekci‏Verified account @zeynep 3 Dec 2021

      zeynep tufekci Retweeted astan

      That's the thing. Early action staves off the need for later harsher action and minimizes suffering. But I understand people are tired. But here we are, and we have to get through the winter—it's still possible Omicron isn't worse, but Delta is still here.https://twitter.com/astannard6/status/1466788466629382146 …

      zeynep tufekci added,

      astan @astannard6
      Replying to @astannard6 @zeynep
      It was an utter failure of PH to expect the masses to accept harsh NPIs for over 2 years. That’s on them, not us. Should have throttled NPIs so PH would still have goodwill when it was actually needed.
      7:30 AM - 3 Dec 2021
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        1. Christopher‏ @ChristoTheran 3 Dec 2021
          Replying to @zeynep

          Completely agree. Thanks for all your work. This may be a wild question, but what is the off-ramp? When do you think we stop worrying about infections and solely focus on severe hospitalizations and deaths?

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        2. Tose Nikolov‏ @ToseNikolov 3 Dec 2021
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          Early action happens early. In the case of this pandemic, that would be January and February of 2020. Before it spread through several countries. By April, the pandemic was going in only one direction, spread everywhere. 2 years into a 3-4 year pandemic isn't early.

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        1. Nate in LA‏ @natem42 3 Dec 2021
          Replying to @zeynep

          It’s less than tired than tired and not willing to take steps to avoid Covid because vaxxed. We have vax mandate here but the restaurants and bars etc. are packed and not really masked.

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        2. OhioAtty14‏ @OhioAtty14 3 Dec 2021
          Replying to @zeynep

          I am double vaxxed (getting booster soon), wife already boosted, all four of our parents boosted, etc. Just relaying that you are out of your GD mind if you think I am going to do a single thing to "stop the spread" this winter. Pandemic is over for us.

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        1. Steph Oatmilk‏ @StephOatmilk 3 Dec 2021
          Replying to @zeynep

          I feel like I'm going crazy because I don't understand what any of the NPIs are meant to be doing. Large gatherings like concerts and sports that can be super spreader events are happening on the daily so we aren't really trying to stop spread. Vaccinate and move on.

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        1. Ahmed Bouzid  😎 📚 🗣 Democratizing Audio‏ @didou 5 Dec 2021
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          It's not a matter of people being tired. The whole US Economy is fundamentally based on after-the-fact intervention. Cornered and at the mercy of expensive experts is where we are willing to pay up (e.g., trillions for drugs). Nothing much new here, really.

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