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Re: Common Enemies

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Post by gumby »

watwut wrote: post #13
roenxi wrote: post #11

This is an instance where on the one hand, a globally coordinated response doesn't do all that much. Korea doesn't seem to need any special help from Italy, for example. On the other hand, global coordination by medical researchers is both critical and, I expect, frantic. The speed we've progressed from identification through sequencing and then on to Phase 3 antivirals is nothing short of jaw-dropping; this is the m…

> Korea doesn't seem to need any special help from Italy, for example. But Italy gladly took help from China.

And Europe send help to Asia a few months ago too. Korea happens to be an exception imho.

We had a story of a grasshopper and an ant when I was a kid. My kid, in a different language, had a story of a frog and a mole. Does a fable such as this not exist in the USA?

Re: Common Enemies

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Post by watwut »

gumby wrote: post #21
watwut wrote: post #13

Earlier quoted context omitted.

> Korea doesn't seem to need any special help from Italy, for example. But Italy gladly took help from China.

And Europe send help to Asia a few months ago too. Korea happens to be an exception imho. We had a story of a grasshopper and an ant when I was a kid. My kid, in a different language, had a story of a frog and a mole. Does a fable such as this not exist in the USA?

I don't know, I am not from USA and dont even care about that fable enough to learn what fable is for.

My comment was response to:

> This is an instance where on the one hand, a globally coordinated response doesn't do all that much. Korea doesn't seem to need any special help from Italy, for example.

Not an entry to a greatness or who gives to who or size measuring contest.

Korea don't need help from Italy, but Italy need help frim China. That is state of facts.

Re: Common Enemies

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Post by kspacewalk2 »

roenxi wrote: post #11

This is an instance where on the one hand, a globally coordinated response doesn't do all that much. Korea doesn't seem to need any special help from Italy, for example. On the other hand, global coordination by medical researchers is both critical and, I expect, frantic. The speed we've progressed from identification through sequencing and then on to Phase 3 antivirals is nothing short of jaw-dropping; this is the m…

>wind back the easy availability of travel

What do you mean by that? I'm assuming it's not just a roundabout way of saying "more expensive", and thus more exclusive, like in the (bad) old days.

Re: Common Enemies

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Post by roenxi »

kspacewalk2 wrote: post #23
roenxi wrote: post #11

This is an instance where on the one hand, a globally coordinated response doesn't do all that much. Korea doesn't seem to need any special help from Italy, for example. On the other hand, global coordination by medical researchers is both critical and, I expect, frantic. The speed we've progressed from identification through sequencing and then on to Phase 3 antivirals is nothing short of jaw-dropping; this is the m…

>wind back the easy availability of travel What do you mean by that? I'm assuming it's not just a roundabout way of saying "more expensive", and thus more exclusive, like in the (bad) old days.

I do mean the bad old days. Unless COVID turns out to be radically overblown I'm hopeful we don't have the stomach to do this again. Our fast and well connected airline system was a massive contributing factor to this spiraling out of control.

If I had the choice; permanent 2 week quarantine for all air travelers on arrival. That'd kill a lot of travel-related industries.

Re: Common Enemies

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Post by arvinsim »

alexpetralia wrote: post #16
arvinsim wrote: post #15

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I would say that this pandemic would argue more for better digital interconnectedness. Global access to the internet is still not great. We need better networks!

I just had a random thought how ironic it would be if we all displaced physical connections with digital ones, only to be thwarted by a global, digital supervirus in lieu of a physical one.

Yes that could happen too. But physical and digital connections need not be mutually exclusive.

I only argue about digital connectedness because it still needs improvement.

Meeting people in person...not much can be improved there. You just need to turn up.

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