The world as a whole is fucked up real good if a plea to donate is causing so much drama. Or is it that during these times only the crazy get promoted in front?
There are a lot of worthwhile, needy causes, but a for profit business is not one of them. Especially considering the amount of collateral damage airbnb has caused in various markets. If property owners are forced to sell at a loss, so be it. There's a theme here with various industries, such as airlines (save LUV), where they choose to operate with zero piggy bank/ margin for error, and when shit hits the fan they're immediately bankrupt. Fiscal irresponsibility should not be rewarded with handouts, imo. It does rile me a bit to even hear the suggestion that it should.
Most of the statements in this article are false or exaggerated. There are no studies to back them up. These are just personal believes born out of fear.
Computer engineers like him should be shamed in public for speaking so confident about things they have not been trained.
We, as society, should point the finger at such frauds.
Why can't we reflexively refute things if they are wrong?
Why does it have to be shaming so often these days?
We need fringe opinion, we need new ideas. And new ideas on average means: bad ideas. Still need the process for the one brilliant one among all the bad.
We should encourage people thinking out loud, and accept that this is a process. Including people with bigger-than-life personality, including lunatics who might hit onto something by accident, including amateurs. Please allow creativity again, especially in times of need.
Sharing your thinking isn't misinformation. We don't need other grownups protected from mistaken thinking, because you yourself aren't the only one who can spot it.
I think it’s worth a shot. Around the world, countries will use different strategies long-term, and the best strategies will be employed by all others, eventually. If cheap and extensive testing works as a means of reducing infections, then the world will be better off for it. Rest assured, studies will be done, but before they can be done, funding has to be ensured. And that‘s what I see this article try to do.
I think condemning professionals for looking into other domains is not conducive to scientific discourse. The silo-ing of domains that has developed in recent decades IMO leads to local optima.
