Everybody Knows What Titanic Lifeboats Can Teach Us About The Coronavirus Response Mickey Z.

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Mickey Z. -- World News Trust

June 14, 2020


Everybody knows that the dice are loaded

Everybody rolls with their fingers crossed

Everybody knows the war is over

Everybody knows the good guys lost

Everybody knows the fight was fixed

The poor stay poor, the rich get rich

That's how it goes/Everybody knows

-- Leonard Cohen, “Everybody Knows”


There are an infinite number of ways we -- officially and individually -- could’ve reacted to the Covid-19 pandemic. It’s quite safe to say that some of the choices made so far have been less than ideal. In fact, more than a few have left us scrambling for explanations.

I could go on for pages attempting to list all the confusing, frustrating, contradictory, and downright asinine aspects of the pandemic response, but I won’t. You’re not only familiar with them but many of those aspects also seem to change on a daily (or hourly) basis.

What does not change is our inherent desire to feel safe and autonomous. It’s no wonder that this health crisis has inspired the innumerable schisms, theories, and accusations now spreading across the interwebs. But what if I suggested that it was all kinda predictable?

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