Link. This is for an entire population going to herd immunity. “in São Paulo, the global IFRs were 0.46% and 0.72%, respectively. The difference may be explained by an older population structure in São Paulo.”
Daily Archives: December 8, 2020
Maciej vs Zeynep: Clash of the Politics Titans
Link. Zeynep makes me worry, Maciej makes me drink. I think they are both right, so now I’m going to be sick.
“If we should encounter someone who believes — honestly and adamantly believes — in both the existence of the Easter Bunny and in the resurrection of Christ, it would naturally raise questions about the quality of his or her believing faculties.”
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Against Tufekci: it’s not a coup.
Link. Good point that, so far, GOP officials with responsibikity have not cooperated. On balance I favor Tufekci though. This is an attempted coup that is not yet effective.
Authoritarian control the next stage in economic growth.
Link. 9/11 was a turning point. It accelerated the development of control systems by decades.