Pandemic
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On Long Covid, minds, and bodies.
Common prejudices might make us overlook treatments for Long Covid.
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On pandemic-era incarceration.
During the pandemic, a crummy situation has become even worse.
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On masks and whether they ‘work.’
Masks can *delay* illness; only vaccination will prevent it..
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On perspective and Zoom.
It’s easy for our experience of the world to blind us to others’ realities. Over Zoom, you see less suffering.
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On complexity and seemingly good ideas.
As we patch problems, we make the world more complex. And we might be making our problems worse.
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On isolation, depression, and suicide.
Things can get better. Please, reach out.
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On magic.
No matter how well our culture hides it, everyone will die someday.
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On predictions and a scientific response to calamity.
School closures lead to lost lives down the road. And school closures don’t help much against Covid-19. We should keep in-person schools open.
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On conspiracy.
With a select few, we breathe the same air.
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On ants and infection.
Punishing young people for socializing doesn’t just hurt young people, it will cause more vulnerable people to die.
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