Civilizational Immune Systems
In a recent call to arms [https://a16z.com/2020/04/18/its-time-to-build/], software magnate Marc Andreessen remarked on widespread inability to respond swiftly, let alone appropriately, to the onset of pandemic:...
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Mutual Aid for Mutuals
Edit: Finished, at least for now. Thank you so much to everyone who donated! > I added up the total donations: $4,954 that number isn't actually 100% precisely perfect, due to 1) paypal fees, which were inscrutably inconsistent, perhaps based on account types? or could be the other factor: 2) various currencies...
Please wear a mask and encourage others to do so!
I've been yelling about this on Twitter all day, and I feel honor-bound to spread the message as far as possible. Masks work [https://docs.google.com/document/d/1HLrm0pqBN_5bdyysOeoOBX4pt4oFDBhsC_jpblXpNtQ/preview#] ! Yes, even simple homemade masks. Aerosolized droplets of saliva that would otherwise fly out of your mouth will instead...
Not a feel-good note ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
Hi. I feel pretty useless right now. What have I got to offer during this crisis? Words, which is all that I ever offer! But hey, you opened the email, so words must have some appeal. Sorry they aren't cheerier ones. Maybe you're stress-bored. Isn't that a strange...
