G.K. Chesterton said that the reason fairy tales were so grim was because children, who are innocent, love justice. Adults, who are not innocent, prefer mercy.
That fairy tale is from Hans Christian Andersen, correct? Not dark enough for the germanic tales collected by the brothers Grimm - one of whom was a linguist. I'm sure Klaus Schwab is an admirer.
I was warned it was my last free article. Probably just as well; reading this tripe would turn me into a gibbering idiot. Even so, it's worth an occasional peek at one of the flagship Hive (Woke, etc.) premier media organs, even though it be a de-facto jobs program for leftist writers, a public service provided by Steve Jobs' billionaire widow.
This particular piece isn't too bad actually. It doesn't really tell us anything we wouldn't know, at least those of us who've followed the pandemic since 2019. Many of the claims seem to me level-headed, especially coming from a usually dubious source. Even so I found some inconsistencies.
Let's consider the title claim: "You are going to get Covid again and again..."; well maybe, but yes and no. Nowhere in the article does it distinguish between a virus, SARS-CoV-2 and its variants, and Covid-19, which is a cluster of symptoms caused by said virus, ranging from almost nothing to death. Given what we already know about this class of virus (some of which is elucidated in the article) we know that humans are prone to be re-infected; more likely with mutations of the virus, rather than the "old" virus. Thus, the claim seems valid: SARS-CoV-2 is a close relative of several common colds and no one gains lifetime immunity to those, AFAIK. Since early 2020 I have had perhaps two respiratory illnesses. Both were equal to a mild head cold. To the best of my knowledge, I have never caught "Covid-19." Of course that doesn't mean I never will, but given its communicability, I suspect I've been exposed by now. Is my experience typical? I suspect it is.
The article hints at SARS-CoV-2 being a bit unusual, and it is. The article doesn't say why, but it's likely this virus came from a lab and that it was modified in many ways, to include inserts to evade the immune system. It may never be proven that SARS-CoV-2 came from a lab. However, it remains incontrovertible that earlier SARS virus research engaged in precisely that type of alteration. It's rather hard to hide academic research papers dating back to the early 2000s. As such, I concede the point that even 2 1/2 years on, there probably remains a lot about the virus we don't know about and/or they aren't telling us. Thus serious disease can't be ruled out. But the same is true for "normal" cold, flu and other usually mild disease.
Finally, it's kind of amusing: they make the usual pitch for the value of the vaxxes several places. Yet it notes the virus mutates rapidly, thus tending to evade existing immunity, whether from a needle or natural. Also left unmentioned is that all the jabs use the Wuhan (original) spike, which hasn't been in the wild for over two years now.
Summary: mostly true, but just a fluff article that any high-school student could have written. Like much media, you are often better off not even reading it at all! I guess I do it for the stimulation.
Literally publishing a book titled "The Great Reset" and then having the Fact Checkers say that's a conspiracy theory be like:
check out this article on the NIH website https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9062939/#sec1-2title now they’re openly admitting what they did without a care.
Some in the crowd would happily lick the emperors taint
G.K. Chesterton said that the reason fairy tales were so grim was because children, who are innocent, love justice. Adults, who are not innocent, prefer mercy.
Who are you going to believe? Me or your lying eyes?
https://changeandevolve.substack.com/p/the-emperors-new-clothes?s=w
That fairy tale is from Hans Christian Andersen, correct? Not dark enough for the germanic tales collected by the brothers Grimm - one of whom was a linguist. I'm sure Klaus Schwab is an admirer.
I'm struggling to hit like. I mean, great point. I'm just scarred mentally after seeing it. I'm disturbed it's more true than I want to admit.
Can we PLEASE get to the fairy tale ending, where we all live happily ever after? I'm not enjoying the Grimmer and Grimmier version of said tales!
This one says it all.
That is so very funny and accurate on many levels! Thank you this is a keeper.
Need a Nuremberg for journalists.
dont recall Schwab having a tash
they were written by Mr. Grimm, I think.
Here's an article in the infamous Atlantic:
https://www.theatlantic.com/health/archive/2022/05/covid-reinfection-research-immunity/639436/
I was warned it was my last free article. Probably just as well; reading this tripe would turn me into a gibbering idiot. Even so, it's worth an occasional peek at one of the flagship Hive (Woke, etc.) premier media organs, even though it be a de-facto jobs program for leftist writers, a public service provided by Steve Jobs' billionaire widow.
This particular piece isn't too bad actually. It doesn't really tell us anything we wouldn't know, at least those of us who've followed the pandemic since 2019. Many of the claims seem to me level-headed, especially coming from a usually dubious source. Even so I found some inconsistencies.
Let's consider the title claim: "You are going to get Covid again and again..."; well maybe, but yes and no. Nowhere in the article does it distinguish between a virus, SARS-CoV-2 and its variants, and Covid-19, which is a cluster of symptoms caused by said virus, ranging from almost nothing to death. Given what we already know about this class of virus (some of which is elucidated in the article) we know that humans are prone to be re-infected; more likely with mutations of the virus, rather than the "old" virus. Thus, the claim seems valid: SARS-CoV-2 is a close relative of several common colds and no one gains lifetime immunity to those, AFAIK. Since early 2020 I have had perhaps two respiratory illnesses. Both were equal to a mild head cold. To the best of my knowledge, I have never caught "Covid-19." Of course that doesn't mean I never will, but given its communicability, I suspect I've been exposed by now. Is my experience typical? I suspect it is.
The article hints at SARS-CoV-2 being a bit unusual, and it is. The article doesn't say why, but it's likely this virus came from a lab and that it was modified in many ways, to include inserts to evade the immune system. It may never be proven that SARS-CoV-2 came from a lab. However, it remains incontrovertible that earlier SARS virus research engaged in precisely that type of alteration. It's rather hard to hide academic research papers dating back to the early 2000s. As such, I concede the point that even 2 1/2 years on, there probably remains a lot about the virus we don't know about and/or they aren't telling us. Thus serious disease can't be ruled out. But the same is true for "normal" cold, flu and other usually mild disease.
Finally, it's kind of amusing: they make the usual pitch for the value of the vaxxes several places. Yet it notes the virus mutates rapidly, thus tending to evade existing immunity, whether from a needle or natural. Also left unmentioned is that all the jabs use the Wuhan (original) spike, which hasn't been in the wild for over two years now.
Summary: mostly true, but just a fluff article that any high-school student could have written. Like much media, you are often better off not even reading it at all! I guess I do it for the stimulation.
When I made this analogy to one of my son's teachers, in the late summer of 2020, I had to explain the story...