The WHO Report on China's Sub-Matter Virus

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The WHO China thing is a mess for years, that is at least worth questioning. And we ended up in a situation where one, the scale of the virus was likely dramatically underestimated because the numbers weren't right. And then two, the best responses were underappreciated because the reason to have them were hidden. So you have this world where yes, there was an aspect that we need to protect the supply for healthcare workers, but they were also acting on bad information.

Ben and James discuss masks and Twitter’s decision to delete tweets about COVID-19.

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Zeynep Tufekci: Why Telling People They Don’t Need Masks Backfired — The New York Times
Ben Thompson: Unmasking Twitter — Stratechery
Ben Thompson: Compaq and Coronavirus — Stratechery
Ben Thompson: Zero Trust Information — Stratechery
China’s Decision to Leave Asymptomatic Patients off Coronavirus Infection Tally Sparks Debate — Caixin
Ben Thompson: Apple’s Organizational Crossroads — Stratechery
Ben Thompson: Books and Blogs — Stratechery
Why It’s So Freaking Hard To Make A Good COVID-19 Model — FiveThirtyEight