Covet Is a Lethal Virus

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It has been a very long time since i was personally worried about catching covet. It feels, in some sense, like the tean agers have taken over the place. There's no expertise that matters. You can't trust the experts any more. We're gong to run this whole thing like it's a new tech start up. That's how we'r gin to maintain cruising altitude into the 20 second century. And we have to get our act together, because this will not be the last pandemic. In fact, given how disruptive covet has been, i would bet that the threat of bioterrorism has increased significantly. This is about the easiest way possible

Questions:

What is your position on vaccine mandates, school closures, etc.?

Do you think painful memories remain painful because there is something left unresolved?

How can you forgive a consequential lie?

Can you clarify your plans to support effective altruism with NFTs?

What are your views on transgender women in sports?

How can we combat disinformation and misinformation coming from friends and family?

You’ve said that we shouldn’t demonize billionaires, but is it really possible to become that wealthy without perpetuating the evils of capitalism?

How do you guard yourself against cognitive bias?

Can mindfulness provide relief in the case of extreme suffering (e.g. after the death of a child)?

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