TLDR: He advocates more government control to do what needs to be done. Unfortunately, the government doesn't always know what needs to be done, and some of hi

TLDR: He advocates more government control to do what needs to be done. Unfortunately, the government doesn't always know what needs to be done, and some of his examples (e.g., response of local businesses) don't actually require government control, but a societal attitude shift. Add in the desire of some parties to use the crisis to further their agendas, and government control gets worrisome. Article summary: The analogy: "the West feels like Compaq in the 1990s, relying on its brand name and partnerships with other entities to do the actual work, forgetting that it was hard work and determination that made it great in the first place." Important points: """ look more closely at what Taiwan has done to contain SARS-CoV-2 to-date — you can reframe everything in a far more problematic way: Restrict international movement and close borders (including banning all non-resident foreigners this week) Integrate and share private data across government agencies and with hospitals. Track private individual movements via their smartphones. Even the mask production I praised required requisitioning private property by the government, and the refusal of local businesses to serve customers without masks or insist on taking their temperature """