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I'll just go out and give a contrarian view. In The Netherlands all this and more happened under direct government supervision. We are on the lowest ladder of v

by wjnc 6y ago

I'll just go out and give a contrarian view. In The Netherlands all this and more happened under direct government supervision. We are on the lowest ladder of vaccinations, the PII of all tested individuals seem to have leaked / be stolen, with a minister in active denial and no view on improvements any time soon. The last time we did a vaccination that went well (H1N1) the army was closely involved for logistics, not primarily the bureaucracy. The bureaucracy actually had meetings with those in the lead back then and decided against using their experiences. The minister proudly mentioned starting to think about the vaccination policy in December. My point being ... They came pretty far for a startup 'led by a 22-yr old' (ageism) and seem to have done a lot of things right, primarily starting planning very early. The city of Philadelphia could have fared worse. Perhaps the suggestion of a pivot in the money grab direction is the worst ethically, but I'd like to see more facts. This is mostly a hit piece. Without financial incentives in play, at least in one country professional bureaucrats have fared lots worse than this startup.

rendall 6y ago
> This is mostly a hit piece. I did notice that NPR did not really tell his side of this tale, but added a few selected quotes that were rather inflammatory in this context. e.g. "In a press conference at his apartment building Friday, Doroshin called the city's decision to dissolve the partnership "dirty power politics" and alleged it was part of a political conspiracy. He said that if given the chance, he wouldn't have done anything differently. It's a quote that sounds like he's a bitter, self-absorbed, crazy person. Could indeed be true, but given that the Principle of Charity is not a journalistic practice, we did not learn his argument and cannot judge for ourselves. Unfortunately, NPR is considered among the best of US news.
duxup 6y ago
>This is mostly a hit piece. What makes that article a "hit piece"?

by wjnc 6y ago

rendall 6y ago

> This is mostly a hit piece. I did notice that NPR did not really tell his side of this tale, but added a few selected quotes that were rather inflammatory in this context. e.g. "In a press conference at his apartment building Friday, Doroshin called the city's decision to dissolve the partnership "dirty power politics" and alleged it was part of a political conspiracy. He said that if given the chance, he wouldn't have done anything differently. It's a quote that sounds like he's a bitter, self-absorbed, crazy person. Could indeed be true, but given that the Principle of Charity is not a journalistic practice, we did not learn his argument and cannot judge for ourselves. Unfortunately, NPR is considered among the best of US news.

duxup 6y ago

>This is mostly a hit piece. What makes that article a "hit piece"?