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The only screw-up I see is his prediction that the US would conquer the spread by the end of April. All the other info is pretty accurate, especially considerin
by ggreer 6y ago
The only screw-up I see is his prediction that the US would conquer the spread by the end of April. All the other info is pretty accurate, especially considering how little we knew back in March. Compared to most authorities and experts, he did a pretty good job. Remember two weeks to flatten the curve? Remember when the official line was that masks don't work?[1][2][3] Remember when the WHO said that travel bans are a bad idea?[4]
Musk was calling the panic dumb at the same time as the WHO was saying, "Our greatest enemy right now is not the coronavirus itself. It’s fear, rumours and stigma."[5] If we judge him by the same standards as every major institution (media, governments, NGOs), Musk is far less deserving of criticism. And unlike those institutions, Musk never claimed to be an expert on the topic.
1. https://twitter.com/WHOWPRO/status/1243171683067777024 https://twitter.com/WHOWPRO/status/1243171683067777024
2. https://twitter.com/UNGeneva/status/1244661916535930886 https://twitter.com/UNGeneva/status/1244661916535930886
3. https://web.archive.org/web/20200312104152if_/https://twitter.com/Surgeon_General/status/1233725785283932160 https://web.archive.org/web/20200312104152if_/https://twitte...
4. https://twitter.com/WHO/status/1224734993966096387 https://twitter.com/WHO/status/1224734993966096387
5. https://twitter.com/WHO/status/1233418231261646849 https://twitter.com/WHO/status/1233418231261646849