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Overall this is a really good piece. O'Reilly is wrong that the world was unprepared. South east Asia was prepared and handled it Amazingly. It's not just commu
by mempko 6y ago
Overall this is a really good piece. O'Reilly is wrong that the world was unprepared. South east Asia was prepared and handled it Amazingly. It's not just communist governments that did well, New Zealand and Australia did well too.
However, the western world was unprepared and despite being rich, failed it's people... Especially the USA and UK.
O'Reilly is right that we need to switch gears and solve climate change instead of more social media ad tech development. And he may be right the skills needed are elsewhere.
- cblconfederate 6y agoOceania's willingness to be bold may be a good omen for their future
- refurb 6y agoOceania will be on the front lines of the geopolitical rivalry between China and the West. Australia is already hurting because China is screwing with their exports.
- geomark 6y agoWhat you say is true, but I wonder what you mean by "failed it's people". Because from what I saw it wasn't just really poor leadership. It was the prevalent attitude of individualism above everyone else that made things really bad in many western countries. People failed themselves. And great leaders aren't going to change that culture.
- lotsofpulp 6y ago> O'Reilly is right that we need to switch gears and solve climate change instead of more social media ad tech development Solving climate change in relevant timescales involves severe cuts to consumption, which will cause havoc because it will mess with all the economic growth projections people expect, which will cause short term pain even if it accomplishes long term gain. I wouldn’t hold my breath.
- lanstin 6y agoSo much for innovation. I am sure China will deploy enough carbon free power infra