> What deserves such incredible non-stop daily attention? Answer: whatever makes the most money. I think initially the correct answer in the case of COVID-19 w

> What deserves such incredible non-stop daily attention? Answer: whatever makes the most money. I think initially the correct answer in the case of COVID-19 was more specifically: whatever endangers existing profits most. The whole situation spelled uncertainty at the beginning, and that's bad for everything where "business as usual" is highly profitable. The rushed response and large scale mismanagement this caused is what brought into existence the "never let a crisis go to waste" part that came after.