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999Vulcan
Mar 13, 2020, 12:57:58 PM3/13/20
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The coronavirus pandemic is a reminder of how much we need each other
What Albert Camus’s “The Plague” can teach us about life in a pandemic.
https://www.vox.com/2020/3/13/21172237/coronavirus-covid-19-albert-camus-the-plague
This country is built on a cult of individualism. It’s a myth so deeply ingrained that it’s politically toxic to even question it, as President Barack Obama learned back in 2012 when he committed the crime of stating the obvious:
If you were successful, somebody along the line gave you some help. There was a great teacher somewhere in your life. Somebody helped to create this unbelievable American system that we have that allowed you to thrive. Somebody invested in roads and bridges. If you’ve got a business, you didn’t build that. Somebody else made that happen.
Obama’s remarks became “A Thing” in conservative media and “You didn’t build that” was a popular refrain at the Republican National Convention that year. Obama wasn’t denying that individual effort and talent matter. His point was that we’re all embedded in a broader social system, and our lives are contingent, one way or another, on the work of other people. That an observation so banal could generate so much controversy speaks to how deep the individualist ethos goes.
But the crisis we’re facing now, a rapidly spreading pandemic, explodes this ethos. No one can deal with this threat in a vacuum. Sure, there are steps you can take to protect yourself and your family, but your best efforts are less likely to matter if your neighbors, your community, your government, don’t do their part.
What Albert Camus’s “The Plague” can teach us about life in a pandemic.
https://www.vox.com/2020/3/13/21172237/coronavirus-covid-19-albert-camus-the-plague
This country is built on a cult of individualism. It’s a myth so deeply ingrained that it’s politically toxic to even question it, as President Barack Obama learned back in 2012 when he committed the crime of stating the obvious:
If you were successful, somebody along the line gave you some help. There was a great teacher somewhere in your life. Somebody helped to create this unbelievable American system that we have that allowed you to thrive. Somebody invested in roads and bridges. If you’ve got a business, you didn’t build that. Somebody else made that happen.
Obama’s remarks became “A Thing” in conservative media and “You didn’t build that” was a popular refrain at the Republican National Convention that year. Obama wasn’t denying that individual effort and talent matter. His point was that we’re all embedded in a broader social system, and our lives are contingent, one way or another, on the work of other people. That an observation so banal could generate so much controversy speaks to how deep the individualist ethos goes.
But the crisis we’re facing now, a rapidly spreading pandemic, explodes this ethos. No one can deal with this threat in a vacuum. Sure, there are steps you can take to protect yourself and your family, but your best efforts are less likely to matter if your neighbors, your community, your government, don’t do their part.
Георгий Малышев
Mar 13, 2020, 1:34:37 PM3/13/20
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999Vulcan
Mar 13, 2020, 1:42:11 PM3/13/20
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On Friday, March 13, 2020 at 1:34:37 PM UTC-4, Георгий Малышев wrote:
> Не ругать, а лечить!
"The current situation is difficult to imagine and numbers do not explain things at all."
https://twitter.com/jasonvanschoor/status/1237142891077697538
> Не ругать, а лечить!
"The current situation is difficult to imagine and numbers do not explain things at all."
https://twitter.com/jasonvanschoor/status/1237142891077697538
999Vulcan
Mar 13, 2020, 1:42:34 PM3/13/20
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Георгий Малышев
Mar 13, 2020, 3:35:24 PM3/13/20
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999Vulcan
Mar 13, 2020, 3:43:08 PM3/13/20
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it physically hurts слушать этого мезмозглого вруна
Георгий Малышев
Mar 13, 2020, 5:05:43 PM3/13/20
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Sericinus hunter
Mar 13, 2020, 8:31:25 PM3/13/20
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Const
Mar 13, 2020, 10:52:46 PM3/13/20
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999Vulcan <999v...@gmail.com> wrote:
> Obama?s remarks became ?A Thing? in conservative media and ?You didn?t build that? was a popular refrain at the Republican National Convention that year. Obama wasn?t denying that individual effort and talent matter.
Of course he was.
> His point was that we?re all embedded in a broader social system, and our lives are contingent, one way or another, on the work of other people. That an observation so banal could generate so much controversy speaks to how deep the individualist ethos goes.
Нет, не пизди.
Он was laying ground for stealing more from ppl who are actually doing things.
> But the crisis we?re facing now, a rapidly spreading pandemic, explodes this ethos. No one can deal with this threat in a vacuum. Sure, there are steps you can take to protect yourself and your family, but your best efforts are less likely to matter if your neighbors, your community, your government, don?t do their part.
Да-да.
Прямо как Пелози и другие, пытающиеся играть на пандемии.
И радующиеся каждому умершему.
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> Obama?s remarks became ?A Thing? in conservative media and ?You didn?t build that? was a popular refrain at the Republican National Convention that year. Obama wasn?t denying that individual effort and talent matter.
Of course he was.
> His point was that we?re all embedded in a broader social system, and our lives are contingent, one way or another, on the work of other people. That an observation so banal could generate so much controversy speaks to how deep the individualist ethos goes.
Нет, не пизди.
Он was laying ground for stealing more from ppl who are actually doing things.
> But the crisis we?re facing now, a rapidly spreading pandemic, explodes this ethos. No one can deal with this threat in a vacuum. Sure, there are steps you can take to protect yourself and your family, but your best efforts are less likely to matter if your neighbors, your community, your government, don?t do their part.
Да-да.
Прямо как Пелози и другие, пытающиеся играть на пандемии.
И радующиеся каждому умершему.
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Const
Dmitry Krivitsky
Mar 13, 2020, 11:02:14 PM3/13/20
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On 3/13/2020 10:49 PM, Const wrote:
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> Да-да.
> Прямо как Пелози и другие, пытающиеся играть на пандемии.
Шо, тоже будет акции покупать при доу-джонсе 15?
>
> Да-да.
> Прямо как Пелози и другие, пытающиеся играть на пандемии.
Const
Mar 13, 2020, 11:37:46 PM3/13/20
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держим Трампа за яйца, надо теперь максимально продвинуть
нашу агенду".
Ценой жизней американцев, разумеется.
Открытым текстом.
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DL
Mar 14, 2020, 5:32:47 AM3/14/20
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999Vulcan
Mar 14, 2020, 10:25:44 AM3/14/20
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если бы он их оставил мне, я бы их вложил в индексы и был ещё богаче, чем трамп сейчас
и совершенно непонятно, при чём тут мозги непонятно, при чёт тут мозги
YuraS
Mar 14, 2020, 4:41:11 PM3/14/20
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On 3/13/2020 12:57 PM, 999Vulcan wrote:
> The coronavirus pandemic is a reminder of how much we need each other
>
> What Albert Camus’s “The Plague” can teach us about life in a pandemic.
>
> https://www.vox.com/2020/3/13/21172237/coronavirus-covid-19-albert-camus-the-plague
>
> This country is built on a cult of individualism. It’s a myth so deeply ingrained that it’s politically toxic to even question it, as President Barack Obama learned back in 2012 when he committed the crime of stating the obvious:
Вот ведь дебилы.
> The coronavirus pandemic is a reminder of how much we need each other
>
> What Albert Camus’s “The Plague” can teach us about life in a pandemic.
>
> https://www.vox.com/2020/3/13/21172237/coronavirus-covid-19-albert-camus-the-plague
>
> This country is built on a cult of individualism. It’s a myth so deeply ingrained that it’s politically toxic to even question it, as President Barack Obama learned back in 2012 when he committed the crime of stating the obvious:
Американский индивидуализм - именно то, что сдерживает распространение
заразных болезней. Индивидуальные автомобили, уважение личного
пространства и т.п.
Да и чистоплотность тоже не из самых последних. У нас дезинфицирующие
средства стояли на каждом углу в офисе с момента переезда 2+ года назад.
Dmitry Krivitsky
Mar 14, 2020, 5:52:10 PM3/14/20
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On 3/14/2020 4:41 PM, YuraS wrote:
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> Американский индивидуализм - именно то, что сдерживает распространение
> заразных болезней. Индивидуальные автомобили,
...индивидуальное метро, индивидуальные автобусы, индивидуальный PATH...
>
> Американский индивидуализм - именно то, что сдерживает распространение
> заразных болезней. Индивидуальные автомобили,
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Const
Mar 14, 2020, 8:57:48 PM3/14/20
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Вот ты прямо сейчас декларировал идиотизм и отказ зарабатывать деньги.
С этим коррелирует идиотизм социальный.
И политический.
Грубо говоря, не в папе дело.
У тебя просто нет мозга, вот поэтому ты и нищий.
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Mar 14, 2020, 9:02:47 PM3/14/20
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999Vulcan
Mar 14, 2020, 9:09:32 PM3/14/20
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Dmitry Krivitsky
Mar 14, 2020, 9:43:14 PM3/14/20
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Const
Mar 14, 2020, 10:07:48 PM3/14/20
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