There Is No Silver Bullet
Apr 26, 2020•30 min•Season 3Ep. 118
Episode description
In this episode, I discuss the danger of focusing on finding a silver bullet, whether you're talking about the corona virus epidemic or anything else. The reasons I cover include:
- It distracts us from what we should be doing
- It dilutes learning the lessons of what brought us here
- It gets us invested in magical thinking
- It fosters conspiracy theories
- It reinforces tribalism
I mention:
- Comedian Ronny Chieng's Netflix special.
- Ezra Klein's book, Why We're Polarized.
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