Scott D. Strader – Page 37 – An Echo That's Reversing

Coronavirus – Thu 19 Mar 2020 – press conference lies and racism, homemade masks, Peter Watts, drugs

I can’t watch Trump’s press conferences. The frustration with their worthlessness is amplified by the danger we’re all in. Today was the first day that the only trusted voice, Dr. Fauci, was not present. People noticed. Why we shouldn’t listen:

Coronavirus – Wed 18 Mar 2020 – first pass at growth prediction, SARS and MERS

Posted by Kurt Eichenwald yesterday at 5:17 PM:

Day 1: 15 cases
Next 25 days: Grew to 1,000
Next 3 days: 2,000
Next 3 days: 3,000
Next day: 4,000
Next 20 hrs: 5,000
Next 5 hours: 6,000

To which I’ll add: 7,769 (Johns Hopkins) at 5:00 PM today. Walking backwards with the day counts he gives, the first day is 14 Feb 2020 (ikr) and those values pretty much match what can be found in other sites. The trend is, as expected, exponential:

(more) complexity

I have been obsessed with this. The emotions it brings up are confusing and compelling and I still don’t quite know what it’s communicating. It’s mood is just at the edge of recognition. So, I’m doing closer listenings than before and hope to understand it better.

Coronavirus – Mon 16 Mar 2020 – the day of the DJIA drop, sites that aggregate case counts

The markets tanked. DJIA dropped almost 13% by end of day. S&P 500 down almost 12%.

Trump told state governors to basically fend for themselves. “Respirators, ventilators, all of the equipment–try getting it yourselves.”

The night before our company’s 2 week wfh policy and the whole country shutting down

Airports filled with lines of people waiting to re-enter. Arbitrary shut down of flights to/from “Europe” (which countries?) that was declared by That Guy on Thursday night causes an influx of travelers that overwhelmed processing lines and any plan (hint: there was none) for medical mediation.