We live in a world of misinformation and disinformation. Furthermore, much information we need to make good sense of any situation is not readily available.
A world where our information ecosystem is so polluted that there is no information we can trust.
In general, this is bad enough, but it takes on fundamental importance in the life and death of millions of people, such as the COVID-19 pandemic.
This newsletter from Rebel Wisdom Why The ‘Lab Leak’ Matters: Sensemaking, Consensus, and Trust looks in exceptional depth at the source of the COVID-19 virus.
They do not come to a conclusion, and we are unlikely ever to know the truth, but if we are to avoid future pandemics, it would be of tremendous help if we did.
Take a look at the article — it makes it abundantly clear just how difficult it is to make sense of a complex issue like this.
Unfortunately, so many of the more serious social problems we face in the world today are equally complex.
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