Chapter
The Ethics of Messaging at Scale and the Importance of Vaccine Hesitancy
2:55:06 - 3:06:28 (11:21)
The responsibility to not incite harm increases as one's messaging reaches a broader audience, as evidenced by the unnecessary deaths of hundreds of thousands due to vaccine hesitancy. The immediate response to figuring out the origin of a pandemic is crucial to not losing touch with the evidence.
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The incentivization schemes of the healthcare, medical, pharmaceutical and public health systems are questioned as Sam Harris reflects on his views about COVID-19 at the beginning of the pandemic.
2:55:06 - 2:57:18 (02:12)
Summary
The incentivization schemes of the healthcare, medical, pharmaceutical and public health systems are questioned as Sam Harris reflects on his views about COVID-19 at the beginning of the pandemic.
ChapterThe Ethics of Messaging at Scale and the Importance of Vaccine Hesitancy
Episode#365 – Sam Harris: Trump, Pandemic, Twitter, Elon, Bret, IDW, Kanye, AI & UFOs
PodcastLex Fridman Podcast
In this podcast episode, the speaker expresses his belief that vaccine hesitancy in the U.S. has cost approximately 300,000 lives needlessly, while also discussing the rationality and effectiveness of dismissing certain conspiracy theories and pieces of misinformation.
2:57:18 - 3:02:30 (05:11)
Summary
In this podcast episode, the speaker expresses his belief that vaccine hesitancy in the U.S. has cost approximately 300,000 lives needlessly, while also discussing the rationality and effectiveness of dismissing certain conspiracy theories and pieces of misinformation.
ChapterThe Ethics of Messaging at Scale and the Importance of Vaccine Hesitancy
Episode#365 – Sam Harris: Trump, Pandemic, Twitter, Elon, Bret, IDW, Kanye, AI & UFOs
PodcastLex Fridman Podcast
The urgency of determining the origin of the coronavirus lies in preserving evidence and avoiding casualties, rather than simply immediate answers.
3:02:30 - 3:06:28 (03:58)
Summary
The urgency of determining the origin of the coronavirus lies in preserving evidence and avoiding casualties, rather than simply immediate answers. Responsibility lies with those who message at scale to a vast audience to avoid getting people killed and to prioritize prevention measures for future incidents.