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The Role of Leadership in a Pandemic
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The success of managing a pandemic lies more in the hands of public health bureaucracy rather than great leaders, as a president's power to determine the efficiency of their bureaucracy is limited. The anti-vax network poses a challenge in vaccination efforts, regardless of strong leadership in times of crisis.
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Leadership is of marginal importance in a crisis like a pandemic, as what is needed is an efficient public health bureaucracy.
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Leadership is of marginal importance in a crisis like a pandemic, as what is needed is an efficient public health bureaucracy. The president's role is limited as they cannot determine whether the public health bureaucracy gets it right or not.
ChapterThe Role of Leadership in a Pandemic
Episode#239 – Niall Ferguson: History of Money, Power, War, and Truth
PodcastLex Fridman Podcast
Harvard History professor and author Niall Ferguson argues that big tech's business model of promoting polarization, fake news, and extreme views sells ads but does immense damage to the public good.
2:19:42 - 2:23:36 (03:54)
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Harvard History professor and author Niall Ferguson argues that big tech's business model of promoting polarization, fake news, and extreme views sells ads but does immense damage to the public good. The anti-vax network is a prime example of this, with 20% of people refusing to get vaccinated for reasons largely linked to anti-vax content on the internet.