JAMES LILEKS: “After a weekend with occasional perusal of the Twitter comments on the Chinese coronavirus situation, it seems two things define commentary on the platform:”
Panic-mongering encouraged with weak stats, dodgy data, apocalyptic speculation, and conspiracy theories
A certain strange, miserable pleasure because something is happening and it makes life interesting.
It’s the last that seems the most depressing.
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