Infodemic

Information + Epidemic = Infodemic

A sickness that infects the mind is spreading as fast as the sickness that infects our physical body. Fortunately the anti-body / vaccine is readily available for no cost and no pain. It’s called critical thinking. Everyone is capable of critical thinking. Unfortunately, most of us seem to turn it off by default. Even crazier is that the more outlandish the infodemic is the wider and faster it spreads. At this challenging time, when our physically world is under siege, it is ever more important to keep our mental guard up to stop any infodemic from taking place.

Social Tightening

A week into the full WFH (working from home), I can sense a few of my acquaintances are climbing the wall already. These are software engineers, who among all the people are most familiar with WFH. With all the things happening, the term “Social Distancing” is not helping. This is the time when we need our social group more than ever. While we must extend our physical distances, extended personal space?, we need to tighten our social bonds. Call your parents, text your friends, host a BYOB web meeting, give thanks to the mailman, delivery person, casher, and especially the health care staff.