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The global south has lessons for the global north on how to respond to a crisis.
1. Don’t panic, cooperate. Be a good neighbor, Co worker, and friend. Carry out random acts of kindness. Make your first response a positive, helpful one. Offer solutions not problems. 1/
1. Don’t panic, cooperate. Be a good neighbor, Co worker, and friend. Carry out random acts of kindness. Make your first response a positive, helpful one. Offer solutions not problems. 1/
2. Practice good digital citizenship. In a time of crisis, real or imagined, panic is the real enemy. Don’t spread rumors, unverified reports, or speculation. Don’t escalate or play out worst case scenarios. Instead, post helpful resources, encouragement, and gratitude. 2/
3. Don’t undermine policies designed to keep people safe. Show support and compassion for leaders who face making incredibly tough decisions without a rule book to guide them (and lots of bureaucracy to tie their hands). 3/
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Seeing many mentions of the Dunning-Kruger effect lately, in the context of people confidently making declarations or sharing 'advice' about #COVID2019uk, despite experts saying otherwise
Here's how D-K works (far as I know), and why I don't think it's the full story here
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Here's how D-K works (far as I know), and why I don't think it's the full story here
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The Dunning-Kruger effect stems from psychologists Dunning and Kruger hearing of a guy who committed an armed bank robbery in broad daylight, with no disguise. When (inevitably) caught, it was revealed that he'd rubbed his face in lemon juice
qz.com/986221/what-kn…
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Lemon juice is used to make invisible ink, you see
sciencekids.co.nz/experiments/in…
So, the guy thought he wouldn't show up on cameras, because he was 'invisible'. He was so confident in his conclusions that he committed major felonies, on camera, in front of witnesses
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sciencekids.co.nz/experiments/in…
So, the guy thought he wouldn't show up on cameras, because he was 'invisible'. He was so confident in his conclusions that he committed major felonies, on camera, in front of witnesses
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