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I keep seeing people mentioning this tweet because they think Musk has been proven wrong. But he's not wrong, he's absolutely correct. I know this because I speak English.
The word "panic" mean "uncontrollable" or "unthinking" behavior caused by fear -- in other words "dumb". That "panic is dumb" is the very definition of the word. It's a tautology.
In today's dystopia of social media, people have forgotten how to read text. Instead, all they see is subtext. They can no longer argue according to what words say. They can only emote feelings.
After the pandemic has passed, and with 20/20 hindsight, we'll get to re-evaluate people's statements from the start. By "re-evaluate" I mean "argue subtext of what they meant". Everyone will claim a subtext that matched the outcome, opponents will argue the opposite subtext.
So given this thread, what do you think about this phrase: "coronavirus panic is dumb".
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