Thread by @_DanielSinclair

The underlying tone of this is irresponsible. This is not journalism; this is a collection of anecdotes with a preconceived narrative. nymag.com/intelligencer/…

That Quibi screenplay really cherry picks details, like the leaked Hubei CDC reports that suggest the first epidemic may not have occurred in Wuhan after all. The Yichang or Xianning 'influenza' epidemics could have been wrongfully attributed cnn.com/2020/11/30/asi…

At the end of the day, so much of this easily weaponized mystique results directly from the Communist Party's narrative, cover up, and censorship. This is a story about the Chinese system, not about a virology lab and gain functions.

https://twitter.com/_DanielSinclair/status/1344223230551351298?s=20

This breaks out some of the glaring problems with the lab leak narrative:

https://twitter.com/maciekboni/status/1346157243226533893?s=20

There's little serious debate about this for the simple reason that it's the least likely of all scenarios. What scales better? A few researchers collecting samples, investigating gain functions, & making oopsies — or billions of human-animal interactions?

https://twitter.com/amymaxmen/status/1346150975254396928?s=20

There are valid concerns regarding virology research & its vulnerabilities — but we should really be asking why China continues to cover up the natural origins, & how rogue scientists are creating mosaic children with VC funding. Let’s stick to reality technologyreview.com/2019/12/03/650…

I think the most frustrating part about this willingness & desire to accept a ‘lab leak’ narrative, despite all of the evidence suggesting otherwise, is that it ignores the real crises we face. Spillover is accelerating, and we’re not ready. rollingstone.com/culture/cultur…