For USA folks criticizing India's pandemic response: you do realize that with 4 times our population they're still at only 1/3 our #Covid_19 death toll and 2/3 our overall cases? Yes, it is bad there, and yes we have to help, but pointing fingers when we wrecked… 1/4
…ourselves AND turned our immigrant detention centers into COVID incubators AND spread the infection around the world by shipping immigrants back to their nations of origin en masse (including India!!!)…come on. 2/4 themarshallproject.org/2020/07/10/how…
As for folks in the US decrying underreporting in India, like, check our own record for underreporting (3x cases, 44% deaths). All these things are a distraction, regardless. The pandemic is thriving. We need to stamp it out wherever it is. 3/4 statnews.com/2021/01/25/und…
Here are 12 links where you can donate to help. Especially noteworthy is the section of links to directly help India's disenfranchised communities. If you know of any other orgs or crowdfunding that were missed please reply with links. Thanks! 4/4 pbs.org/newshour/world…
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Folks, try not to get too attached to your social media channels. I had almost 50,000 followers on Google+ and it all went away when they gave up. Hang out, be real, connect on other platforms. I've known multiple people over the years who lost accounts with no backup.
And by that I mean their entire business model was just the one social media channel. Above all else build out a newsletter and, if you can, a website or free blog. Imagine being in this game for a decade or two and having to start over from scratch!
The moral is: don't just back up your files. Back up your brand identity. Have some folks locally or regionally that you run with. Join organizations or start a creative support group. Do outreach and education at libraries and schools.