https://thegauntlet.substack.com/p/billionaires-at-davos-dont-think
"In photos of 2023’s World Economic Forum- or Davos as it is commonly called,
after the Swiss resort town where it annually occurs- you might not notice the
HEPA filters. They’re in the background, unobtrusive and unremarked upon,
quietly cleansing the air of viruses and bacteria. You wouldn’t know- not
unless you asked- that every attendee was PCR tested before entering the forum,
or that in the case of a positive test, access was automatically,
electronically, revoked. The folks on stage aren’t sporting masks (mostly), so
unless you looked at the official Davos Health & Safety protocol, you wouldn’t
be aware that their on-site drivers are required to wear them. You also might
be surprised to learn that if, at any point, you start to feel ill at Davos,
you can go collect a free rapid test, or even call their dedicated COVID
hotline.
It’s hard to square this information with the public narrative about COVID,
isn’t it? President Biden has called the pandemic “over”. The
New York Times
recently claimed that “the risk of Covid is similar to that of the flu” in an
article about “hold outs” that are annoyingly refusing to accept continual
reinfection as their “new normal”.
Yet, this week the richest people in the
world are taking common sense, easy- but strict- precautions to ensure they
don’t catch Covid-19 at Davos.
In addition to high-quality ventilation, masks, hotlines and PCR testing, some
have noted the signature blue glow of Far-UVC lighting, demonstrated to kill
pathogens in the air, although this is unconfirmed. We can be certain, however,
that the testing, high-quality ventilation, and filtration protocol is
effective at preventing the kind of super-spreader events most of us are now
accustomed to attending.
It seems unlikely to me that a
New York Times reporter will follow the
super-rich around like David Attenborough on safari, the way one of their
employees did when they profiled middle-class maskers last month. I doubt they
will write “family members and friends can get a little exasperated by the
hyper-concern” about the assembled Prime Ministers, Presidents and CEOs in
Switzerland. After all, these are important people. The kind of people who
merit high-quality ventilation. The kind of people who deserve accurate tests."
Via both Susan **** and Paula Falovic.
Cheers,
*** Xanni ***
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mailto:xanni@xanadu.net Andrew Pam
http://xanadu.com.au/ Chief Scientist, Xanadu
https://glasswings.com.au/ Partner, Glass Wings
https://sericyb.com.au/ Manager, Serious Cybernetics
