A very well presented argument on the dangers of over meritocracy. Although I belong to the professional class, I must admit that there is logic to the articles position vis-à-vis how quickly the political system stood aside in the face of a pandemic.
Really had one opinion reading into the argument and an another at the end.
I wrote this blog post to explain the concept of standardization and it's relation to economics and global trade.
https://abnormisdictum.com/certification-standardizing-responsibility/
I had read somewhere (not able to find the link) that HCQ on it's own wasn't effective. It required zinc supplements which prevented the coronavirus from entering the system.
https://edition.cnn.com/2020/04/21/health/hydroxychloroquine-veterans-study/index.html
#firstpost on #mastodon platform. The crowd is rather thin here but appears to be a better place than twitter so giving it a go.