The quarantined gang is back again, with better audio quality this time. (Sorry about last week!) Phil shares an experience with preschool-via-Zoom, then the group discusses two proposed theories for America’s vulnerability to the coronavirus… A) We’re compromised by the anti-science rhetoric of fundamentalist Christianity, or B) We’re all too selfish and individualistic. Skye wonders if the real answer is… C) All of the above? Plus, Phil (yes, Phil!) sits down for a chat with Erin Weidemann, an author, speaker and cancer survivor who has launched Truth Becomes Her - a ministry helping girls resist society’s destructive messages about beauty and worth.
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The thing about Christians and Corona was lame. The US has responded really well. Not as well as a communist country which doesn't care about liberty. But yesterday our growth rate was 3.6% compared to the initial and natural 25% and it eventually has to get us all, by the way, to build up immunity.
Just had a look at the Hofstede Insights for Australia. Australia ranks at 90 for individualism, just behind America. Australia sits at 251cases per 1M, comparing similarly to Korea at 206 and much below USA at 1,774. I don’t think individualism is the key driver.
I’d like to know more about the US having the highest number of COVID cases. Like did we ever figure it out per capita (way more people than Italy) or the fact that China likely lied about their numbers?
I haven't listened to the whole podcast yet, but I cringed when I heard Phil say he was going to the grocery store two to three times a week. I'm a cashier at a grocery store and I can't tell how frustrating it can be to see the same people come in two to three times a week, sometimes two to three times a day. A lot of times they'll bring the spouse and all four kids just to get out of the house. I know it's hard, especially if you have a large family, like the setup Phil currently has. Stock is low and there are limits on a lot of items. But on the other side of the…
So what I’m wondering is - I’m hearing that we have the most cases because we’ve tested the most people. Is there any truth to that, do you know how or where to find those numbers?