The Chinese mis-information campaign was the main thing we focused on

Mar 31, 2020
12:00:35pm

m4t4d0r All-American

If the WHO would not have been the Chinese Communists' propaganda arm, something could have been done. With their outright misinformation and manipulation of data, there really is nothing that could have been done.

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COVID19 Disruption - It's going to be bad

m4t4d0r

3/31/20 11:46am

Hey, welcome back!

El Careeb

3/31/20 11:47am

Time for a Fortnite League and championship tournament. Remote entertainment.

Q-grr

4/1/20 5:51am

So you saying there will be no NCAA tournament a year from now?

cougman02

3/31/20 11:54am

If vaccine before December, then NCAA tournament

m4t4d0r

3/31/20 11:57am

Don’t believe you but ok, no one knows what’s gonna happen everyone is all over

cougman02

3/31/20 11:58am

Just my opinion after meetings today

m4t4d0r

3/31/20 11:59am

Yeah you could totally be right as well I’m sure you right that December is the

cougman02

3/31/20 12:02pm

Which EU commission was that, and why was cybersecurity included in the business forecast?

Mike Honcho

3/31/20 11:54am

Won't say to avoid problems

m4t4d0r

3/31/20 11:58am

do you have any threat intel you can share or is it all TLP: Red?

mottman

3/31/20 12:01pm

I gave up my clearances long ago

m4t4d0r

3/31/20 12:39pm

Very interesting perspective. Thanks for sharing. So those economists who are

delux_247

3/31/20 11:56am

Among the EU folks, there is no V. Just a weird-looking L.

m4t4d0r

3/31/20 11:58am

The education bubble was already bulging. It wouldn't take much to topple it.

Cougarclaw

3/31/20 11:56am

Clayton Christensen predicted half of universities would close by 2020...

cougarbob137

3/31/20 12:19pm

I'd rather hear about cows killed by aliens at midnight than that garbage.

UNLVcougar

3/31/20 11:56am

That was a great post!

El Careeb

3/31/20 12:01pm

The best post in the history of this stupid website

Backcountry

3/31/20 12:39pm

Quite possibly.

UNLVcougar

3/31/20 12:45pm

Good to see that folks still remember that!

m4t4d0r

3/31/20 12:55pm

I still think about that story every time I'm alone in the mountains.

Backcountry

3/31/20 1:07pm

When things happen that long ago

m4t4d0r

3/31/20 1:13pm

You think it was some sorta satanic cult dressed up?

Shore10

3/31/20 10:28pm

Scared to ask, but Link, please.

stirmac

3/31/20 1:31pm

Was thinking the same thing

BYUFootballisBack

3/31/20 1:35pm

RE: Scared to ask, but Link, please.

bag

3/31/20 1:59pm

An oldie but a goodie

m4t4d0r

3/31/20 1:59pm

Dude this story is gnarly.

Shore10

3/31/20 10:26pm

RE: An oldie but a goodie

m0resn0w

4/1/20 5:38am

Was any analysis contemplated on what might have been with a quicker and more

dfudge

3/31/20 11:58am

The Chinese mis-information campaign was the main thing we focused on

m4t4d0r

3/31/20 12:00pm

any conclusions on Int'l consequences for China or the WHO?

Cougarclaw

3/31/20 12:01pm

The biggest worry is what China is doing with Italy

m4t4d0r

3/31/20 12:40pm

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letthewookieewin

3/31/20 12:00pm

Get ready for massive amounts of lawlessness and societal breakdown

gwalker

3/31/20 12:07pm

What is happening in Southern Italy is the roadmap for the future

m4t4d0r

3/31/20 12:58pm

COVID is bringing about the breakup of the EU whether the Chinese do anything or not. They have removed all benefits of

specsauce

3/31/20 1:59pm

RE: COVID19 Disruption - It's going to be bad

LittleTex

3/31/20 12:08pm

That may be the single most

Link

3/31/20 12:17pm

Economists are always a pessimistic group. They think worst case scenario, which they probably should.

TheLoneCougar

3/31/20 12:18pm

higher education will survive. You can learn online, whereas other types of work

runnincoug

3/31/20 12:26pm

Most institutions are not prepared for the challenges with moving online.

rad dawg

3/31/20 12:41pm

No they were not prepared, but they have already done it. Necessity required it.

runnincoug

3/31/20 12:58pm

Quality is the least of their concerns.

rad dawg

3/31/20 1:13pm

that may be true. There would be long-term issues worked out. My point to the OP

runnincoug

3/31/20 1:35pm

I agree - it will end up being a net benefit for society to move to remote class

m4t4d0r

3/31/20 12:54pm

Thanks for sharing that

TwinsRight

3/31/20 12:28pm

The only bright point besides the vaccine was the instant anti-body test

m4t4d0r

3/31/20 12:36pm

Yeah, if this goes beyond summer those making policy will say "screw it, open the

unctoothman

3/31/20 12:32pm

On the higher education point I work for on online university.

rad dawg

3/31/20 12:33pm

Online education will be the winner

m4t4d0r

3/31/20 12:42pm

I think I heard about you in a conference talk by Elder Uchtdorf. You might want to course correct a little.

Turnpike Lane

3/31/20 12:34pm

Only have the sports event spectators, athletes, others who test negative enter

JmThms

3/31/20 12:34pm

That would be the other 'disruptor' to this disruption

m4t4d0r

3/31/20 12:46pm

I would suffer the disruption to get into the game.

JmThms

3/31/20 1:18pm

In privacy-paranoid EU...

m4t4d0r

3/31/20 1:21pm

Dies it have to be blood? What happened to simple swabs?

JmThms

3/31/20 1:30pm

As far as I know, antibody detection can only be done via blood

m4t4d0r

3/31/20 1:33pm

This thing

JmThms

3/31/20 2:02pm

That's for the virus - not anti-bodies

m4t4d0r

3/31/20 2:20pm

Yes, but doesn't the virus test correlate more directly with infectiousness?

JmThms

3/31/20 3:10pm

Yep. Frequent, easy, inexpensive testing and potential for proven treatments

TFL

3/31/20 1:29pm

I hope you are right!

m4t4d0r

3/31/20 1:32pm

"if a football stadium required mandatory testing prior to admittance of a game.

JmThms

3/31/20 2:06pm

My general reaction is your prognosis is way, way, way too pessimistic.

JmThms

3/31/20 12:37pm

The fact that you thought it was important not to disclose

CommodoreCoug

3/31/20 1:04pm

I mentioned it mainly to drive the point home that I have no rights

m4t4d0r

3/31/20 1:18pm

30% unemployment into next year?

bald man

3/31/20 2:53pm

I know. Crazy isn't it. But in the other hand, maybe not as much for Europeans.

JmThms

3/31/20 3:12pm

um....life...

BYU Grounds

4/1/20 8:15am

I shared your assessment with my brother who is retired Intell officer and works

BYU Grounds

4/1/20 9:08am

RE: I shared your assessment with my brother who is retired Intell officer and works

monkeycowboy

4/1/20 9:42am

If by culling the herd he means "let life resume sooner than later" then I can

unctoothman

4/1/20 3:40pm

He is talking about schools pro sports and corporations

BYU Grounds

4/2/20 1:52pm

Impressive stuff. Re China credibility: CEO's of Starbucks, KFC say stores are

roseyscenario

4/2/20 1:42pm

Remember that every western company that does business in China

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