In this episode, I discuss the danger of focusing on finding a silver bullet, whether you're talking about the corona virus epidemic or anything else. The reasons I cover include:

• It distracts us from what we should be doing
• It dilutes learning the lessons of what brought us here
• It gets us invested in magical thinking
• It fosters conspiracy theories
• It reinforces tribalism

I mention:

• Comedian Ronny Chieng's Netflix special.
• Ezra Klein's book, Why We're Polarized.

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