Treating a Crisis Like a Crisis

I really enjoyed the episode of the Seriously... Podcast on a “Summer with Greta,” because I think that this episode made a good point about human adaptation to disruptive events: when a crisis of any kind happens, it helps to treat it like a crisis. I just liked the message that every effort to solve big and urgent problems matters and that for some things, we’re going to learn along the way as we try to solve those problems, even if we don’t know fully what’s going on or which solution is the best. I think that’s a rather practical approach to addressing any kind of crisis.

Yes. When your house is on fire you don't stop the firemen from pulling hoses across the lawn because it might cause turf damage. Yet, some people, often with vested interests, will band together and stop a potential solution to a large-scale crises because it isn't 'perfect'.

That being said sometimes the solution needs to evolve mid stream, problem solvers need to be adaptable and try to stay nimble, rather than ideological and entrenched. ie: Water hoses on an electrical fire won't do much good until someone turns off the juice.

My sciencey friends have a joke: "If you're not part of the solution, you're part of the precipitate." I translate that to: If you're not helping, get out of the way!

Ok,  I am not sure where to post this. Maybe I should start a "Here's Your Sign" thread.  Our county had been blessed with very low COViD numbers.  Yes, past tense.  The numbers jumped dramatically.    It seems that someone thought it would be a great idea to pile in their car with a bunch of friends and go to Florida.