This disease likely originated in the Himalayas in China and took years to spread, but imagine something like this happened today. True, our hygiene and medical care is exponentially better, but we’re also much more connected, so viruses can spread a lot faster. If you’re fascinated by this, the movie Contagion gives a good idea.
What’s the lesson? You never just trade item A for item B. There are always other factors involved.
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