Who is on this subjectordered by the date of their first quote here
2 of 3 lanes rest on fewer than 5 quotes and are marked thin. Offsets are days from the middle first-quote date, 21 May 2020 — a date, and nothing else. It is not a claim about who reached a view first.
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David Friedberg
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21 May 2020 – 21 May 2020
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Brad Gerstner
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25 Jul 2024 – 25 Jul 2024
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David Sacks
Sacks argues under-reaction caused the pandemic and overreaction will cause a depression.
“I tweeted that the pandemic, that under reaction caused the pandemic and overreaction will cause the depression. And I think that's kind of where we are right now.”
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David Sacks
Sacks advocates ending lockdowns while wearing masks, a position he says is politically isolated.
“I think we should end lockdowns but wear masks. And it's very hard to find anybody, you know, in the political spectrum who who agrees with that”
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David Friedberg
Friedberg argues underreaction caused the pandemic while overreaction will cause depression.
“And two months ago today, I tweeted that the pandemic, that under reaction caused the pandemic and overreaction will cause the depression. And I think that's kind of where we are right now.”
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David Friedberg
Friedberg argues that underreaction caused the pandemic and overreaction will cause a depression.
“I tweeted that the pandemic, that under reaction caused the pandemic and overreaction will cause the depression. And I think that's kind of where we are right now.”
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David Friedberg
Friedberg says hospitals never became overwhelmed yet lockdowns continue, and those wanting to end lockdowns refuse to take other precautions.
“Well, nowhere in the country did the hospitals get overwhelmed and we're still in these lockdowns. And so, you know, I think that it's long overdue for it to end.”
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David Friedberg
Friedberg advocates ending lockdowns while wearing masks, a position he says neither political side supports.
“So, you know, where I come out on this thing is that I think we should end lockdowns but wear masks, and it's very hard to find anybody, you know, in the political spectrum who agrees with that because, you know, one side wants to keep lockdowns going indefinitely and the other doesn't want us to wear masks.”
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David Friedberg
Friedberg argues that two-thirds of the population under 60 without preexisting conditions face minimal COVID risk.
“for people 60 who don't have these preexisting conditions, it's just not, yes, there's always examples to the contrary, but it's not this sort of gigantic risk.”
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David Friedberg
Friedberg argues two-thirds of the population faces low COVID risk yet remains locked down.
“And so for two thirds of the population, they don't have a huge risk and we're still locking them down.”
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David Sacks
Sacks says the right policy is ending lockdowns while wearing masks, but politicians split on both.
“I think the right policy is to end lockdowns but wear masks. The problem with the politicians is half of them didn't want to end lockdowns and the other half didn't want to wear masks.”
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Brad Gerstner
Gerstner states lockdowns achieved nothing according to excess death data and lost generations of kids from school.
“I think most people believe there were consequences to lockdowns definitely with kids. Yes. Lost generations of kids from school.”
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