Ten Lessons for a Post-Pandemic World

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Ten Lessons for a Post-Pandemic World | Fareed Zakaria

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Ten Lessons for a Post-Pandemic World | Fareed Zakaria

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Book 46 📚
I don‘t know if I just wasn‘t in the mood for this type of read or what, but I couldn‘t get into in😐
Maybe I‘ll try it as an audio book instead! 🤷🏼‍♀️👍🏼

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Hooked_on_books

Ten Lessons for a Post-Pandemic World | Fareed Zakaria

so-so

I have such mixed feelings about this book. On one hand, Zakaria looks at the myriad aspects of global life, international relations, economics and more which have been and will be impacted by the pandemic as well as providing opportunities for change when we are able to move forward. And thinking about those things is valuable and necessary. But he‘s so premature, especially given what‘s currently happening in his native India and the world.

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Megabooks

Ten Lessons for a Post-Pandemic World | Fareed Zakaria

so-so

😬 it‘s not that this book doesn‘t make some good points; it‘s more that it makes so many points that I‘d forget the main “lesson.” I wanted to #reread this book to see how I felt now that we‘re closer to being in a post-pandemic world, and I just feel overwhelmed by Zakaria‘s endless pontificating! He needs some lessons in brevity from Timothy Snyder.

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Cinfhen Im just OBSESSED with your shelves!!!! 🤩🤩🤩🤩🤩 3y

Megabooks @Cinfhen thank friend!!! I‘m rather partial to them as well!! 😊😊😊 3y

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Karisa

Ten Lessons for a Post-Pandemic World | Fareed Zakaria

#Two4Tuesday ☆ @TheSpineView

📚 My kids are definitely both fiction readers. They both read every day without any prodding from me. Husband likes nonfiction and reads mostly articles. He loved the Fareed Zakaria book tagged.

📚 My kids seem to not count anything I read or suggest as real options. 🤷‍♀️ My middle schooler son reads Webtoons (online manga) almost exclusively lately.

TheSpineView Thanks for playing! 3y

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Ten Lessons for a Post-Pandemic World | Fareed Zakaria

Happy Sunday #NFN20 Don't.forget to get your point numbers in!

Here's the link: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1YgraCMDM7h7k73ahJFhXYOqVRUrH2qsNdt_-MecklPU/edi...

Bookwormjillk One podcast this week 🙄 oh well 3y

rsteve388 @Bookwormjillk Oh no worries. You have one more week! Go strong!! 3y

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Megabooks

Ten Lessons for a Post-Pandemic World | Fareed Zakaria

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Zakaria ponders where the world will be like post-pandemic in the short and long term. He compares various nations‘ responses to the pandemic and how their leaders, industry, penetration of tech, GDP, and income inequality affected it. He looks at historical trends as well, even back to the bubonic plague.

While I didn‘t agree with all his “lessons” nor conclusions, it was a good jump off for further exploration.

Tagging some nonfiction crew.

Riveted_Reader_Melissa, BarbaraTheBibliophage, JoyBlue, Bookishlie

Riveted_Reader_Melissa Sounds interesting, and I understand what you are saying about Zakaria... I always find his point of view interesting, but I don‘t always agree with all of his conclusions. 3y

Megabooks @Riveted_Reader_Melissa same for sure re:Zakaria‘s POV. 3y

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Megabooks @Heideschrampf 💖💖 3y

Bookishlie Thanks! I‘m definitely going to check that out. 3y

Megabooks @Bookishlie awesome! Looking forward to your review. 👍🏻 3y

BarbaraTheBibliophage Thanks for the review. I saved this on Scribd recently. Glad to have your perspective! 3y

Megabooks @BarbaraTheBibliophage Great! Interested to see what you think. (edited) 3y

JoyBlue Thanks for bringing this to my attention! 💙 3y

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Megabooks

Ten Lessons for a Post-Pandemic World | Fareed Zakaria

@Sace This is the best answer to your question that I‘ve found. I think some of it is not just education, because I know several people in my town that have post-graduate degrees and are Trump/Republican supporters, but probably the exchange and reinforcement of ideas among groups in these areas. I definitely grew up on a steady diet of southern strategy republicanism and didn‘t really change my mind...until I got my degree and moved to a city ⬇️

Megabooks ⬆️ now I‘m back in my town and still have my “city beliefs”. Many of my friends that have undergraduate/post-graduate degrees that are republicans never lived in a city. So I think there‘s something to the exchange/reinforcement of ideas in urban versus rural areas and not simply education, although I both agree both are crude predictors. (edited) 3y

Bookishlie I respectfully would point out that the comment on this page of the book uses assumption of “polls” and Trump people do not usually take “polls” nor do people tend to be as open about who they voted for if they voted for Trump so I feel there are probably more urban educated people who supported Trump then are assumed. This book sounds very interesting :) (edited) 3y

Megabooks @Bookishlie that is true. And I definitely think that was borne out in the pre-election polling numbers, but I think conservative folks were more likely (than currently not than liberals) to take polls prior to the 2016 election. My dad, who is a die-hard conservative Republican, loves to take polls. I think there is more to the exchange/reinforcement of opinions about candidates/parties in areas. This book points out that populism ⬇️ 3y

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Megabooks @Bookishlie and the conservative ideology of Trump, has popped up in many countries recently, as opposed to the more “traditional” conservatism of someone like Mitt Romney, and that has changed a lot of people and parts of society in these countries. It‘s an interesting book. I don‘t agree with all of Zakaria‘s conclusions, but it‘s been a good exercise in thinking for me. (edited) 3y

Bookishlie Definitely going to have to check this out then! I love thinking exercises. Especially since I am the Uber educated city dweller conservative. Lol. 3y

Megabooks @Bookishlie and if you look at the blue/red maps county by county of who overall won the vote, counties containing larger cities were more like to “go blue,” but if the split in that county is 60 Biden/40 Trump, you are correct that it certainly isn‘t the monolith it looks on maps. 3y

MallenNC There‘s a story in the Raleigh News & Observer today talking about the widening of North Carolina‘s urban/rural divide. It‘s definitely easy to see that in the red/blue district results. 3y

Megabooks @MallenNC that‘s definitely true in NC. I went to Duke undergrad, and we always joked it was the last stop on the NJ turnpike! There were also a sizable number of people from greater Chicago. Many people, including me, stick around for awhile, and I‘ve read that‘s increasing, especially with the influx of tech jobs to the Triangle. My supposition is that the influx of “northerners” (aka liberals) is a lot of it. Do you have a link to the article? 3y

MallenNC @Megabooks Here you go: https://www.newsobserver.com/news/politics-government/article246983722.html 3y

Megabooks @MallenNC thank you so much for sharing that! I really enjoyed it. Lumberton must have been one of the last enclaves of yellow dog Democrats! 3y

MallenNC @Megabooks I grew up in Chatham County which is rural but has always been a pretty blue county, so living in Orange and Wake hasn‘t been very different for me. But the state overall has a lot of contrasts, that‘s for sure. 3y

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Megabooks

Ten Lessons for a Post-Pandemic World | Fareed Zakaria

The book goes on to talk about the continued dismantling of the state and the effect that has on life in America. Honestly, in the midst of this crisis of Covid, I think Biden would do well to expand the reach of government. I think this Reaganomics thinking has led to a lot of the problems most millennials and younger are facing. I realize this is very debatable, and there are many opinions, but this has been my POV since 2010.

BarbaraBB I totally agree. Higher taxes for higher income groups can be used (not for weapons!) for education, child care, health and social services for everyone. It helps lessen the biggest inequalities among a population and that‘s worth a lot. You are not a socialist country when you do that, as many seem to think. It‘s social and human and I love that in my country - though it‘s always a subject to debate here in election times as well. ⬇️ (edited) 3y

BarbaraBB I think it‘s an investment in future generations and therefor the future of a country. 3y

Megabooks @BarbaraBB exactly. I don‘t think the republicans have done as much for the average working voter as believed. Busting unions, taking away consumer protection, and making it so Jeff Bezos pays no taxes certainly hasn‘t given us the ability to subsidize child care, healthcare, education, parental leave, etc. that makes quality of life better for many people in countries like yours. I think we have this ethos of each for themselves, and that‘s no ⬇️ (edited) 3y

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Megabooks Longer where I feel comfortable as a human. I told mom the other day that not her personally, but baby boomers as a generation, used the social programs/protections in their 30s & took them away from their kids & grandkids. And the blame can‘t lay squarely on republicans. B Clinton did his share of it too. He was no friend of social democracy. It remains to be seen where we go from here, but these concerns definitely played into my vote @BarbaraBB (edited) 3y

BarbaraBB I agree it‘s not solely a republican thing, I think it is American at its core. Freedom and creating your own chances is at the heart of America I think, which sounds good and has turned out to be so for many but is is not achievable for all. It is difficult. When travelling through America I am always fascinated by people living in a trailer in the middle of nowhere with an American flag on the porch. They don‘t have much but their land and 3y

BarbaraBB ... their freedom. I admire that and it is what makes America unique in my opinion. I can imagine that is hard to change, but freedom doesn‘t take care of education, health etc. Quite a dilemma which touches the core of the US. 3y

BarbaraBB But what do I know. I realize that I may be very ignorant. Please say so if I am then I‘ll delete the above 😳 3y

Megabooks @BarbaraBB no, I don‘t think you are. I think people in the international community‘s opinions can only strengthen what we think of ourselves and our place in the world, especially since you‘ve traveled extensively here. I think there‘s more flag waiving in general here regardless of party. And it is quite a dilemma here between the personal freedoms that make up American exceptionalism and the need to act more collectively. We shall see... 3y

Hooked_on_books @BarbaraBB You‘re definitely not ignorant—you seem to understand some of these issues better than many Americans, sadly. 3y

BarbaraBB @Hooked_on_books Thank you 😊. I have high hopes and am so happy America has voted Trump out! 3y

Hooked_on_books @BarbaraBB I can‘t express how glad I am that he‘ll be gone soon, and that we‘ve finally elected a female VP! 🎉 But the sad reality is that 70 million people went through the last 4 years then voted to re-elect Trump. And that‘s a serious problem that isn‘t going away. 3y

Megabooks @Hooked_on_books it‘s way overdue for a female VP. Like we were overdue when Ferraro ran in 84. I really like Kamala‘s POV and ideas and donated to her primary campaign. I was consistently impressed by her actions on the Senate Judiciary Committee. I am frustrated by the number of people who wanted four more years of 💩, but we have to find a way forward. 3y

Hooked_on_books That we do, that we do. I‘m thrilled that Kamala is the trailblazer. The danger of being the first at something as a woman is the criticism. If Palin had been first, I believe it would have set women back in a big way (“see, this is why women can‘t do this job!”), but Kamala is so capable. And I agree about her judiciary role—she was dynamite. She was my pick during the primaries, so I couldn‘t be happier. 3y

Megabooks @Hooked_on_books Palin will go down in history as the person who killed McCain‘s ambitions. I think her bumbling pushed a lot of moderates/independents into Obama‘s camp. And I agree. I definitely think Harris will be a good trailblazer, but I DON‘T want four years of commentators wondering if she‘s doing “likable” enough things. I am DONE with likability and fashion being the talking points about women leaders in any field. 3y

Hooked_on_books @Megabooks So true! I‘m sure we‘ll get breaking news if she changes her haircut. 🙄 Why? So ridiculous. 3y

Sace I just put this audiobook on hold at the library. If the quotes you shared are any indication I will probably end up buying the physical copy. @BarbaraBB @Hooked_on_books @Megabooks I am really struggling right now because it feels so much like there is an alternate reality where govt and taxes= bad, freedom liberty, God and guns = good. I just don't get it. I find it hard not to judge when education is so bad,⬇️ 3y

Sace Roads are crumbling, people have to open go find mes for medical care, children are being taken from their parents.... I feel like we could at least redistribute funds and get people some help.. 3y

Hooked_on_books @Sace The priorities of so many seem so far from what they should be. It‘s really bewildering and hard to know how to face. I hear you. 3y

Sace @Hooked_on_books I should just let it go bu I just can't. How did we get so diveded. And I really worry that I am failing to understand something fundamental about people's needs because I just can't imagine how the current iteration of conservative policy helps. Clearly I am not reading/listening enough. 3y

Megabooks @Sace @Hooked_on_books one thing that pisses me off, living in a religious enclave that is half Catholic half evangelical, is that I‘ve had several people talk to me about what a good Christian Trump is. Lol, wut?? We have a lot of people around here who vote straight party because of abortion, guns, and that they feel a government safety net is a waste of money because “welfare queens”. 🙄🙄🙄 I don‘t understand how Trump and Fox News have ⬇️⬇️ 3y

Megabooks @Hooked_on_books @Sace brainwashed people so thoroughly. Not to mention those who think Brietbart is a real news service. 3y

Hooked_on_books Yeah, it really feels like brainwashing to me, too. So many of the things I hear spouted are just flat untruths. Even the guns thing—I am vehemently anti-gun, which puts me far to the left of Democrats, basically none of whom have ever expressed any interest in taking people‘s guns away. Yet every election: “If they‘re elected, they‘re gonna take your guns!!!” No, they aren‘t. But people believe it because they want to. 3y

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Megabooks

Ten Lessons for a Post-Pandemic World | Fareed Zakaria

This went really inexpensive on Amazon just before the election, and I picked it up. Really curious about what he has to say.

Also my BOTM is supposed to come today! Always a good day when I get #bookmail!

Soubhiville Sounds interesting. 3y

Megabooks @Soubhiville I‘m excited to read it. 3y

Reviewsbylola Ooooh excited for your thoughts! 3y

Megabooks @Reviewsbylola I think it‘s going to be one of my free spaces in bookspinbingo. 3y

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