That was a great interview. I have a comment to make that supports what Dr. Ranney said at the end about being in a bubble. As an environmental and public health professional myself, I remember being dismayed and disappointed in how many people in my own profession believed that we, as a society, would respond well to the pandemic. I am fortunate to have a very broad background, and I realized immediately that it was going to be a disaster. With Trump in office and where the country was at that point, there was NO WAY we were going to come together as we needed to to adequately meet that challenge. I would submit that anybody in public health who didn't see that was spending too much time in his or her own professional silo and not paying attention to the bigger societal picture. I don't consider myself a genius for having seen the reality of the situation. Rather, to me it illustrated the danger of NOT looking periodically into other people's lanes, if you will, to see what's going on. Basically, I was in turn shocked at the number of public health professionals who DIDN'T see what I saw. I honestly do not mean to be self righteous, rather I see this as an opportunity to argue the fact that if you didn't see how bad a situation it was, you weren't paying attention to some very clear and obvious clues. I'd love to know your thoughts on this if you are so inclined and have the time to respond.
That was a great interview. I have a comment to make that supports what Dr. Ranney said at the end about being in a bubble. As an environmental and public health professional myself, I remember being dismayed and disappointed in how many people in my own profession believed that we, as a society, would respond well to the pandemic. I am fortunate to have a very broad background, and I realized immediately that it was going to be a disaster. With Trump in office and where the country was at that point, there was NO WAY we were going to come together as we needed to to adequately meet that challenge. I would submit that anybody in public health who didn't see that was spending too much time in his or her own professional silo and not paying attention to the bigger societal picture. I don't consider myself a genius for having seen the reality of the situation. Rather, to me it illustrated the danger of NOT looking periodically into other people's lanes, if you will, to see what's going on. Basically, I was in turn shocked at the number of public health professionals who DIDN'T see what I saw. I honestly do not mean to be self righteous, rather I see this as an opportunity to argue the fact that if you didn't see how bad a situation it was, you weren't paying attention to some very clear and obvious clues. I'd love to know your thoughts on this if you are so inclined and have the time to respond.