It helped me realize that, if you place a high premium on avoiding the direct fallout (metaphorical or literal) of this conflict’s worst-plausible-case scenario, it might be a good idea to spend the next few months holidaying and/or remote-working in an uninvolved nation.
It’s about perspective. When I say “world war” I think world war. Not “regional war involving Europe and the USA”. Those are different things.
Clarifying such differences helps me grasp the importance (in units of human suffering) of the Indian subcontinent. I didn’t realize how much more important India is (compared to the entire Western world) in quality-adjusted life years.
It matters because semantics matter. The media in general has been quite shrill about “world war III”, using it to acquire eyeballs and ad revenue. While it IMO doesn’t quite rise to being blatantly false, it’s still misinformation, or at least information distortion.
Is this post about anything more than semantics? If yes, why does it matter?
It helped me realize that, if you place a high premium on avoiding the direct fallout (metaphorical or literal) of this conflict’s worst-plausible-case scenario, it might be a good idea to spend the next few months holidaying and/or remote-working in an uninvolved nation.
Those were my exact thoughts after publishing my post.
It’s about perspective. When I say “world war” I think world war. Not “regional war involving Europe and the USA”. Those are different things.
Clarifying such differences helps me grasp the importance (in units of human suffering) of the Indian subcontinent. I didn’t realize how much more important India is (compared to the entire Western world) in quality-adjusted life years.
It matters because semantics matter. The media in general has been quite shrill about “world war III”, using it to acquire eyeballs and ad revenue. While it IMO doesn’t quite rise to being blatantly false, it’s still misinformation, or at least information distortion.