Episode 4 - "Pint-Sized Mentality"
Episode 4 - "Pint-Sized Mentality"

Episode 4 - "Pint-Sized Mentality"

Jiya Pradeep Tilwani

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<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">You should see the face of this dude from England that I speak to periodically; he helps me with some of our marketing endeavors.</span></p> <ul> <li><span style="color: var( --e-global-color-text ); font-family: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-family ), Sans-serif; font-size: 1.6rem;">Unshaven</span></li> <li><span style="color: var( --e-global-color-text ); font-family: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-family ), Sans-serif; font-size: 1.6rem;">Gaunt</span></li> <li><span style="font-weight: 400;">Disheveled</span></li> </ul> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Rich didn&rsquo;t always look like that, though. &nbsp;Like all of his fellow countrymen, he has endured a three-month lockdown, with little more than a grocery store open, let alone a pub. &nbsp;(No wonder he looks so poorly.)</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">I&rsquo;m Chris Machut, CEO at Netarus, manufacturer of the HoistCam system. &nbsp;And, comparatively, I look like Brad Pitt.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">(Ok, I get that a lot.)</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Seriously, not only do I feel sorry for anyone enduring draconian anti-Covid measures right now, but I&rsquo;m also here to make a wider point about lockdowns and the value of sacrifice.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Many scientists would agree on the merits of hard lockdown (the virus inescapably spreads between us) but surely they would also demand clear results. &nbsp;That&rsquo;s the whole point of science, isn&rsquo;t it? &nbsp;We research, measure, record, and act.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Many governments and authorities seem to have lost sight of that recently. &nbsp;They&rsquo;ve become obsessed with lockdowns at the expense of reality. &nbsp;Surely there has to be some balance that considers the societal and economic costs of hard lockdown. &nbsp;What about mental health, livelihoods, loneliness, etc.? &nbsp;Have Rich&rsquo;s leaders in England and th

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