The first story is probably wrong; dig past the loudest voices
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number one, that our first understanding was stories, probably wrong. And number two, the media, in general, just cobbled together narratives from the people that are the most vocal about a subject.
Episode 41: We are the super spreaders. I'll give you context to that (approx., from transcript intro) 00:23:15 (play audio from this timestamp, opens in a new tab)
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When a story like El Salvador's Bitcoin law breaks, Dave works from two assumptions. The first understanding is probably wrong, and the media cobble narratives together from the most vocal parties, often NGOs and financially interested actors. Headlines won't get you there; you have to dig deeper.