A great discussion of “systems thinking”.
It is not taught in school, and many FReepers do not know how to do it:
https://thesystemsthinker.com/systems-thinking-what-why-when-where-and-how/
That explains many of the “flu bros” and other variations on that theme.
Charles Hugh Smith is one of the great “systems thinkers” out there—his comments on “the situation”:
https://www.oftwominds.com/blogmar20/covid19-complacency3-20.html