According to foreign media BGR, Tesla CEO Elon Musk (Elon Musk) posted a short tweet last Friday afternoon hinting that the panic about the coronavirus is "stupid". The tweet has currently received more than 1.6 million likes on Twitter. Although some may agree with this statement, irrational panic may do more harm than good and lead to unhelpful results. However, most people regard the billionaire’s claims against the coronavirus as irresponsible remarks.
In contrast, Apple CEO Tim Cook responded to the COVID-19 pandemic in a very different way. In a memo obtained by Bloomberg , Apple's CEO said it was a "challenging moment" for iPhone manufacturers and the outbreak of the new coronavirus was an "unprecedented event." "
Cook sent the memo to Apple employees over the weekend, encouraging them to "work remotely if work permits" between March 9 and 13. Cook wrote that it is a policy aimed at affecting "areas with the highest density of infections", adding that Apple is "making significant efforts to reduce staff density and ensure that those teams on site can work safely and with peace of mind." ”
In addition, Apple quickly moved, quickly closed stores in China and took other measures to deal with the spread of the virus, in stark contrast to the rash remarks that the fear of the coronavirus was “stupid”. Over the weekend, statistician Nassim Nicholas Taleb hit back on Twitter, calling Musk’s statement “stupid.”
Taleb is the author of The Black Swan, published in 2007, covering the rare but significant “ Black Swan Event ”. Taleb posted the following article in a tweet:
