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In a world of boiling frogs

Drop a frog in boiling water and it will jump out. Put a frog in water, slowly bring it to a boil and it will stay until it’s dead and cooked. This is the “boiling frog syndrome”. It’s on full display on planet Earth as I type.

The boiling water drop

Us – the “frogs” – have been quick to try and escape the boiling cauldron of Covid-19.

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