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Ila Reddy's avatar

Superb piece, as usual :) I knew you would write about this and was eagerly awaiting it! It was worth the wait. No matter how good someone is at what they do, it's hard for me to overlook irresponsible behaviour such as endangering others due to their personal choices, especially during a pandemic. Particularly love the initial paragraphs on empathy and look forward to reading more from you!

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Loved this. I was just reading Rohit's column on this and while that has a lot of facts, I like that this one is personal. Of course we know that there is no empathy in you anymore but well, I digress.

I think it is important that things are called as they are. I love that you didn't choose to end the article on a diplomatic note. When an illness-infection can infect you and move on to others who cannot be a athletic as you are and others who cannot afford the best care in the world, I think it is a moral responsibility to get vaccinated. Otherwise, just sit at home. This man here is brilliant at what he does but that doesn't mean he will get to move around differently.

I read somewhere if it is time to discuss his brilliance over the brilliance of his contemporaries (Yea that Swiss and spaniard), and I feel it is important to widen the definition of brilliance while we are at it

Yeah, I think it is time

(I love your writing, you!)

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