If it weren’t for Zeynep Tufekci, I’d have to do so much more of my own research. She saves me a vast amount of time because she’s nearly always correct and is a better systems thinker than I am (and I am very damn good).

Don’t get me wrong: I still do more research than nearly anyone, and probably any layperson you’ve ever met. But having her mind to rely on means I have to do so much less to avoid being a dumbass. Thankful every day I found her a year or two before the pandemic even began.