What the Dubious Corona Poll Reveals
Americans are desperate to believe the worst about one another.
Have you heard that 38 percent of Americans won’t drink Corona beer, because they are afraid of contracting the coronavirus?
For the past hours, this finding has spread across the internet like wildfire (or, more apt, a dangerous disease). CNN, the New York Post, and Vice all wrote up the poll.
On Twitter, where “38% of Americans” was the top national trend for parts of the day, many writers with large followings used it as an occasion to condemn their
