Long-time reader and appreciator of your newsletter here! I loved today's story, but I'm a little concerned that you might be getting drawn into providing publicity for specific companies rather than covering the topic as a whole. If Zipline really is an unmitigated success that's changed people's lives, that's awesome and worthy of holding up. But it would be great to see if there's any other perspectives to this issue – in the past, American companies have gone and spent millions claiming to "save Africa" and benefited from awesome PR that doesn't necessarily make a difference for the people who live there.
All this to say - I have absolutely no evidence to suggest there's a dark side to this company, just a general skepticism about buying too much into the PR story that they WANT to present without digging in to see if there's parts they don't want to talk about as much. Something to think about for future ones maybe!
Hey Jerry! Thank you for the honest feedback, I appreciate it very much. I agree that I could've done a better job of researching/highlighting any different perspectives and issues. This is one of the stories that got me really excited especially after seeing concrete numbers about the impact they've had in terms of reducing blood wastage, vaccines delivered, and delivery times.
I'll do some more research to discover if there's any perspective I'm missing and will update this story with anything new I find. Thanks for being a long-time reader and keeping Year 2049 as a trustworthy source of information 🙌
Great story. Can have a major impact as it expands.
Long-time reader and appreciator of your newsletter here! I loved today's story, but I'm a little concerned that you might be getting drawn into providing publicity for specific companies rather than covering the topic as a whole. If Zipline really is an unmitigated success that's changed people's lives, that's awesome and worthy of holding up. But it would be great to see if there's any other perspectives to this issue – in the past, American companies have gone and spent millions claiming to "save Africa" and benefited from awesome PR that doesn't necessarily make a difference for the people who live there.
All this to say - I have absolutely no evidence to suggest there's a dark side to this company, just a general skepticism about buying too much into the PR story that they WANT to present without digging in to see if there's parts they don't want to talk about as much. Something to think about for future ones maybe!
Hey Jerry! Thank you for the honest feedback, I appreciate it very much. I agree that I could've done a better job of researching/highlighting any different perspectives and issues. This is one of the stories that got me really excited especially after seeing concrete numbers about the impact they've had in terms of reducing blood wastage, vaccines delivered, and delivery times.
I'll do some more research to discover if there's any perspective I'm missing and will update this story with anything new I find. Thanks for being a long-time reader and keeping Year 2049 as a trustworthy source of information 🙌
This is amazing👏
This is so inspiring 🙏🏻