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Kade siphila ephusheni. Sigibela izindiza zejethi futhi sindize emazwenikazi, singanikezi umcabango wesibili lokho okufeziwe. Sishayela ezitolo zegrosa, sicabanga ukuthi amashalofu azobe egcwele amabhokisi okudla angapheli. Futhi nsuku zonke sixhuma amadivaysi ethu odongeni, siqiniseka ukuthi ugesi uzogeleza usuka lapho uphuma khona. Ngaphandle kwesiphepho noma ukuzamazama komhlaba ngezikhathi ezithile, siphile impilo yethu yonke sithatha kalula ukuthi le nto esiyibiza ngokuthi "impucuko" kwakuwumshini ongasoze wahluleka.
Isikhathi sokuvuka.
The ubhubhane lwe-COVID-19 lwamazwe ngamazwe izinto eziningi, kodwa umthelela wawo ojulile ungase ukhuthaze ukuqashelwa ukuthi lo mshini wempucuko esiwakhile untekenteke kakhulu kunalokho ebesikucabanga. Futhi yingakho, ngokuhamba kwesikhathi, i-coronavirus ngolunye usuku izobonakala njengento yokushisa umlilo yokuguqula isimo sezulu.
Ukuze siqonde ukuxhumana okunamandla phakathi kwalolu bhubhane nokushintsha kwesimo sezulu, kufanele siqonde ukuthi isho ukuthini โimpucuko yanamuhlaโ ngokombono wesayensi. Kubacwaningi, umphakathi womhlaba wonke wobuchwepheshe obuphezulu esiwakhile eminyakeni eyi-100 edlule empeleni a uchungechunge lwamanethiwekhi zibekwe phezu komunye.
Ngenxa ye-Facebook, sonke siyayazi indlela โamanethiwekhi okuxhumana nomphakathiโ abukeka ngayo: izixhumanisi esinazo kubangani bethu bese kuba abangani babo bese kuba abangani babo banwebeka ngaphandle ukuze bakhe ulwembu olukhulu lokuxhumana. Impucuko yesimanje iyikhekhe lesendlalelo esithambile samanethiwekhi anjalo, elinye linqwabelene phezu kwelinye.
Inethiwekhi yezokuthutha - imigwaqo, izitimela, imikhumbi nezindiza - ihambisa izimpahla zethu nxazonke. Amanethiwekhi kagesi - amagridi kagesi, amapayipi kawoyela negesi yemvelo - aletha amandla lapho edingeka khona futhi nini. Amanethiwekhi omnotho - amabhange, amafemu okutshalwa kwezimali kanye nabathengi - agcina imali yokuhweba izungeza. Futhi, njengoba sesizobona ekukhululekeni okukhulu, kukhona inethiwekhi yokunakekelwa kwezempilo - odokotela, abahlengikazi nezibhedlela - elawula ukugula nokulimala okungapheli.
Ngakho-ke aqine kangakanani noma aqine kangakanani la manethiwekhi? Uma uzikhahlela kanzima, zisazosebenza? I-COVID-19 iveza ukuthi siye sazithela ngabandayo kangakanani ekuphenduleni lowo mbuzo. Izikhulu zezempilo ezweni lonke zibukele ngokwesaba nangokuphelelwa yithemba njengoba inethiwekhi yazo ikhungatheka. Ukwesaba ubhubhane oselubangele kakade ephushela ukwabiwa kokudla kanye namanethiwekhi ezomnotho.
Kungazelelwe zonke lezi zinhlelo ebezingabonakali enyangeni edlule zimi phambi kwethu ngokukhululeka okubukhali. Abanye baze bacwayize ngokubomvu ngezexwayiso. Izixwayiso kumele zithathwe ngokungathi sรญna, njengoba izifundo zamanethiwekhi anezinhlaka eziningi bonisa ukuthi zingaba ntekenteke: Ukugqashula izixhumanisi kunethiwekhi eyodwa kudlula kwenye njengenhlamvu eqhekeka eklebhula umshini oyinkimbinkimbi.
Ngakho-ke noma yikuphi kwalokhu kuhlangene ngani nokushintsha kwesimo sezulu? Njengalolu bhubhane, ukuguquguquka kwesimo sezulu nakho kuzothuthukisa amanethiwekhi akha impucuko yethu. Ngokungafani nobhubhane, imiphumela yalo izoba yesikhathi eside, futhi ngeke ube khona umuthi wokugoma ongasisindisa.
Lapho iningi lethu licabanga ngokushintsha kwesimo sezulu, sibona ngeso lengqondo izinguquko ezenzeka emhlabeni: amazinga okushisa akhuphukayo, izilwandle ezikhuphukayo, izingqimba zeqhwa ezincibilika. Lokho kunzima ngokwanele ukukucabanga ngezinga lomhlaba jikelele. Kodwa lapho imicabango yethu ihluleka khona ngempela ukubuza ukuthi kuzokwenzekani kithi, empilweni yomuntu yansuku zonke, futhi lowo ngumbuzo mayelana namanethiwekhi empucuko engabonakali. Ukushintsha kwesimo sezulu kuzosho isimo esiphuthumayo ngemva kwesinye, unyaka nonyaka, njengoba amagagasi okushisa, izikhukhula, umlilo neziphepho ziphephula ukwehluleka ngamasistimu ethu.
Uma bengikubuza emasontweni ambalwa edlule ukuthi ucabange ukuthi lokho kuzobukeka kanjani, ukuthi kungazwakala kanjani, ukubona lawo manethiwekhi egcizelelwa, mhlawumbe ubungakhomba ifilimu yaseHollywood eqanjiwe yesayensi. Namuhla, kufanele uvule izindaba. Manje sesizazi mathupha ukwesaba okulandelayo lapho lezi zinhlelo zisongelwa.
Kukho konke ukungaqiniseki kwayo, lo bhubhane uza njengoba akumangazi kulabo abafunda izifo ezithathelwanayo. Kwaphela iminyaka besebenzisa labo isayensi ukudweba umphumela wokuvela kwegciwane lenoveli. Kwaphela iminyaka wasixwayisa ukuthi kwakudingeka sizilungiselele. Ubukhulu baleso sixwayiso abunakangakelwa, futhi manje sonke siyakhokha inani.
Njengosongo lobhubhane, ososayensi abacwaninga ngokushintsha kwesimo sezulu baye benza isixwayiso amashumi eminyaka ukuthi asikulungele lokho osekuseduze. Besebenzisa izinhlobo ezifanayo zamathuluzi ezibalo asetshenziswa ochwepheshe bezifo eziwumshayabhuqe, baye babikezela inkambo yokufudumala kwembulunga yonke, babeka imiphumela yako engaba khona kumanethiwekhi akha impucuko futhi basitshela okufanele kwenziwe ukuze kugwenywe inhlekelele.
Izibonelo zezinsongo laba ososayensi abakhathazeka ngazo zisukela ekuphazamisekeni kwe amaketanga okuhlinzeka emhlabeni jikelele ngenxa yesimo sezulu esibi kakhulu, ukwehluleka amanethiwekhi okukhiqiza nokusabalalisa ukudla njengoba isimo sezulu sishintsha, kuya ekuhlulekeni kwamanethiwekhi okutshalwa kwezimali njengoba ukuhlola ubungozi kanye nokuthola umshwalense kuba nzima kakhulu.
Kodwa ngenxa yalokho, lezi zixwayiso ziye zenziwa ipolitiki. Labo abaphika isayensi bathi injalo okukhethekile futhi asikho isidingo sokukhathazeka. Yiqiniso, yilokho abaningi babo uthe nge-COVID-19 emasontweni ambalwa edlule. Kepha uhulumeni wethu ube nesexwayiso esanele sokuthi ngabe useqalile ukuqongelela izinto zokusebenza ezibalulekile nokulungiselela uhlelo lokunakekelwa kwezempilo ukuze kuthuswe okuzokwenzeka nakanjani.
Ngendlela efanayo, sibe namashumi eminyaka ezixwayiso mayelana nalokho okudingekayo ukubhekana nokushintsha kwesimo sezulu, njengokuguquguquka. ezitshaliwe kumanethiwekhi wamandla kude nezibaseli ezimbiwa phansi. Futhi, njengobhubhane, siziba zonke izexwayiso. Ngisho nabanye abantu abakholelwa ukuthi ukuguquka kwesimo sezulu kuyeza bakushaya indiva izixwayiso futhi baqhubeke nokuhlala ezindaweni lapho kuzokwanda imililo nezikhukhula.
Izindaba ezinhle ngalo bhubhane ukuthi sizodlula kulokhu. Kuzothatha izinyanga ezimbalwa, kodwa sizovela namanethiwekhi ethu eqinile, futhi sizohlakanipha ngokwengeziwe ngolwazi. Okuhle futhi wukuthi sisekhona isikhathi sokubhekana nokushintsha kwesimo sezulu. Manje njengoba sesibonile ukuthi ukuphula amanethiwekhi - umshini - wempucuko ungabukeka kanjani, kufanele siyeke ukuzenza sengathi konke kuzolunga nokuthi singavele sibuyele ebhizinisini njengenjwayelo lapho usongo lwe-coronavirus seluncipha.
Ubhubhane usivuse ebuthongweni bethu. Kusivumela ukuthi sibone imiphumela yangempela yokuphika. Lokho kungase kube isifundo saso esibaluleke kakhulu - esisivumela ukuqonda, amandla nozwelo ukuze sakhe ikusasa eliqinile neliqinile.
U-Adam Frank, uprofesa wesayensi yezinkanyezi eNyuvesi yaseRochester, ungumbhali wencwadi ethi "Light of the Stars: Alien Worlds and the Fate of the Earth."
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