I invented the Rubik’s Cube. It can teach us about facing problems like Covid (washingtonpost.com)

Is this a huge advertisement for the Rubik cube? It gives no real insight and offers no solutions. Comparing real problems with a toy is patronizing. 42 quintillion combinations might as well be zero compared to the nearly infinite possibilities of human interaction within a 24 hour period.

You can't just say "the solution is no one dies" and work backwards. You also can't say there is only one solution. The comparison is ridiculous.

I sort of think the way it's being dealt with, by and large, hasn't progressed beyond peeling off the stickers and re-arranging them.