# Contagion Explains Network Theory by Bryant McGill > “Public health begins where the fantasy that every biological decision affects only one person finally collapses. Contagion is nature's way of explaining network theory to libertarians, collectivists, anarchists, and everyone else at exactly the same time.” > **— Bryant McGill**, *The End Is Near — AI Doom, Anti-Science Panic, and the Primates Who Sell Technological Exile, September 2026* ## Sources and Context - **Author-supplied exact original:** “Public health begins where the fantasy that every biological decision affects only one person finally collapses. Contagion is nature's way of explaining network theory to libertarians, collectivists, anarchists, and everyone else at exactly the same time.” — supplied directly by Bryant McGill for [[articles/The End Is Near — AI Doom, Anti-Science Panic, and the Primates Who Sell Technological Exile|The End Is Near — AI Doom, Anti-Science Panic, and the Primates Who Sell Technological Exile]]. - **Source article:** [[articles/The End Is Near — AI Doom, Anti-Science Panic, and the Primates Who Sell Technological Exile|The End Is Near — AI Doom, Anti-Science Panic, and the Primates Who Sell Technological Exile]] — Bryant McGill identifies this article as the originating publication for this Reminder. - **Readiness context:** [Military Health System report](https://www.health.mil/News/Articles/2025/10/01/MSMR-MMRV?type=Reports) and [Health.mil vaccine recommendations](https://health.mil/Military-Health-Topics/Health-Readiness/Immunization-Healthcare/Vaccine-Recommendations/?type=All) document immunization as a military-health and readiness practice. The quotation remains Bryant McGill’s authored formulation. ## Related Articles and Collections - **Collection:** [[collections/AI-Science Doomers and Anti-Science Doomers|AI-Science Doomers and Anti-Science Doomers]] - **Collection:** [[collections/Simple Reminders|Simple Reminders]] - **Article:** [[articles/The End Is Near — AI Doom, Anti-Science Panic, and the Primates Who Sell Technological Exile|The End Is Near — AI Doom, Anti-Science Panic, and the Primates Who Sell Technological Exile]] - **Article:** [[articles/Digital Darwinism and the Invisible World of Machine Evolution|Digital Darwinism and the Invisible World of Machine Evolution]] - **Article:** [[articles/How AI Early Adopters Became a Privilege Cult|How AI Early Adopters Became a Privilege Cult]] - **Wiki map:** [[wiki/AI-Science Doomers and Anti-Science Doomers|AI-Science Doomers and Anti-Science Doomers]] ## Related Topics - [[wiki/AI-Science Doomers and Anti-Science Doomers|AI-Science Doomers and Anti-Science Doomers]] - [[wiki/Artificial Intelligence|Artificial Intelligence]] - [[wiki/AI Safety|AI Safety]] - [[wiki/Digital Divide|Digital Divide]] ## Share on Social Media ``` “Public health begins where the fantasy that every biological decision affects only one person finally collapses. Contagion is nature's way of explaining network theory to libertarians, collectivists, anarchists, and everyone else at exactly the same time.” — Bryant McGill, The End Is Near — AI Doom, Anti-Science Panic, and the Primates Who Sell Technological Exile, September 2026 https://bryantmcgill.com/simple-reminders-bryant-mcgill-contagion-explains-network-theory ```