Why? The whole point is to compare strategies, so this would, if anything, provide a stronger test than comparing against some dystopia where children are born

Why? The whole point is to compare strategies, so this would, if anything, provide a stronger test than comparing against some dystopia where children are born and left to their own devices. Likewise, despite what Stats 101 would tell you, we don’t actually run a ton of placebo-controlled clinical trials. Instead, the new thing (a baby box) gets compared against the current standard.