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That's a false dichotomy. It isn't either a hoax, or real. More importantly, it isn't that either the government decides to stamp out info, or hoaxes/misidenti
by edanm 7y ago
That's a false dichotomy. It isn't either a hoax, or real.
More importantly, it isn't that either the government decides to stamp out info, or hoaxes/misidentifications will become a "raging fire of panic".
In most of the western world (among other places), everyone is free to say what they like. The government doesn't get the right to decide what you can and can't say. And yes, hoaxes happen. Misinformation happens. But I don't think there have been these massive problems that you're foreseeing. And what's more, it's not clear that the government has the right to decide what's worse - these kinds of problems, or potentially more people dying.
- keanzu 7y agoI was trying to suggest that human are fallible - doctors, patients, police and policy makers all; however I used the word hoax way too much as both responses focus on that. I've reworded. Hopefully that addresses the issue? > the government decides to stamp out info There are other ways, as you've described, but I believe this is the way the Chinese government has demonstrated that they prefer to handle it. You can argue it is a wrong choice but I can't accept the OP's characterization of it as a corrupt choice.