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> Which is strange since the twitter authors are clearly well educated virologists/epidemiologists. So when educated virologists/epidemiologists put alarming t

• bad_user 7y ago
  Internet is full of quacks. Alarming titles indicate quacks more than they indicate actual crisis and we don't have time to check the credentials and the work of the people involved to assess their credibility. Also facts speak for themselves, you don't need alarmism unless you have something to sell. Also in these instances a general panic can do much more harm than the virus can ever do — we already see fears of an economic recession. So yes, it's a huge red flag.
  • 34679 7y ago
    There are two morals to the story "The Boy Who Cried Wolf".
    • bad_user 7y ago
      Fine by me, I'm pretty sure that I won't die being eaten by a wolf, stress has a much higher likelihood.