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> such as presumably a majority of those advising the government Why? Politicians have shown several times that they prefer to listen to a minority of scientis
by bcrosby95 7y ago
> such as presumably a majority of those advising the government
Why? Politicians have shown several times that they prefer to listen to a minority of scientists that tell them what they want to hear, rather than a majority that doesn't.
- bosie 7y agoif that is the case, it seems reasonable that it is indeed the majority. under your hypothesis the "majority that doesn't" isn't advising the government in the first place.
- hyperpallium 7y agoWorse, politicians (particularly Health ministers) have disporportionately high infection rates.
- ethbro 7y agoNot sure why Health ministers are getting shade for testing positive? I'd rather my top health officials actually have contact with those under them, than sit in a glass bubble.
- hyperpallium 7y agoThey don't follow basic advice (e.g. don't shake hands, touch your face, etc), they don't close down mass events, they don't close schools "because we're not at that stage yet". The time to close them is before we reach "that stage". Number of cases is a trailing indicator, which also only covers those tested.