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What Tomas Pueyo did is create a massively viral piece of content that, regardless of accuracy, encouraged the right actions. In doing so he saved at least thou
by freepor 7y ago
What Tomas Pueyo did is create a massively viral piece of content that, regardless of accuracy, encouraged the right actions. In doing so he saved at least thousands of lives. So forgive me for not caring how robust his analyses are.
- CaptArmchair 7y agoSaving lives doesn't absolve anyone from critical consideration about what they are publishing exactly. For all intents and purposes, there are authors who write similar massive viral pieces that may - and likely will - end up killing thousands of people inadvertently. As I said, the core message is absolutely right, but his method - the way he packs his message with solid looking graphs and number juggling - is questionable. Sure, it gets the job done; whereas many others fail to push the very same message. But it's still a questionable tactic of convincing people. Does it matter? Perhaps not. At the end of the day, he saved lives. Morality is a luxury presently. And yet, dismissing critical considerations outright equally opens the door to unintended consequences if we turn it into a habit each time someone is purported to have saved lives.