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I think it's pretty great that the Swedes are willing to sacrifice themselves for the rest of us for a science experiment. They're going to function as a "contr
by drcode 7y ago
I think it's pretty great that the Swedes are willing to sacrifice themselves for the rest of us for a science experiment. They're going to function as a "control group" for thousands of scientific papers to come.
...and I'm not being sarcastic when I say that.
- threatofrain 7y agoThere are other nations and states doing something akin to Sweden, including within the US. We shall see which states grievously misgambled.
- majkinetor 7y agoThere is no gamble here. Education.
- threatofrain 7y agoTexas and many other states shall look to NY and CA and contrast and see, especially if aid for massive unemployment turns out to be a partisan issue. Imagine President Trump wins again. He will note that many GOP states went a different way and ask which states truly deserves his favor. It’s the White House that will lead national recovery and distribution of aid, likely with zero real oversight. Will NY and CA be left on their own? That is an interesting possibility to explore. Jared Kushner: "The notion of the federal stockpile was it's supposed to be our stockpile," he said. "It's not supposed to be states' stockpiles that they then use." Is that a signal for NY and their request for ventilators? How will recovery political aid look like from the same administration? Affectionate?
- drcode 7y agoI think the data has now proven Sweden right.
- majkinetor 7y agoIts quite the opposite IMO. The only normal country, entire planet is experiment.
- pinkfoot 7y agoWe'll see… https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/apr/05/sweden-prepares-to-tighten-coronavirus-measures-as-death-toll-climbs https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/apr/05/sweden-prepare...