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Since the "lockdown" in the UK, I'm not going on social media much more than once every couple of days at most just to check up on friends. And when I do, it j
by DrBazza 7y ago
Since the "lockdown" in the UK, I'm not going on social media much more than once every couple of days at most just to check up on friends. And when I do, it just reinforces why: it is full idiots. It is full of more idiots than usual.
If your national health advisor / chief medical officer / government advisor hasn't mentioned it, then it is wrong and likely will always be wrong.
But Sarah on Facebook / Mark on Twitter has an alleged top tip on COVID19, then which one should you share? It seems the general public would now prefer to take their advice from "a bloke down the pub", rather than a qualified expert in the field with 30+ years of experience.
I'm much happier without social media, not that I was on it much to start with. Silver linings and all that.
- pjc50 7y agoSeveral countries' official advice has already turned out to be wrong or misleading, resulting in sudden changes of messaging.
- DrBazza 7y agoThis is true, however governments use expert advice (or ignore it depending on your country). Trusting advice on social media is considerably more misleading or wrong.
- Nasrudith 7y agoReally it doesn't matter if the advice is from the court jester or the viser - only the validity of the advice itself. Between the child and the imperial tailor who do you believe is valid when one says the emperor is naked and the other insists that he is wearing opulent garments? The one whom the facts support. Telling what is the truth is easier said than done however.