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Unfortunately, respectable publications have been pushing that paper recently as proof we knew about asymptomatic transmission back in January for stupid, parti
by makomk 7y ago
Unfortunately, respectable publications have been pushing that paper recently as proof we knew about asymptomatic transmission back in January for stupid, partisan, political reasons.
- ethbro 7y agoIt's very easy to forget that current decisions and past decisions operate on vastly different kinds of knowledge. It's easy to look back in time and say "Someone knew the right answer." It's very hard to stand in the present and say "Of the 20 people who each have a different answer they believe is right, I am going to select the really right one." Often, the optimal decision is to hedge and delay until information becomes clearer.
- timr 7y agoAnyone citing that paper recently is being irresponsible. It was debunked about a week after the pre-print went up on the server.