3 ms·
I'm picturing the passengers on the Titanic standing around, refusing to move until presented with an option proven valid to p < 0.95.
by downerending 7y ago
I'm picturing the passengers on the Titanic standing around, refusing to move until presented with an option proven valid to p < 0.95.
- cy_hauser 7y agoI'm picturing the Feds and States shelling out desperately needed money to purchase an almost useless drug because the people on the Titanic are desperate for anything rather than the drowning.
- downerending 7y agoIf it does indeed turn out to be useless (which is far from obvious at the moment), it'll be dropped, and not much money will have been spent. It's unfortunate, but a lot of what we're trying right now will turn out to be useless. One or two recent analyses suggest that the (far more expensive) lockdowns might turn out to have been almost useless. That doesn't mean that trying them was the wrong thing to do. We're living in unusually uncertain times.
- gus_massa 7y agoIt is like the passengers discussing if they must carry a box with 10 pounds of oranges in each life boat, find some paddles, a plastic cover, or paint the Eyes of Horus in them before launching them. The first three look useful, but I'm not sure if they improve the chance of survival too much. You need some time to find them and enough room in the boat, so it is a trade off if they are useful at all.