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Probably because it's hard to trust public health experts in a crisis whose very existence has already demonstrated a failure in their authority. If I wanted t
by lambdaphagy 6y ago
Probably because it's hard to trust public health experts in a crisis whose very existence has already demonstrated a failure in their authority.
If I wanted to reduce the risk of acquiring or transmitting an airborne infection back in February, I would wear a mask and avoid enclosed spaces without waiting for CDC's permission. Indeed, I would ignore their advice to the contrary, which stood until April (!)
It would be really nice if we could defer to competent technocratic experts, but they earn their trust by having credible track records, not by collecting credentials.
- ido 6y agoAs far as I can see the main screw up was the American and British governments ignoring expert advice. I live in Germany which happens to have a responsible adult in charge & this country fared great in this crisis so far.
- jakeogh 6y agoNo thanks. The Hippocratic oath is meaningless unless the subject decides what constutites a medical procedure. The train to technocratic ditatorship is paved with... the great glucose poisioning epidemic, loss of free speech, loss of self defense. Todays conventional wisdom is often not looked on favorably in the future. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TRnB9El_V5g http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TRnB9El_V5g Are we going to wear masks for the rest of our lives (outside FFS)? Pandemics are an authortarian dream. The ability to engineer pandemics will only expand. A bit of scale: Consider how many children go missing in the US each year.