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Where has science been since quarantine started? Everything is heavily politicized, there's no shortage of bizarro faux-factual evidence for all kinds of nonsen
by cmiles74 6y ago
Where has science been since quarantine started? Everything is heavily politicized, there's no shortage of bizarro faux-factual evidence for all kinds of nonsense. Someone sent me an article today about the _dangers_ of wearing a mask.
I agree that the rush to penalize people is unfortunate. On the other hand, I'm not sure what we can do (short of a national response) that would be more effective. Making these kinds of policy decisions strikes me as pretty out there for your town council person or even a state level legislator.
- timr 6y agoAgreed. Pointing out that there's not much data supporting masks has become so political that you get downvoted just for saying it. I've been dismayed by the number of scientists I know who seem to have given up their skepticism on the topic. If we can't have a rational scientific discussion about facts, we're back to the dark ages.
- exmadscientist 6y ago> If we can't have a rational scientific discussion about facts, we're back to the dark ages. We're rapidly heading that way. Masks are a political discussion now, not a scientific one. Most other aspects of COVID are the same way. You cannot criticize anything non-politically these days. Even saying "this data is entirely inconclusive" or "the first-order effects of doing this are positive but there are negative second-order effects" is a problem. I don't have a solution, but I feel your pain.