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FWIW, I'm not saying that. I'm saying that how justifiable a policy decision like quarantine is depends on how sensitive the decisionmaker is to a cost-benefit
by InitialLastName 6y ago
FWIW, I'm not saying that. I'm saying that how justifiable a policy decision like quarantine is depends on how sensitive the decisionmaker is to a cost-benefit analysis.
Both the extent of social distancing mandates and the severity, spread rate and deadliness of viruses exist on fluctuating scales, and reasonable people can disagree on where the appropriate intersection of the two sits without having to accuse them of ignoring either science or economics.
- whimsicalism 6y agoIt is true that there are people ignoring science/economics on both sides. That said, there are more people on the "no lockdown" side that I've seen blatantly pushing misinformation/ignoring facts. Of course, that doesn't mean that the "no lockdown" side is wrong.