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The US will probably never recover from this pandemic. The sociological harm done by this virus (normalizing anti-expert sentiment) is far greater than the phys
by typon 6y ago
The US will probably never recover from this pandemic. The sociological harm done by this virus (normalizing anti-expert sentiment) is far greater than the physical harm in the long run.
- khalilravanna 6y agoI’d argue that’s not a new phenomenon by any extent. Climate change denial has had a strong following for over a decade. We’re just seeing how devastating the effects of this sort of behavior can be in a short timeline (I agree with Chomsky that ultimately Covid is a blip and climate change is far more catastrophic long term).
- mrfusion 6y agoI actually wonder if that’s the only good thing to come out of this. I feel like you’re lamenting that people don’t follow your experts. I mean look at all the experts that signed on here: https://gbdeclaration.org/ https://gbdeclaration.org/ Why don’t they count?
- jazzyk 6y agoYou assume that experts are completely impartial. Or ethical. They aren't. See "Inside Job" - an excellent documentary about the 2008 financial crisis. Highly credentialed Harvard, MIT, Columbia professors produced reports for Wall Street to convince buyers to buy their toxic financial products (while collecting enormous fees). I am all for science, but one needs to watch out for $cience. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Inside_Job_(2010_film) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Inside_Job_(2010_film)