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> If people had worn masks, we would have better outcomes. Citation needed. People do wear masks. And a lot of places where they don't are doing good compared
by choward 6y ago
> If people had worn masks, we would have better outcomes.
Citation needed. People do wear masks. And a lot of places where they don't are doing good compared to places wear they do.
> If we had locked down, it would have been over already. Full stop. How is this confusing?
It's not confusing but it's simply not true. I believed this in March and April, however. How long would we need to lock down in your fantasy land?
Australia has some of the harshest lockdowns and it's not over there "full stop". They still have cases popping up. And even if it worked, you can't just look at covid numbers as the only measure of success. You end up demostrating Goodhart's law. It's a huge mistake to not take all the other side effects into consideration. A couple big ones that come to mind are discouraging exercise and sunlight to generate vitamin D.
- 1experience 6y ago> A couple big ones that come to mind are discouraging exercise and sunlight to generate vitamin D. Quite a few others https://outline.com/JKgfuv https://outline.com/JKgfuv
- sanp 6y agoYes, Australia has cases popping up but it now has 25 or deaths per million vs. 1300 for the US. I think the outcomes are pretty different here.
- paul_f 6y agoAnd .. they're still locked down