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WHO's responsibility is not to a single person. Their policies are designed for the society as a whole. Minimizing the possibility of infection for critical j
by diffserv 5y ago
WHO's responsibility is not to a single person. Their policies are designed for the society as a whole. Minimizing the possibility of infection for critical jobs is much more valuable than minimizing the infection probability to a single person. Society is more than just me or you or our families.
They could have taken the path you are suggesting (possibly under inconclusive benefits of other types of masks) but that could have backfired and caused a lot more dmg than good.
You can't expect an entity like WHO to solely care about you as a person.
- function_seven 5y agoI re-read my comment and do see a lot of "my" and "I" in there. I should have thought about that more. WHO failed in their societal obligation by diminishing their credibility. The misinformation may have increased mask supply to critical workers for a short period, but at the cost of strengthening the anti-maskers' message in the long run. And that cost was much larger IMO. They created a long-term problem in order to fix a short-term one. > You can't expect an entity like WHO to solely care about you as a person. No, of course not. My whole point here is that WHO did the PR equivalent of that CEO who chases quarterly earnings at the expense of their company's future. Except instead of money, they did it with public confidence.