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The problem is that people think a punishing lockdown is going to be more effective, but it's like any highly technical task: working hard at something is only
by MengerSponge 6y ago
The problem is that people think a punishing lockdown is going to be more effective, but it's like any highly technical task: working hard at something is only effective if you are doing the right kind of effort.
We (in the West) are big on theater: we've closed public parks, we wear masks outside, and we loooove sanitizing surfaces. Those things are expensive, distracting, and totally ineffective.
South Korea and Vietnam don't have super strict lockdowns or quarantines. Instead, they wear masks indoors and have effective contact tracing.
FYI, reverse contact tracing is even more effective, because most people aren't highly contagious, which means new cases likely came from a relatively rare super-contagious case. Step backwards to find that person, then contact trace them. Like fire against a grass-type, it's super effective.
- andrei_says_ 6y agoSouth Korea and Vietnam also have collaborative cultures and non-divisive governments/media trying to cash out on the pandemic.
- Florin_Andrei 6y agoThis, right here, is the true differentiating factor.
- Florin_Andrei 6y ago> South Korea and Vietnam don't have super strict lockdowns or quarantines. Instead, they wear masks indoors and have effective contact tracing. > reverse contact tracing is even more effective Yes, but in some cultures that type of measures is seen as running against the idea of "freedom", however they choose to define it. This is the root cause. It's a cultural thing, a set of shared ideas. Turns out, when you're dealing with a nanoscale replicator that only operates on statistics, individuals and their "freedom" are irrelevant. What really matters is how the collective strategy is shaped.