I don’t think government, tech, and law enforcement are acting in complete lockstep. But I can believe they are acting out of fear, and fueled by social media a

I don’t think government, tech, and law enforcement are acting in complete lockstep. But I can believe they are acting out of fear, and fueled by social media and technology. This worries me even more than a conspiracy, because people who are acting out of fear cannot consistently do good science or make rational decisions. When every government official, media outlet, and society at large is depending on scientists, doctors, and businesses to “fix” the pandemic so we can get back to business as usual, how strong are the incentive to cut corners or fudge some numbers if the ends justify the means? IMHO we are building lots of terrible incentive structures that are bound to blow up in our face.