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> he can either lie, or he can cause a mass panic or a run on critical resources Agree that Fauci was/is in a tough spot, but I think it's a mistake to concept
by tqi 5y ago
> he can either lie, or he can cause a mass panic or a run on critical resources
Agree that Fauci was/is in a tough spot, but I think it's a mistake to conceptualize these decisions as a stage game as opposed to a repeated game. "Lying" or selectively emphasizing truths to achieve a specific outcome is borrowing against future trust in an effort to solve the present problem, and is suboptimal long term.
- jacquesm 5y agoHe may have been simply told what to say. The man strikes me as having integrity and trying to do the right thing even in impossible situations, such as being part of the Trump administrations' misdirection engine and refusing to buckle. That's the main reason the right wing of the United States hates his guts, he didn't sign the oath of loyalty. And was promptly replaced.