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I’m very happy to see more evidence that suggests the severity may be lower, but it is still very early days. I honestly don’t recognise your portrayal of fear

I’m very happy to see more evidence that suggests the severity may be lower, but it is still very early days. I honestly don’t recognise your portrayal of fearmongering or a desire for negative news. In fact I’ve been particularly surprised by the response to this variant in some circles, which is to hop right on to the tiniest shred of potential positive evidence as a cast-iron guarantee that it’s no big deal. Everybody really wants this to go away, and there is extensive debate in every country about the second-order effects of control measures.

adam_arthur 5y ago
By and large the people advocating extreme caution with covid are looking at policy from a single variable perspective. The population looks at multiple variables. IE their quality of life, their financial situation, their desire for social connection. Any policy that looks at a single or small number or variables, vs the holistic system is a policy that's not "following the science". If you drive through the south of the US, you'll find that nobody masks and they live life as if covid never existed. And their health outcomes are basically exactly the same as NY or CA. So what effect do these policies have? The science shows, basically nothing other than harming quality of life