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> ...Unintended Consequences) are either difficult to predict, uncertain, or just plain glossed over simplistically This made me laugh a little out loud as I w
by karmakaze 5y ago
> ...Unintended Consequences) are either difficult to predict, uncertain, or just plain glossed over simplistically
This made me laugh a little out loud as I was thinking about how poorly early mask policies were being set. It was the overconfidence of many experts that recommended against wearing masks because we had no (strong) evidence that they'd work. Only ensuring that N95 masks aren't hoarded by consumers is important.
- native_samples 5y agoMasks are a terrible example to pick because at the start they were accurately summarizing the state of knowledge, and saying the same thing (that masks don't work) in private E-Mails too. The idea that they are super important was made up later and then accompanied (in the USA) by this ridiculous lie that it was about stopping hoarding. Sure enough, actual real world data shows no impact of masking on COVID. Masks have become a byword for dishonest fake experts who say whatever is ideologically expedient rather than what is actually true.