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I mean, I think my real complaint is that 1. humans are fuckin' terrible at thinking through second order effects, and 2. often they are simply unknowable a-p

I mean, I think my real complaint is that 1. humans are fuckin' terrible at thinking through second order effects, and 2. often they are simply unknowable a-priori so to the extent that I am doing the thing I'm unhappy with, it's less hypocrisy and more accidentally proving my broad point. At any rate, about kids: the same reason kids aren't especially susceptible to COVID seem to also substantially reduce their transmission of it. It might be the case that it's still worthwhile for the broader community, idk - I'm certainly default a little skeptical of anyone saying "think of the children!"

fragmede 4y ago
> the same reason kids aren't especially susceptible to COVID seem to also substantially reduce their transmission of it In hindsight, maybe, but there were a lot of unknowns in March of 2020 and that was one of them.
- roflc0ptic 4y ago
  oh, totally - my post also said I thought the initial lockdowns were fully justified and correct, and that only after the discovery of the ACE-2 mechanism did the calculus for children having schools open change (for me)