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Trusting in appointed experts instead of critical thinking is the worst thing to do in uncertain times.
by ipaddr 3y ago
Trusting in appointed experts instead of critical thinking is the worst thing to do in uncertain times.
- 1270018080 3y agoNobody knew if covid was airborne at the time, so the most correct answer was nobody knows. Some people got lucky by making things up on the spot and guessed it was airborne. At a certain point their confirmation bias and distrust of media broke their perception of the world and they became antivax etc, still no critical thinking taking place.
- ipaddr 3y agoMany did not know and took extra steps like wearing a mask. What the experts did was say anyone wearing masks is racist against asian people. Their was no vaccine at this point so no one against it yet. The critical thinking can be found in the independent minds of those who made the choice to wear a mask. Listening to an expert didn't play out well.
- 1270018080 3y agoYour genius is only validated by the experts eventually proving that wearing a mask was a good idea.
- AlecSchueler 3y agoDo you have the quote from the WHO saying the use of masks was racist?
- hallway_monitor 3y agoThank you. Because what you're talking about is blind trust in someone who has been put into a position of supposed authority. I can't bring myself to do it - I don't know these people so until I'm presented with credible evidence that makes sense to me, I believe a position of extreme skepticism is warranted.