That is a good point, but I think their point was to bring attention to the flawed philosophy, so that mistakes could be avoided. And surprisingly soon after th

That is a good point, but I think their point was to bring attention to the flawed philosophy, so that mistakes could be avoided. And surprisingly soon after their 2018 paper, the flawed philosophy lead to such mistakes in a surprisingly relevant, important and timely matter. Linking their general points from 2018 to specific examples from the recent pandemic, is of course post hoc. But it demonstrates that their notion was not merely theoretical, but important in practice.