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It is astonishing how many people are saying that Nate Silver must be wrong here, because he is going "against the experts". The damning comments are those mad
by powera 3y ago
It is astonishing how many people are saying that Nate Silver must be wrong here, because he is going "against the experts".
The damning comments are those made by the experts! But, because the disliked Nate Silver is involved, clearly the only fault is in the reporting of the comments.
This hagiography of anyone who claims to be a credentialed expert is contrary to everything Hacker News believed in a decade ago. Apparently the bozos are winning here.
- threeseed 3y agoNate Silver has no relevant qualifications, experience or anything of merit to justify people taking onboard his opinion without a healthy dose of skepticism. No different to any other random person on the street. That doesn't mean he's wrong of course but this is a subject where right now everything is conjecture and hard proof may never be found. So cautious restraint is needed before jumping to any conclusions.
- danenania 3y ago"Nate Silver has no relevant qualifications, experience or anything of merit to justify people taking onboard his opinion without a healthy dose of skepticism." Compared to who? Many of the people who supposedly do have the qualifications to discuss covid's origin appear to have been corrupted by career/financial incentives and political biases.
- jonnycomputer 3y agoDid you read all the emails and slack messages? I came away thinking: science is messy, this is overblown, I don't think they did anything wrong.