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The “trust the science” crowd were the ones advocating for masks, no?
by MiguelX413 3y ago
The “trust the science” crowd were the ones advocating for masks, no?
- alexanderdmitri 3y agoThere was a pivot. At the beginning of the pandemic there were a number of American institutions saying masks were ineffective and unnecessary[1] [1] https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/health/2020/02/17/nih-disease-official-anthony-fauci-risk-of-coronavirus-in-u-s-is-minuscule-skip-mask-and-wash-hands/4787209002/ https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/health/2020/02/17/nih-di...
- cosmojg 3y agoNot at the beginning. There is evidence to suggest that some institutions intentionally lied about the effectiveness of masks at the beginning of the pandemic in an attempt to prevent a mask shortage, and the "trust the science" crowd ate it up. Hilariously/despairingly enough, many of those masking at the beginning of the pandemic when it was "unscientific" to do so would later become anti-maskers. Likewise, those "trust the science" folks were quick to put on masks when "the science" changed. Throughout the pandemic, political preferences were a far more reliable predictor of human behavior than anything else.
- Slava_Propanei 3y ago[dead]