4 ms·

100% correct But now we're no longer having a conversation about medicine we're having a conversation about our broken legal system and our broken regulatory

• tptacek 3y ago
  Sounds like it does in fact have a bunch to do with the base rate fallacy.
  • drcode 3y ago
    I suppose that's fair way to look at it, but people are being left with the impression that the problem is inherent in the tests, when the problem is entirely separate from the tests themselves.
    • tptacek 3y ago
      I suppose it's a fair way to look at it, too! It's good when we can reach a shared understanding of what's happening; so often, the dynamics of message boards work against that.
• lozenge 3y ago
  Most people aren't going to be happy with "the scan shows something unusual that would normally be concerning, but you say you feel fine so I'll trust you instead of the scan".