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Because nobody's counting deaths from "not doing stuff". Everybody counts deaths from actions done (things built, products sold, meds taken) but nobody's counti
by nickpp 2y ago
Because nobody's counting deaths from "not doing stuff". Everybody counts deaths from actions done (things built, products sold, meds taken) but nobody's counting losses from things (like meds) simply missing.
In effect we regulated doing stuff so much in the name of safety that we ended up in an infinite "analysis paralysis" mode where the you have to absolutely prove zero harm from new products/services while completely ignoring the harm the current status quo does.
See current debates over AI, self-driving cars, and of course, meds.
- tga_d 2y agoWhat do you mean "nobody's counting"? Excess mortality from delayed or denied treatments are measured all the time in medical research. How do you think these drugs get made in the first place? We just had a pandemic where a calculated decision was made that the small risk of myocarditis was massively outweighed by the benefits of mass vaccination. When was the last time you saw a drug ad that didn't list potentially fatal or debilitating side effects? "We need something to solve problem X even if it carries risk Y" is absolutely par for the course.