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> Covid was likely from a lab leak...government...worked to oppress [sic] that Controversial opinion scoped solely to this one topic: who gives a shit? In gen
by triceratops 1y ago
> Covid was likely from a lab leak...government...worked to oppress [sic] that
Controversial opinion scoped solely to this one topic: who gives a shit?
In general I agree that governments shouldn't be in the business of cover-ups or suppressing the truth (and in this case I don't think we'll ever know the "real" truth). But what's the difference here? Covid happened, however it happened, and we all had to deal with it.
Bringing it up now feels politicians trying to distract from more pressing problems that they don't have any answers for.
- n4r9 1y agoUnderstanding how it happened could be vital to protecting against similar future occurrences.
- triceratops 1y agoEven if it didn't happen through a lab leak we should do everything possible to protect against lab leaks.
- n4r9 1y agoSure, but resources are finite. The more we understand, the better we can prioritise.
- triceratops 1y agoWe're not studying traffic accidents with knowable failure rates and capped losses. This is a once-in-a-generation event. Do literally everything possible to prevent it because the stakes are so high.
- n4r9 1y agoWe could for sure prevent a re-occurrence by cracking down on biology experiments and markets, going into permanent lockdown, stopping all international trade and transit, and so on. But very few people want that, so we compromise and prioritise.