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So, if I've got this right, sexually transmitted diseases are transmitted mostly by people with a high tolerance for risk (people who tend to engage in risky be
by mcherm 11y ago
So, if I've got this right, sexually transmitted diseases are transmitted mostly by people with a high tolerance for risk (people who tend to engage in risky behavior). Also, people with a high tolerance for risk tend to overvalue lotteries. So they targeted that population by incorporating a lottery into their social program.
Clever.
- learnstats2 11y agoThis is indeed where the article goes, but I suggest risk is overstated as a factor here. Everyone knows they should be tested, so an incentive to actually go and do it doesn't need to be large or meaningful. This also acts as a genuine acknowledgement by the state that this is important and that it's without taboo. Testing reduces everyone's chance of being infected - so it ought to reduce risk-takers' chances proportionately more, lottery or not.