Jan. 21st, 2022 03:52 pm
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oakfarmIn 2003, Hans Blixt was heavily criticized because he couldn’t find any WMD in Iraq. About, let's say, two years later everyone know he was right.
In 2020, Johan Giesecke was heavily criticized for saying most people will be infected with the novel coronavirus. It was not possible to stop. The most important thing was to prevent and treat serious illnesses. Now it’s about two years later.
Okay, one reason it’s so difficult to not write about the pandemic and the debate around it is that from an intellectual point of view it’s interesting. Like during the pandemic I have more than one time seen experts saying that voluntary behavior changes are more effective than forced behavior changes. In other word that recommendations could be better for slowing down (not stopping) the spread than laws. You might think they are wrong.As far as I know this is social science and Richad Feynman might have said: “Social science is not science at all”. But it’s still an interesting thought. I don’t care how much Americans on social media have turned the pandemic into polarizing politics, you can’t just dismiss that idea as coming from bleach drinking Trump voters, who spend 2019 in Wuhan licking pangolins . Right? Or I don't know. On the other hand, the critics of harsh laws have one fact on their hand, namely that tons and tons of politicians have been caught breaking their own laws. If they can’t follow them, why did they think everyone else could follow them? Plus the lesson from probation, namely if normal behavior becomes against the law, it will become normal to break the law.
Another interesting thing I have seen more than one time is the claim that autistics hate masks. Well, I got an asperger diagnosis and I kind of like them. It’s a hug for your face. My guess the problem might be how we react to stimuli. There are certain types of unprocessed wood that I can’t touch. Somehow the nerves in my hands really hate that sensation. If surgical masks were made of a material I reacted to as I react on unprocessed wood, I would really hate them.
Then we have thejoblessleftishistorian who claimed the left's love of draconian laws was the left's biggest betrayal of international solidarity since 1914. I thought it was over the top. But, of course school closer and lockdowns are bad for the poorest of the poor.
In 2020, Johan Giesecke was heavily criticized for saying most people will be infected with the novel coronavirus. It was not possible to stop. The most important thing was to prevent and treat serious illnesses. Now it’s about two years later.
Okay, one reason it’s so difficult to not write about the pandemic and the debate around it is that from an intellectual point of view it’s interesting. Like during the pandemic I have more than one time seen experts saying that voluntary behavior changes are more effective than forced behavior changes. In other word that recommendations could be better for slowing down (not stopping) the spread than laws. You might think they are wrong.As far as I know this is social science and Richad Feynman might have said: “Social science is not science at all”. But it’s still an interesting thought. I don’t care how much Americans on social media have turned the pandemic into polarizing politics, you can’t just dismiss that idea as coming from bleach drinking Trump voters, who spend 2019 in Wuhan licking pangolins . Right? Or I don't know. On the other hand, the critics of harsh laws have one fact on their hand, namely that tons and tons of politicians have been caught breaking their own laws. If they can’t follow them, why did they think everyone else could follow them? Plus the lesson from probation, namely if normal behavior becomes against the law, it will become normal to break the law.
Another interesting thing I have seen more than one time is the claim that autistics hate masks. Well, I got an asperger diagnosis and I kind of like them. It’s a hug for your face. My guess the problem might be how we react to stimuli. There are certain types of unprocessed wood that I can’t touch. Somehow the nerves in my hands really hate that sensation. If surgical masks were made of a material I reacted to as I react on unprocessed wood, I would really hate them.
Then we have thejoblessleftishistorian who claimed the left's love of draconian laws was the left's biggest betrayal of international solidarity since 1914. I thought it was over the top. But, of course school closer and lockdowns are bad for the poorest of the poor.
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