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Feb. 18th, 2021 08:18 pm
The figurative mass psychos
Edit: I think I should have used the words "mass hysteria", not "mass psychos".
The reason I can’t stop writing about covid-19 is well, because it’s a big thing, but it is also because of the mass psychos around it. Both those things are scary, the virus and the debate.
( Examples )
Now I know you can cherry pick the fact Sweden has more death than Norway and Finland. And I can cherry pick the fact that countries that were cheered for their harsh pandemic laws, like the Czech republic and Portugal, now have horrible statistics. Possible, I don’t know but possible, because something for example psychology researchers warned about, namely that humans are better at following voluntary recommendations than harsh laws. The harsh laws don't help if people don’t have the stamina to follow them. In that case it’s the prohibition lessons again, sure first the draconian laws made virus respective alcohol consumption go down, then it skyrocketed when people got tired of the laws.
In the end, no, I don’t know. The virus can still surprise us. I like the researchers that are humble enough to admit that. Instead of following the mass psychos.
The reason I can’t stop writing about covid-19 is well, because it’s a big thing, but it is also because of the mass psychos around it. Both those things are scary, the virus and the debate.
( Examples )
Now I know you can cherry pick the fact Sweden has more death than Norway and Finland. And I can cherry pick the fact that countries that were cheered for their harsh pandemic laws, like the Czech republic and Portugal, now have horrible statistics. Possible, I don’t know but possible, because something for example psychology researchers warned about, namely that humans are better at following voluntary recommendations than harsh laws. The harsh laws don't help if people don’t have the stamina to follow them. In that case it’s the prohibition lessons again, sure first the draconian laws made virus respective alcohol consumption go down, then it skyrocketed when people got tired of the laws.
In the end, no, I don’t know. The virus can still surprise us. I like the researchers that are humble enough to admit that. Instead of following the mass psychos.