One interesting point is that this article gets several facts wrong. Whether that detracts from the commentary on science or not is I suppose up to the readerhttps://twitter.com/VPrasadMDMPH/status/1384328964324302851 …
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whenever I read a think piece calling for more humility in the face of uncertainty, I always recall that the scientists or experts expressing the most confident opinions often believe they are the ones interpreting the science correctly
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its a bit like calls for civility in discourse-- they always come from the people who think they're loudly expressing their controversial opinions in a perfectly civil manner
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My rule of thumb is that anyone with a media profile railing against elites is just cynically using/abusing the powerless for their own self advancement. They are the most ridiculous (yet dangerous) people around.
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Vinay is 100% confident that he alone can predict outcomes. He uses bad faith arguments and cites anything supporting him to make what can only be called the most ironic bubble of thought in history (as his desire is to be perceived as an ultra nuanced genius).
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The person who tweeted that he likes this article fits the authors’ definition of a smug elite, as do the authors (as you noted). But somehow, smug elite always refers to someone else, usually a person with whom you disagree.
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Prasad needs to heal himself. He has circulated smears and ad hominid attacks & blocks critics. Actually in my county & contrary to my original bias, school board surveys show the elites are more in favor of re opening schools than the economically less well off.
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To clarify: the surveys were asking people to chose between video only and hybrid video-in person learning; parents in communities receiving government subsidies were more likely to choose video only.
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