Ross GarberVerified account

This is beneath you. She is well-known, and she is a doctor. You may not have meant this to be a sneering “Dr. Biden” tweet, but it is.

I have heard her interviewed a few times. She is very insightful and knowledgeable in the way she integrates data with sociological issues, including wrt Covid. I agree the NYT should have included a one-sentence bio to avoid confusion for people that conflate Dr. (PhD) with M.D.

Sociology is the crux of the issue here: the vaccine-hesitant & comportment in public space. Would you rather hear from a dermatologist or heart surgeon? Zeynep Tufekci is also not “someone named.” She’s the preeminent voice on the sociology of tech, including medical tech.

Later tweet noted that I had no issue w NYT publishing the @zeynep piece. And I agree sociology should be a key aspect of public health. And I too have found @zeynep insightful. Point is that readers would justifiably assume she is a physician and not know she is a sociologist.

She made a lot of statements can had always given me the impression of the voice of a reasonable, educated person. Her opinions makes sense and isn't threatening.

Now do David Brooks and Bret Stephens.

they have faces and mouths, and a reasonable reader might assume a brain is in there too