It's important not just to remember this (the incorrect guidance on masks) but to study and understand it. When I wrote my "masks work" op-ed on March 17 for the New York Times, I honestly thought I was likely ending my career as a public writer. https://twitter.com/Aelkus/status/1261994903007113216 …
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That was *just* two months ago. I'm grateful that instead, the science won and the messaging moved. But, of course, there is resistance to a message (wear masks) that, just two months ago, was treated like being an anti-vaxxer by global, US and European health authorities.
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But... these authorities *knew* masks worked, but they spoke out against them (aka lied) because they thought easing the shortage for healthcare workers was in our best interest.
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Motivated reasoning because of that is surely a part of it but I don't think it's that simple. It's a mix of many things; important to understand. Health authorities can convince themselves too, through motivated reasoning and other dynamics.
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