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Complex systems, wicked problems. Society, technology, science and more. @UNC professor. @NYTimes columnist. My newsletter is @insight: http://www.theinsight.org 

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    1. Justin Tiehen‏ @jttiehen 17 May 2020

      Justin Tiehen Retweeted zeynep tufekci

      I can’t really envision the scenario where this seemed like a potential career ender, even in March.https://twitter.com/zeynep/status/1262065440857169921 …

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      zeynep tufekciVerified account @zeynep
      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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    2. Justin Tiehen‏ @jttiehen 17 May 2020

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      My counter theory of this turn is that most people hadn’t really heard of the claim that masks don’t work, even if it was the official line from the WHO and CDC. And so most people who push masks now didn’t really turn at all. https://twitter.com/aelkus/status/1261994903007113216?s=21 … https://twitter.com/Aelkus/status/1261994903007113216 …

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    3. Justin Tiehen‏ @jttiehen 17 May 2020

      And what’s more the present resistance to masks isn’t from people who are inflexibly following (outdated) WHO/CDC advice! It’s that they think masks are against the American way of life or are communist or whatnot.

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    4. Justin Tiehen‏ @jttiehen 17 May 2020

      As a result, it gives people plenty of room to dunk on their stupidity without bringing in (or even needing to know about) WHO/CDC stuff.

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    5. zeynep tufekci‏Verified account @zeynep 17 May 2020
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      But there's data, not just theory. 1-The anti-maskers constantly cite the previous recommendations and old articles. 2-The people like me saying masks work just two months ago got treated like anti-vaxxers. 3-The masks don't work/they hurt articles were widespread and viral.

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    6. Justin Tiehen‏ @jttiehen 17 May 2020
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      Pretty skeptical in advance of the data. How many people had even heard of the recommendation against masks before say March 1st? Like 3% of the public? How many have heard of the recommendation even now?

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    7. Justin Tiehen‏ @jttiehen 17 May 2020
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      And what’s more the current pocket of resistance to masks is not fueled much at all by people who especially listen to WHO/CDC advice—it’s not WHO stans. There’s just not going to be much of a causal connection between the former recommendation and the present resistance.

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      zeynep tufekci‏Verified account @zeynep 17 May 2020
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      I recommend even glancing at their activism, and you will see they constantly bring up the point I'm making. It's very prominent, not subtle. Plus, WHO declared pandemic on Mar 11, it was news number one for weeks and health authorities got amplified. Anyway, that's strong data.

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        1. Justin Tiehen‏ @jttiehen 17 May 2020
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          Maybe there’s a small pocket of leaders within the movement who point to the WHO/CDC stuff, but the vast majority of people who are reluctant to wear masks have either not heard of this or are not influenced by it. They wouldn’t trust the WHO/CDC!

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