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 …
Well, okay fair enough. So far, we haven't found a case in which risk-compensation behavior (a second-order effect) overwhelmed the benefits of the safety device (first-order effect). I don't doubt it occurs at some level, but it seem like a very small effect relatively speaking.
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We can and should keep an eye on it, just in case. But not a good enough a priori reason! Thanks. (I retract the never!
Let's say not yet!)Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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It’s basically the “condoms cause AIDS” argument again
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