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    1. Brendan Nyhan‏Verified account @BrendanNyhan 3 Oct 2020

      This frightening outbreak highlights one of the most important challenges for the cheap, rapid testing approach that @michaelmina_lab and others have proposed: creating a false sense of security that causes people to violate other guidelines, putting themselves and others at risk

      15 replies 66 retweets 289 likes
    2. zeynep tufekci‏Verified account @zeynep 3 Oct 2020
      Replying to @BrendanNyhan @michaelmina_lab

      I disagree. Only if you misunderstand what those tests are for! And go against every possible sensible precaution. Plus, even with all their incomprehensible behavior, lots and lots of tests is the only reason this cluster isn’t out there sparking more.

      3 replies 12 retweets 124 likes
    3. zeynep tufekci‏Verified account @zeynep 3 Oct 2020
      Replying to @zeynep @BrendanNyhan @michaelmina_lab

      I mean, in one sense there is no method that wouldn’t be a challenge with people this determine to create a catastrophic situation. Most normal people can be empowered with knowledge.

      2 replies 8 retweets 36 likes
    4. Brendan Nyhan‏Verified account @BrendanNyhan 3 Oct 2020
      Replying to @zeynep @michaelmina_lab

      lots and lots of human beings act like this! the Notre Dame president isn't "determine[d] to create a catastrophic situation," etc. surely we can acknowledge the risk here while also saying the White House was wildly irresponsible - both can be true!

      4 replies 2 retweets 11 likes
    5. James Surowiecki‏Verified account @JamesSurowiecki 3 Oct 2020
      Replying to @BrendanNyhan @zeynep @michaelmina_lab

      You cannot draw any conclusions about how ordinary people would respond to a rapid-testing regime from the way this group of people has responded. These ppl were emotionally and ideologically invested in the idea that the virus was a trivial matter.

      3 replies 1 retweet 17 likes
      zeynep tufekci‏Verified account @zeynep 3 Oct 2020
      Replying to @JamesSurowiecki @BrendanNyhan @michaelmina_lab

      I agree. This was an ideologically determined small group with great power. Very atypical as these things go, and they can keep things up far beyond what regular people would.

      11:03 AM - 3 Oct 2020
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        2. James Surowiecki‏Verified account @JamesSurowiecki 3 Oct 2020
          Replying to @zeynep @BrendanNyhan @michaelmina_lab

          Even Jenkins was invested in minimizing the risk of the virus. He decided Notre Dame would hold full in-person classes. And the fact that ND was plainly unprepared for the inevitable outbreak they had suggests Jenkins was not taking the pandemic as seriously as he could have.

          1 reply 0 retweets 13 likes
        3. Tom Dauwwg™ says: “Find the parents in 2022”‏ @tomdauwwg 3 Oct 2020
          Replying to @JamesSurowiecki @zeynep and

          Jenkins was not taking the pandemic seriously because he wanted ND (& by extension,the ACC,B1G,B12,& SEC) to keep it’s PR arm & cash cow-its FB Team-playing this year. ACB is a PR bonus for ND Law, as ACB would be the 1st ever from ND & the first non-Ivy justice on SCOTUS 10 yrs

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