Another article making the rounds complaining about pandemic "epistemic trespassing", unironically quoting a medical expert who has adamantly & baselessly claimed masks would induce false sense of security—to great harm. For "trust the experts" to work, experts need to deliver.
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Isn’t this a consequence of the quest for scientific consensus taking place on a global public scale?
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I guess I should say that I'm actually worried about the lack of self-awareness... We do need to have a functioning system where we can rely on experts and expertise to have these broader discussions about trade-offs. To gain trust, they need to understand why they don't have it.
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Nobody is an expert on this virus (yet). There are experts on other viruses, or other pandemics. That expertise can be useful. It can also lead to bias, since this virus is different from these other viruses in various ways. The best experts are mindful of these limitations.
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Very true. But particular problematic is when*some leader* with more power than almost anyone to make things happen DOESN'T trust the experts. Because in many eyes he's by definition an expert on everything, and the real experts end up preaching to the choir..
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