Good coverage of the latest messaging disaster, in a year with many. We are dramatically underselling the amazing vaccines, exaggrating the uncertainties and people trying to emphasize the good news are being drowned out, or worse.https://www.nytimes.com/2021/01/18/briefing/donald-trump-pardon-phil-spector-coronavirus-deaths.html …
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A day later, the responses to this (really overdue, since this has been a problem since December) article have ranged from some smarter, thoughtful folks thinking, oh, wait, let’s adjust messaging to “how dare an outsider write this! This is undermining public health!” Really.
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I’m not sure how this isn’t more obvious, but wagon-circling leads to groupthink (as we saw with many public health/expert folks and masks early on) and pointing out failings is NOT what leads to loss of confidence in experts, it’s the opposite. It’s the wagon circling.
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Being wrong is okay, even if it is due to groupthink. Groupthink is common among expert communities, to be honest. Constant danger to all. Being tired is human and understandable. (We all are). Adjusting messaging is excellent. Wagon-circling? No, no, no. That’s how things fail.
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We never grow out of middle-school mindset. Be the “cool” kid and just keep going with it!
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Thanks. That’s about it
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I already have friends who are like "come, come out to play" to me with the vaccine being out there. Humans *are* kinda dumb in this way, and need some kind of message as to how this is a process - a very slow one for the anxious and impatient.
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But you seem to have so many lanes. By my estimate you haven't been wrong about a damn thing yet, and way ahead of everyone else. Blind luck or educated prescience? At this point I don't even care.
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So what would an optimal message look like at this stage about the vaccine and associated uncertainties? Genuinely curious.
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Just some rando tweeter here, but there is definitely a Cartman's "Respect My Authoritah" vibe from some experts. While it's easy for me to say keep up the good work, it is very much appreciated.
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