It's good to see @zeynep call out the flaws in mainstream Covid coverage (and there were/are many). But framing it as the result of "partisan polarization" & equating it in any way with the dangerous delusion & disinformation from the right goes too far.https://zeynep.substack.com/p/how-polarization-ate-our-brains …
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Why not? We've got tons of cash-strapped local governments.
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So, a year into a pandemic, local governments are doing something that is a clear threat to public health, despite knowing this, merely because they are short on staff and the thing in question is keeping a park open as normal? I'd like to see an example or two.
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I feel the "beach shaming" thing needs more nuance. It's not beaches per se but beach culture that becomes a public health risk -- travel there; bars, restaurants & other institutions that are part & parcel of the experience. Way trickier than "open a beach" like a local park.
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Meh, after a whole year, if that's the message, the authorities and media should just say that. Highlighting the least risky, in fact extremely safe, portion of a chain of activities has to be the weirdest way to communicate something we would not accept for anything else.
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