The "listen to experts/science" crowd needs to see the problem: well-credentialed experts IN YOUR FIELD have confident, contradictory assertions all over the place. So it turns into "which experts" which turns into "ones I like"—not really a manageable process for ordinary folks.
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To conclude the day, ACIP meeting was interesting and it included assertions from experts ranging from one calling the pause "devastating" to others saying restarting now would be "unacceptable". These are necessarily "no single right answer" questions.https://twitter.com/pickettjessica/status/1382445712122724359 …
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So, simultaneously, we have: a new public sphere which our institutions weren't designed for; fairly robust intra-expert disagreement on the right answer to many key questions (unsurprising given the moment); and lots of decisions under uncertainty. *That's* the challenge.
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It's a sign of success and relevance to have attracted a fleet of poor-faith or low-information critique trolls, and watching you dunk on them in sequence is quite entertaining. That being said they're only worth so much of your time - but that's just my perspective. Appreciate u
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Lest anyone wonder, other governments have taken a totally different view about the danger posed by the Adv vector vaccines:https://twitter.com/CBCAlerts/status/1382356537293860866?s=20 …
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If nothing else the answer is: Chapel Hill > Bethesda and it’s not even close.
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The "You're probably right but the way you say it is annoying, so I'm going to dismiss your entire position" crowd can really ruin a perfectly good debate. And get people killed.
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The intellectual confusion there is obvious to anyone that hasn't been brainwashed by the academy which brings us to the most significant impact of the internet; knowledge hoarding is over and some experts are losing their identity along with their minds.
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“risk” might be a stretch
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Still your Twitter critics clearly can’t stand it that you’re smarter and more insightful than most!
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By your logic, you should only listen to me on this. Two, what I think about the surgeon general is irrelevant. Three, what did you think about the previous surgeon general and his opinions?