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Complex systems, wicked problems. Society, technology, science and more. @UNC professor. @NYTimes columnist. My newsletter is @insight: http://www.theinsight.org 

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    1. zeynep tufekci‏Verified account @zeynep 16 Dec 2021

      zeynep tufekci Retweeted Billy Quilty

      Also note. The third one is positive. The line may be the faint but it’s there. It means he has high enough viral load, signaling becoming infectious. Next morning is even higher—darker line . Use rapid tests *right before* meeting. That’s their purpose.https://twitter.com/BQuilty/status/1471392764004913152 …

      zeynep tufekci added,

      Billy Quilty @BQuilty
      A demo of how fast you can turn positive: Yesterday morning, yesterday lunchtime, yesterday evening, this morning. Do LFTs *just* before meeting up. pic.twitter.com/3zM2rDkoa7
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    2. zeynep tufekci‏Verified account @zeynep 16 Dec 2021

      To the mention-folk claiming this is anxiety. Do you stop at red lights? Do you slow down around corners? YES COST IS A BARRIER. But if I can take sixty seconds to avoid infecting especially someone vulnerable, why wouldn't I? It's the opposite of anxiety. It's calm and carry-on.

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    3. zeynep tufekci‏Verified account @zeynep 16 Dec 2021

      I think there's an invisible demographic of people, especially among those whose work conditions are more privileged, who have been taking reasonable precautions but really are just carrying on with life, just with extra steps especially to avoid transmission to more vulnerable.

      10 replies 37 retweets 497 likes
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    4. zeynep tufekci‏Verified account @zeynep 16 Dec 2021

      Yes, I personally write a lot about COVID but it's because this should not be the bastion of the privileged, or those with money, or information—to be able to take reasonable precautions and carry on with life and adjust if something changes. This isn't anxiety, it's privilege.

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    5. zeynep tufekci‏Verified account @zeynep 16 Dec 2021

      Me: "Sure, I slow down around corners, even more so if children are playing around! I get to my destination 60 seconds later than otherwise." You, a realist: "You must be a ball of anxiety, life is full of risks just accept and move on!"

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    6. zeynep tufekci‏Verified account @zeynep 16 Dec 2021

      zeynep tufekci Retweeted Owen Barron

      Perfect. It’s very similar to staying home when you’re sick if you’re able to do so. This disease spreads most *right before* you develop symptoms and just then, so this test is equivalent of a cough and a fever warning you that you’re likely to infect others. Calm and carry on.https://twitter.com/ocbarron/status/1471518358617178120 …

      zeynep tufekci added,

      Owen Barron @ocbarron
      Replying to @AlabamaFan @zeynep @ppiixx
      If your car had either a .001% chance or a 20% chance of hitting another car on any given day, and you had a dashboard indicator to tell you which it was when you turned it on, you bet your ass I would want you staying home when it flashes 20%.
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    7. zeynep tufekci‏Verified account @zeynep 16 Dec 2021

      And finally, the original person I quoted lives in a country where the cost to him is... zero. I simply wanted to highlight the meaning of the faint line. No, I wouldn't test four times a day unless I suspected exposure or was just trying it out, but the point is obvious.

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    8. Billy Quilty‏ @BQuilty 16 Dec 2021
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      Yep, had several exposures including two household ones so started testing daily as is policy in the UK. Late Tuesday I felt a sore throat coming on so I increased frequency to capture the upswing through Wednesday. This is my research area so I thought it would be interesting!

      8 replies 10 retweets 221 likes
      zeynep tufekci‏Verified account @zeynep 16 Dec 2021
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      Thank you! It was an excellent visual demonstration.

      9:30 AM - 16 Dec 2021
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