Sorry if I came off as incoherent. I'm definitely tired of seeing keyboard warriors comment on things that they are obviously not connected to.
"At a high level though: surely you understand not everything is equally uncertain here, and that not everything is being flown blindly? We have like 200 other countries in the world to observe and draw conclusions from, both socioeconomically and medically. "
Yes, you are 100% correct, and I appreciate you taking a charitable view of my comment.
The issue I see here is that the 200 countries we can observe provide a massive stream of data that then gets applied through a tribal filter.
Those who advocate for continued, strict shutdowns look at Sweden and compare it to Finland/Norway negatively. Those who advocate for moderated, easing shutdowns for economy look at Sweden and compare it to other countries with internationally connected economies in Europe in a positive framing.
I see this constantly playing out, with endless justifications/explanations for why "I'm still right."
"They had more testing, and they are better people and can be trusted to wear masks, so no, we're not like South Korea"
"The Swedes are culturally less individualist, and can be trusted more"
"Georgia and Texas are going to be disasters. It hasn't been a full 2 weeks, but just wait, the incubation period..."
"At a high level though: surely you understand not everything is equally uncertain here, and that not everything is being flown blindly? We have like 200 other countries in the world to observe and draw conclusions from, both socioeconomically and medically. "
Yes, you are 100% correct, and I appreciate you taking a charitable view of my comment.
The issue I see here is that the 200 countries we can observe provide a massive stream of data that then gets applied through a tribal filter.
Those who advocate for continued, strict shutdowns look at Sweden and compare it to Finland/Norway negatively. Those who advocate for moderated, easing shutdowns for economy look at Sweden and compare it to other countries with internationally connected economies in Europe in a positive framing.
I see this constantly playing out, with endless justifications/explanations for why "I'm still right."
"They had more testing, and they are better people and can be trusted to wear masks, so no, we're not like South Korea"
"The Swedes are culturally less individualist, and can be trusted more"
"Georgia and Texas are going to be disasters. It hasn't been a full 2 weeks, but just wait, the incubation period..."