> But sometimes misinformation can develop even around ideas that have some truth to them
So many words and FUD in continued denial that there is more to science than “gold standard” double-blind randomised controlled trials. Bayesian statistics can inform hypotheses at any level of evidence, and zero-cost interventions like “wear a mask” and “take Vitamin D” require just a tiny bit of evidence. And even without any evidence they’re still better than the reverse (“don’t wear a mask”, “don’t take Vitamin D”) which are also without evidence.
In a novel crisis, you have to act without firm evidence (I cal this “executive ability”). Most Western governments and medical organisations failed to do that, so now they’re continuing to gaslight the public to conceal their failure.
So many words and FUD in continued denial that there is more to science than “gold standard” double-blind randomised controlled trials. Bayesian statistics can inform hypotheses at any level of evidence, and zero-cost interventions like “wear a mask” and “take Vitamin D” require just a tiny bit of evidence. And even without any evidence they’re still better than the reverse (“don’t wear a mask”, “don’t take Vitamin D”) which are also without evidence.
In a novel crisis, you have to act without firm evidence (I cal this “executive ability”). Most Western governments and medical organisations failed to do that, so now they’re continuing to gaslight the public to conceal their failure.