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@SunetraGupta is one of the true heroes of this whole sordid covid affair
as one would expect from a professional of her eminence, this piece is lucid, informed, & rational
it weighs ideas like "cost/benefit" instead of grandstanding w/ moral absolutes https://www.dailymail.co.uk/debate/article-8899277/Professor-Sunetra-Gupta-reveals-crisis-ruthlessly-weaponised.html
as one would expect from a professional of her eminence, this piece is lucid, informed, & rational
it weighs ideas like "cost/benefit" instead of grandstanding w/ moral absolutes https://www.dailymail.co.uk/debate/article-8899277/Professor-Sunetra-Gupta-reveals-crisis-ruthlessly-weaponised.html
it also announces the launch of http://www.collateralglobal.org which is an important project.
you cannot judge an action without knowing the cost.
"this will stop your car from rusting!" ok, great. but for 10X the price of a new car, it's not a very attractive offer, is it?
you cannot judge an action without knowing the cost.
"this will stop your car from rusting!" ok, great. but for 10X the price of a new car, it's not a very attractive offer, is it?
you cannot put a price on life!
yes, you can. in fact, you MUST. you literally cannot live otherwise. every time you drive a car, swim in the ocean, ski down a mountain, or eat a triple helping of chili fries, you're putting a price on life
every action has cost and benefit
yes, you can. in fact, you MUST. you literally cannot live otherwise. every time you drive a car, swim in the ocean, ski down a mountain, or eat a triple helping of chili fries, you're putting a price on life
every action has cost and benefit
to ignore this idea in the realm of public policy is as absurd as it is despicable.
"even one death is too many!" really? apply that to flu or highways or high school sports. apply it to riding a bicycle or taking a bath.
do you wear a helmet in the shower? huh. why not?
"even one death is too many!" really? apply that to flu or highways or high school sports. apply it to riding a bicycle or taking a bath.
do you wear a helmet in the shower? huh. why not?
there is simply no sane case for assessing disease management based only upon intent ignoring even results, much less cost
this has never been about rationality, it's been about emotion & agenda; it's been about fear & power.
it's been weaponized against us and ms gupta alike
this has never been about rationality, it's been about emotion & agenda; it's been about fear & power.
it's been weaponized against us and ms gupta alike
the gibbering jackals of cancel culture came for her.
they cannot abide real expertise and having their 3rd rate credentials outshined by those of the 1st rank
these are the poli-sci majors and playing at wearing white coats and seeking to silence science.
they cannot abide real expertise and having their 3rd rate credentials outshined by those of the 1st rank
these are the poli-sci majors and playing at wearing white coats and seeking to silence science.
the people who run "health agencies" and "public health" departments at universities are not scientists.
these are the kids that failed science but were good at politics.
they do not care about facts, they care about power and will play dirty to get it. https://twitter.com/boriquagato/status/1321825711141883904?s=20
these are the kids that failed science but were good at politics.
they do not care about facts, they care about power and will play dirty to get it. https://twitter.com/boriquagato/status/1321825711141883904?s=20
these people live for crises because crises are when you can grab money and power and fame.
they will come at any who dare oppose their invented orthodoxy and consensus. they will seek to silence them and ruin careers.
and they will lie. oh how they will lie.
they will come at any who dare oppose their invented orthodoxy and consensus. they will seek to silence them and ruin careers.
and they will lie. oh how they will lie.
these frauds who lack actual expertise will project their failings onto others precisely BECAUSE they DO have this expertise.
gupta is a top, hands on expert. one of the best in the world.
to see her traduced by frauds like ding and topol and fauci is contemptible.
gupta is a top, hands on expert. one of the best in the world.
to see her traduced by frauds like ding and topol and fauci is contemptible.
she has been attacked relentlessly, hounded off twitter, & silenced in media
this is how fascism works. you grab power, pick experts to support your claims, & then silence all who oppose you
when is the last time you saw the folks demanding censorship be on the side of truth?
this is how fascism works. you grab power, pick experts to support your claims, & then silence all who oppose you
when is the last time you saw the folks demanding censorship be on the side of truth?
you project your own failings onto them and engage in the dictum of goebbels: "a lie repeated often enough becomes the truth."
my agenda is "facts"
your facts are "agenda"
that's totalitarian fascism kiddos. pure and simple
(pro tip: that's a left wing ideology, not right)
my agenda is "facts"
your facts are "agenda"
that's totalitarian fascism kiddos. pure and simple
(pro tip: that's a left wing ideology, not right)
"Yet rather than engage in serious, rational discussion with us, our critics have dismissed our ideas as ‘pixie dust’ and ‘wishful thinking"
this is what real scientists sound like.
if those you listen to do not embrace open, reasoned exchange, you're not on the side of science
this is what real scientists sound like.
if those you listen to do not embrace open, reasoned exchange, you're not on the side of science
people ask question like "where are all the real experts?"
"why have they not weighed in?"
this is why. it's because they come for you. this massive edifice of fascism turns on you & attacks you personally, cuts of your grants, and tries to cost you your job and reputation.
"why have they not weighed in?"
this is why. it's because they come for you. this massive edifice of fascism turns on you & attacks you personally, cuts of your grants, and tries to cost you your job and reputation.
you'll never work in this town again.
scientists speak in measured tones and uncertainty.
politicians bray in moral absolutes and pander to fear.
the latter makes for much better media.
this is always going to be a slanted playing field and lies spread faster than truth.
scientists speak in measured tones and uncertainty.
politicians bray in moral absolutes and pander to fear.
the latter makes for much better media.
this is always going to be a slanted playing field and lies spread faster than truth.
why are they silent? because YOU stood by while they were silenced.
if you want truth, then stand up for it.
if you don't, you're not gonna get any and the lies will simply fester and multiply growing ever more egregious.
this is on you. it's on us.
if you want truth, then stand up for it.
if you don't, you're not gonna get any and the lies will simply fester and multiply growing ever more egregious.
this is on you. it's on us.
everyone laments that this is "all about politics" then goes back to making it all about politics.
they rail and moan that the science is lost then fly out as the winged monkeys of their side smearing and politicizing and making it all go wrong
we all lose from this. all of us
they rail and moan that the science is lost then fly out as the winged monkeys of their side smearing and politicizing and making it all go wrong
we all lose from this. all of us
this is about politics because we made it about politics. science is not a partisan team sport.
it's about open inquiry and reasoned debate.
i had no idea what sunetra's politics were before this article.
amusingly, i doubt she and i would agree on much of anything political.
it's about open inquiry and reasoned debate.
i had no idea what sunetra's politics were before this article.
amusingly, i doubt she and i would agree on much of anything political.
honestly, i think belief in big government is the reason science is so politicized.
but, plot twist, i don't care about her politics.
i care about this and i believe her when she says it.
she will follow the science, not her politics.
and i will follow her because of it.
but, plot twist, i don't care about her politics.
i care about this and i believe her when she says it.
she will follow the science, not her politics.
and i will follow her because of it.
hers is the real sprit of the enlightenment: that of reason and discourse and scientific method.
seek truth and there is no guarantee that you will find it, but seek politics over truth and the guarantee is absolute that truth shall ever elude you.
food for thought...
seek truth and there is no guarantee that you will find it, but seek politics over truth and the guarantee is absolute that truth shall ever elude you.
food for thought...
