The noble lies of Covid-19

[SLAG-91 1,483]

From Slate

Noble lies of Covid-19

From the article:

"Experts on infectious diseases are not necessarily experts on social behavior."

That's being very kind, imo. I'd lean more toward "pretty much ignorant" on it.

Also from the article:

"Noble lies are a trap. We cannot predict the public’s behavior, and loss of trust is devastating. The general population is far too skeptical to blindly follow the advice of experts, and far too intelligent to be easily duped."

I wish I were as confident as the authors regarding part 1 (skepticism), but damn, the author gets it.

Also, (not from the article), people will tend to be more trusting of leaders who demonstrate that they respect your personal liberty. There has been damned little of that from many of the policy makers.

[homersapien 11,393]

Good article.

My only criticism is that it didn't address the politicization of the pandemic.

Edited July 31, 2021 by homersapien

[Bottomfeeder 244]

A "Noble Lie" is a conundrum, and the two have no association. 

[Leftfield 2,617]

9 minutes ago, Bottomfeeder said:

A "Noble Lie" is a conundrum, and the two have no association. 

Sounds like someone was torqued when they found out about Santa.

[Bottomfeeder 244]

On 8/11/2021 at 2:39 PM, Leftfield said:

Sounds like someone was torqued when they found out about Santa.

Like a bammer and the tooth fairy.