> Their actions (anecdotally) are driven by culture and politics, not data.
I'd argue 40% of societies response to this pandemic is culture and politics. 30% is media fear mongering. 20% is intellectual error and 10% is actually disease mitigation.
Requiring fully vaccinated individuals to wear masks is culture & politics.
Shutting down outdoor restaurants is culture and politics
Casting moral shame on people who get covid is culture and politics
Saying it is totally okay to go to a BLM rally while not being able to attend a football game is culture and politics.
Closing the birthday card isle in the grocery store is culture and politics.
The list goes on and on...
In fact the very core of lockdowns is premised in culture and politics and not science. Science doesn't create policy. Human values do. For example places that place more emphasis on living life instead of protecting life were probably the first to drop restrictions.... a perfectly valid stance.
Science doesn't tell us what to do. It is merely a process for testing hypothesis in an attempt to get to the "truth" of something. That's all it does. Science didn't tell us to lockdown, it doesn't tell us to require vaccinated individuals to wear a mask, it doesn't tell us to shut down our borders, or any of that. All those decisions were driven by culture and politics.
I'd argue 40% of societies response to this pandemic is culture and politics. 30% is media fear mongering. 20% is intellectual error and 10% is actually disease mitigation.
Requiring fully vaccinated individuals to wear masks is culture & politics.
Shutting down outdoor restaurants is culture and politics
Casting moral shame on people who get covid is culture and politics
Saying it is totally okay to go to a BLM rally while not being able to attend a football game is culture and politics.
Closing the birthday card isle in the grocery store is culture and politics.
The list goes on and on...
In fact the very core of lockdowns is premised in culture and politics and not science. Science doesn't create policy. Human values do. For example places that place more emphasis on living life instead of protecting life were probably the first to drop restrictions.... a perfectly valid stance.
Science doesn't tell us what to do. It is merely a process for testing hypothesis in an attempt to get to the "truth" of something. That's all it does. Science didn't tell us to lockdown, it doesn't tell us to require vaccinated individuals to wear a mask, it doesn't tell us to shut down our borders, or any of that. All those decisions were driven by culture and politics.