Re:“Out of an abundance of caution” – An overused phrase (2015)
by duxup on Saturday March 14, 2020 @11:22PM
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I think folks who make these announcements or send these emails just don't want to screw up and copy and paste what they see from other emails / announcements that they see. They just don't want to say something wrong / stupid...
As for the whole "risks" thing, some random administrator at a school has zero clue what the real risks are at this point, let alone even medical professionals who only know of confirmed cases.
This is unknown territory for everyone using that phrase and I'm not sure anyone knows what will happen in a day, two days, a week.
It seems like a tall order to ask people to " But let’s be honest with ourselves and others about the risks we face and act accordingly, rather than out of an abundance of caution. " when they don't know the risks seems like a loop right back to "an abundance of caution".
As for the whole "risks" thing, some random administrator at a school has zero clue what the real risks are at this point, let alone even medical professionals who only know of confirmed cases.
This is unknown territory for everyone using that phrase and I'm not sure anyone knows what will happen in a day, two days, a week.
It seems like a tall order to ask people to " But let’s be honest with ourselves and others about the risks we face and act accordingly, rather than out of an abundance of caution. " when they don't know the risks seems like a loop right back to "an abundance of caution".