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Re:Youth suicide attempts soared during pandemic, CDC report... by afavour on Monday January 10, 2022 @09:54AM (#29875694)
Not exactly a fair comparison, though. In order for it to be fair you'd have to have to be bringing in a completely unknown type of engine and asking the mechanic to figure it out. And I imagine any sensible mechanic would say "sorry, not my area of expertise". Which is not a choice in the real world scenario.
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Re:Youth suicide attempts soared during pandemic, CDC report... by pandaman on Monday January 10, 2022 @10:54AM (#29876697)
The comparison is not about the type of engine but about advising with authority without knowledge. A sensible mechanic or anyone who values own reputation would indeed say "I didn't know", this is not what happened with the COVID response though.
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