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Re:Scientists believed Covid leaked from Wuhan lab, but fear... by Fiahil on Wednesday January 12, 2022 @05:34AM (#29904613)
> I'd have preferred if they had told the truth as they knew it

This is perfectly understandable, however, in this situation, the truth or any version of it weren't available. If you tell everyone that masks are the best way to avoid getting infected, but there is none available, then you are creating and invoking the worst case scenario immediately: No masks available for anyone, No idea when you will get shipments, and 60M panicked citizens to manage.

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Re:Scientists believed Covid leaked from Wuhan lab, but fear... by loup-vaillant on Wednesday January 12, 2022 @05:48AM (#29904691)
Still, they could have explicitly said two weeks later that they lied for our own good because of the shortage. We know they lied, so they could at least admit it and rebuild some good will.
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Re:Scientists believed Covid leaked from Wuhan lab, but fear... by axiosgunnar on Wednesday January 12, 2022 @05:45AM (#29904671)
Still better than living in a post-truth society.
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