Re:What the Omicron wave is revealing about human immunity
by wolverine876 on Thursday February 03, 2022 @02:34PM
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> few people have the time or want to make the effort to comb through and analyze original sources
And they lack the expertise regardless, and they can't gain the expertise without schooling and professional experience. We are dependant on others, whether we like it or not.
> the emergence of essentially propaganda pieces masquerading as detailed, rigorous analysis
> I'm sure these existed before, but COVID has taken things to another level.
I don't know that it's another level. The long, incredibly detailed dives into one issue or another have been around for decades.
This is essentially what I expected when the pandemic started. We created a monster of misinformation and disinformation, the 'post-truth' society; the consequences are obviously and completely predictable.
And they lack the expertise regardless, and they can't gain the expertise without schooling and professional experience. We are dependant on others, whether we like it or not.
> the emergence of essentially propaganda pieces masquerading as detailed, rigorous analysis
> I'm sure these existed before, but COVID has taken things to another level.
I don't know that it's another level. The long, incredibly detailed dives into one issue or another have been around for decades.
This is essentially what I expected when the pandemic started. We created a monster of misinformation and disinformation, the 'post-truth' society; the consequences are obviously and completely predictable.