Red Mosquito

elliseamos wrote:It's almost as if the liars that first mentioned the lab-leak theory weren't trusted by the broader population to be not-lying. How could this have happened?

elliseamos wrote:It's almost as if the liars that first mentioned the lab-leak theory weren't trusted by the broader population to be not-lying. How could this have happened?

It is understandable that authorities, including public health experts and journalists, responded to the crisis with initial confusion. But they erred on the side of certainty when they ought to have erred on the side of uncertainty. And the false certainty they embraced at the outset of 2020 hardened into a dogma that they did not question for far too long.

The lab-leak hypothesis may well turn out to be wrong. But that won’t make any of these reports right. The origins of COVID-19 were always hazy, and China’s lack of transparency created significant doubt. Reporters looked at the uncertainty and fell back on an impulse to straightforwardly call out racist lies, even though the evidence to call it lies was quite threadbare.

It is true that most of these outlets were more faithful to the truth than Trump, whose gusher of lies vastly exceeded whatever false claims trickled out of the liberal media. But Trump is not the right standard for journalists. And those who chose to follow the ethos of moral clarity, at the expense of objectivity, misled their audiences.

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Bi_3 wrote:4.) STFU BI

I'll vote that. I don't even really care about the Wuhan Lab Theory. The timing of my twitter feed just seems to be tied into your posts on RM somehow.

BI3 is a very valuable member of N&D. Whether you agree or disagree it would be hard to argue that his opinions aren't well researched and thought out. A lot more so than most of us (myself included)

I don't disagree with that.

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Bi_3 wrote:4.) STFU BI

I'll vote that. I don't even really care about the Wuhan Lab Theory. The timing of my twitter feed just seems to be tied into your posts on RM somehow.

BI3 is a very valuable member of N&D. Whether you agree or disagree it would be hard to argue that his opinions aren't well researched and thought out. A lot more so than most of us (myself included)

I don't disagree with that.

Appreciate it fellas. My final software development gating exercise at MegaCorp is this week, so once that's done I wont be around as much to shit on B. Hopefully there is another...

Bi_3 wrote:

elliseamos wrote:It's almost as if the liars that first mentioned the lab-leak theory weren't trusted by the broader population to be not-lying. How could this have happened?

Covered here: https://nymag.com/intelligencer/2021/05 ... trump.html

The punchline:

It is understandable that authorities, including public health experts and journalists, responded to the crisis with initial confusion. But they erred on the side of certainty when they ought to have erred on the side of uncertainty. And the false certainty they embraced at the outset of 2020 hardened into a dogma that they did not question for far too long.

The lab-leak hypothesis may well turn out to be wrong. But that won’t make any of these reports right. The origins of COVID-19 were always hazy, and China’s lack of transparency created significant doubt. Reporters looked at the uncertainty and fell back on an impulse to straightforwardly call out racist lies, even though the evidence to call it lies was quite threadbare.

It is true that most of these outlets were more faithful to the truth than Trump, whose gusher of lies vastly exceeded whatever false claims trickled out of the liberal media. But Trump is not the right standard for journalists. And those who chose to follow the ethos of moral clarity, at the expense of objectivity, misled their audiences.

This pretty much defines where we are in 'Merka right now.

spike wrote: Can you set up an adversary drone account to monitor B?

Rob wrote:Is BI saying his project at work is ending therefore he won’t be around as much to post? Makes me sad but also, ?

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Rob wrote:Is BI saying his project at work is ending therefore he won’t be around as much to post? Makes me sad but also, ?

My current work keeps me tied to my computer. When COVID work is done, I'll post less because my normal job is to go places and do things.

Bi_3 wrote:Jeez man, you work for Vox or something?

spike wrote:rank the doomers

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