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Originally Posted by Marcellus
You should have just type the math doesn't add up in all caps, much shorter and concise.  |
I absolutely believe they underestimated the impact of social distancing. I just don't for one second believe it was due to some whimsical notion that people simply did what they said to do better than they said to do it. Especially when the first model that the rest of these modeling efforts seemed to spring from was assuming complete social isolation (as stated by its creator) and it's best case scenarios were still orders of magnitude worse than we've seen.
Nor do I think that's the only problem with them. I don't think we can even assume it's the MAIN problem with them.
I just think its laughable that they happened to put forward the one possible explanation that allows them to duck responsibility and pat people on the back (thus giving them pride in the outcomes and turning off their bullshit detectors) as the reason their models were completely worthless. Even after they refused to 'fix' whatever their claimed driver was after a week or more of clear information to the contrary.
Give the public a pat on the head and I guess they'll just lap up whatever you feed them.