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I hereby dub 2020 The Year of the Illusion of Control.
<The illusion of control is the tendency for people to overestimate their ability to control events; for example, it occurs when someone feels a sense of control over outcomes that they demonstrably do not influence.>
<The illusion of control is the tendency for people to overestimate their ability to control events; for example, it occurs when someone feels a sense of control over outcomes that they demonstrably do not influence.>
The only allowable explanations for regional variability in the COVID epidemic are the ridiculously ineffective and draconian authoritarian measures like lockdowns, social distancing and masks.
...the stuff we're in control of, and about which we have an illusion of control.
...the stuff we're in control of, and about which we have an illusion of control.
One illustration of how lockdowns explain ALL! https://twitter.com/MarkChangizi/status/1276227351442055173?s=20
The irresistible urge to "DO SOMETHING" drove our behavior since early March.
"Doing something" w/out understanding the
(1) true magnitude of the problem, and
(2) consequences of doing that something,
usually breaks lots of shit.
THAT's common sense. https://twitter.com/MarkChangizi/status/1254796958964858882?s=20
"Doing something" w/out understanding the
(1) true magnitude of the problem, and
(2) consequences of doing that something,
usually breaks lots of shit.
THAT's common sense. https://twitter.com/MarkChangizi/status/1254796958964858882?s=20
At least real zombies don't even TRY to "do something". https://twitter.com/MarkChangizi/status/1238265849032695810?s=20
