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meet capitalism's best kind of house ghoul (a thread):
the subject matter expert who publishes an opinion that politicians, the media, and other non-experts amplify to create and justify public policy that causes thousands of avoidable deaths.
[1/9] https://twitter.com/BenjaminLinas/status/1361332942170189825
the subject matter expert who publishes an opinion that politicians, the media, and other non-experts amplify to create and justify public policy that causes thousands of avoidable deaths.
[1/9] https://twitter.com/BenjaminLinas/status/1361332942170189825
"good" doctor linus, when i "lean in to the data", i see urban public schools with limited budgets and overcrowded classrooms.
i see black and brown kids who live in multigenerational households disproportionately affected by the ravages of covid.
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i see black and brown kids who live in multigenerational households disproportionately affected by the ravages of covid.
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i see families who get sick being victimized by systemically racist heath care and economic systems.
and then i see the disease itself, infecting indigenous, black, and latinx people at rates as high as 1.9x the infection rate for whites
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and then i see the disease itself, infecting indigenous, black, and latinx people at rates as high as 1.9x the infection rate for whites
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requiring hospitalization at rates as high as 3.7x that of whites, and causing death at rates as high as 2.4x.
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![requiring hospitalization at rates as high as 3.7x that of whites, and causing death at rates as high as 2.4x. [4/9]](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/EuZ4HcaWgAAkyai.jpg "requiring hospitalization at rates as high as 3.7x that of whites, and causing death at rates as high as 2.4x. [4/9]")
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when i lean in *super hard* into "the data" i see a white suburban epidemiologist with a university job and a private practice. a guy with annual houshold income in excess of $300K living in a house worth north of $1.2MM.
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a person with below avg risk to contract covid, and substantially below average risk for severe acute illiness and debilitating long-term illiness.
i see cadillac tier university-provided health insurance, and cash and equity assets of $1MM to $3MM.
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i see cadillac tier university-provided health insurance, and cash and equity assets of $1MM to $3MM.
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that data tells a story too:
the well-worn tale of a privileged, white, apex beneficiary of the immoral heirachies our country is built on using his platform and expertise to decry other people's unwillingnes to take risks he does not face, personally.
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the well-worn tale of a privileged, white, apex beneficiary of the immoral heirachies our country is built on using his platform and expertise to decry other people's unwillingnes to take risks he does not face, personally.
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put another way, you're showing your whole ass, dr. linas.
other than the temporary inconvenience of remote learning's impact on your family, you don't even have a dog near this fight.
you don't even live in the neighborhood, bruh.
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other than the temporary inconvenience of remote learning's impact on your family, you don't even have a dog near this fight.
you don't even live in the neighborhood, bruh.
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maybe later, you can "lean into the data" about the effects of your article:
see where and how policymakers relied on it, and how many people - including the children whose interests you claim to represent - died unnecessarily as a result of your ennui and impatience.
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see where and how policymakers relied on it, and how many people - including the children whose interests you claim to represent - died unnecessarily as a result of your ennui and impatience.
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