Not trusting authorities seems like a really critical one, and is a reason I’m not sure that, as bad as they have proven to be, publicly shouting about how bad the FDA and CDC are is net-positive.
If fewer people get vaccinated because we loudly point to failures, the point would be to have more people vaccinated. There is a reasonable argument that the price of silence is too high, and that it’s better that people die due to not getting vaccinated so that we all see more clearly that the institution is broken, but as I said, I’m note sure it’s a net positive.
That completely ignores the social dynamics behind knowledge sharing and creation—there’s a lot of work on this related to how information and misinformation spreads among the public.
Not trusting authorities seems like a really critical one, and is a reason I’m not sure that, as bad as they have proven to be, publicly shouting about how bad the FDA and CDC are is net-positive.
What’s the point of being silent about the failures of FDA and CDC? The silence will not convince anyone.
If fewer people get vaccinated because we loudly point to failures, the point would be to have more people vaccinated. There is a reasonable argument that the price of silence is too high, and that it’s better that people die due to not getting vaccinated so that we all see more clearly that the institution is broken, but as I said, I’m note sure it’s a net positive.
People who do not vaccinate now are not making this decision because you point out failures.
They can point out failures themselves and do it too.
That completely ignores the social dynamics behind knowledge sharing and creation—there’s a lot of work on this related to how information and misinformation spreads among the public.